Our cultural capital has changed tremendously on its way into the twenty-first century. Manhattan has been secured and sanitized; it's smoke- and trans-fat-free. In the boroughs, many of the old jungles have been cleared as well. Madison Smartt Bell boroughcapitalcentury share on social
I had a house in Haiti, in the hills above the North Atlantic coast. The house appeared as if out of a dream: my dream to have a foothold in the country. Like many concepts do in Haiti, the phrase 'pied a terre' became literal, material. Madison Smartt Bell appearatlanticcoast share on social
One can't do anything alone in Haiti. Sharing and cooperation are so deeply woven into the culture that sometimes it's hard to have a separate thought. Madison Smartt Bell cooperationculturedeeply Change image and share on social
I don't call myself a very good Christian, but I think I know one when I see one, and I also think I know when I don't. Madison Smartt Bell callchristiangood Change image and share on social