The media doesn't need a conscience; people need consciences.

In general, I think very few people have a sustained interest in news.

Design is the courage and brilliance to cover an original and make it different.

The media doesn't need a conscience; people need consciences.

An object imbued with intent — it has power, it's treasure, we're drawn to it. An object devoid of intent — it's random, it's imitative, it repels us. It's like a piece of junk mail to be thrown away.

The song is just the given. It's how you cover it that matters.

At a moment when distortions of Islam are what feed most Americans, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin has done something both practical and inspiring. He persuades us that the imperiled environment is both common struggle and common ground for people who share, it turns out, more than simply God.