Elizabeth DiNovella builds community through simple, direct communication. A cultural critic and reporter, she makes the strange familiar and the familiar strange from the Middle East to the Midwest. She engineers and programs at WORT-FM, Madison, Wisconsin’s community radio station, serves on the board of Dane101.com, and appears on national television. DiNovella is currently employed as culture editor at The Progressive magazine. She blogs at www.elizabethdinovella.com. Find her on twitter @lizdinovella. The Onion describes her work as “passionate, intelligent commentary.”