Music

Music Review: Revolutionary Love

Revolutionary LoveAni DiFranco RIGHTEOUS BABE RECORDS THE BULK OF INDIE FOLK singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco’s 21st studio album was recorded in only two days, with several perform…

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Book Review: After

After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and BeyondBy Bruce Greyson, MDST. MARTIN’S ESSENTIALS PSYCHIATRIST BRUCE GREYSON reminds us that the best …

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Book Review: The Dance Cure

The Dance Cure: The Surprising Science to Being Smarter, Stronger, and HappierBy Peter Lovatt, PhD HARPER ONE THIS DEFTLY WRITTEN, entertaining book moves seamlessly from personal…

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Book Review: Professional Troublemaker

Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter ManualBy Luvvie Ajayi JonesPENGUIN LIFE/VIKING Imposter syndrome is real—just ask Luvvie Ajayi Jones, author of the New York Times be…

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Book Review: Dusk Night Dawn

Dusk Night Dawn: On Revival and CourageBy Anne LamottRIVERHEAD BOOKS “I’ve gotten so much less young,” Anne Lamott writes on the first page of her new book. That may be true, bu…

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Film Review: The Antidote

The AntidoteDirected by Kahane Cooperman, John HoffmanCINETIC/BRAND NEW STORY The subtitle of The Antidote is “Stories of Kindness, Decency and the Power of Community in Ameri…

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Music Review: Winter Is for Lovers

Winter Is for LoversBen HarperANTI-RECORDS With his latest project, folk/blues musician Ben Harper has taken the idea of a solo album to its logical extreme. Gone are Harper’s…

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Book Review: The Beauty of What Remains

The Beauty of What Remains: How Our Greatest Fear Becomes Our Greatest GiftBy Steve LederAVERY ON THE EVE OF Yom Kippur 2017, Los Angeles-based rabbi Steve Leder delivered what …

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Book Review: What’s Missing In Medicine

What’s Missing From Medicine: Six Lifestyle Changes to Overcome Chronic IllnessSaray Stancic, MDHIEROPHANT PUBLISHING Lifestyle Medicine is an evidence-based, clinical disci…

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Book Review: Faith After Doubt

Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About ItBy Brian D. McLarenST. MARTIN’S ESSENTIALS Brian McLaren was a pastor for 24 years. He recalls onc…

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Music Review: Nocturne: Music for the Native American Flute

Nocturne: Music for the Native American FluteR. Carlos NakaiCANYON RECORDS NOCTURNE is R. Carlos Nakai’s first solo album since 2008. These 12 melodies in four movements are d…

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Book Review: This One Wild and Precious Life

This One Wild and Precious Life: The Path Back to Connection in a Fractured WorldBy Sarah WilsonDEY STREET In her new book, This One Wild and Precious Life: The Path Back to Conne…