Mental Health in a Sorry State: Henry Horner Children's Center, opened with such enthusiasm 16 years ago, stands today as a case study on the devastating impact politics can have on the ability of state-run institutions to operate therapeutically.
These Parts--Erik Jansson and his Swedish disciples arrived at Bishop Hill, Illinois, with dreams of establishing a New World utopia. They failed, of course, but the town they left behind isn't bad.
But you wouldn't know it from the roles he's played. From a small-time hood in Crime Story to a psychopathic murderer in The Silence of the Lambs, his acting career has been a parade of nasty characters.
Can an ailing body heal itself through higher consciousness? Is the behavior of subatomic particles related to the self-perpetuating awareness of the universe? Can 7,000 yogic fliers end terrorism and bring about world peace? What is the meaning of life?