How Strong Are the Walls of Jericho?

January 25, 2009 by Guest Blogger · Comment
Filed under: Culture 

By Walidah Imarisha

Last month I was stuck in the house for a week straight, thanks to the worst snowstorm Portland, Oregon has seen in the past 30 years. Over a foot of snow and the city just had no idea how to deal with it.

It is ironic, then, that I picked up the first disc of the CBS series Jericho at the Blockbuster I slogged to through snow and freezing ice. Jericho (2006-2008) explores the aftermath of nuclear bombs detonated in 23 major cities in the U.S. through the lens of Jericho, a small town in Kansas. Read more