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Film Review: Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran’s The ProphetDirected by Roger AllersGKIDS There are few things in life more glorious than the sound of Liam Neeson reading lines from the great poet Gibran’s The Pr…
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Film Review: The Search for Freedom
Directed by Jon LongITM FILM AND THE EARTH NETWORK We’ve gotten lots of documentaries about surfing, skating, and other types of action sports over the years—from the Endles…
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Film Review: Paulo Coelho’s Best Story
Paulo Coelho’s Best StoryDirected by Daniel AugustoMUSIC BOX FILMS This biopic about the internationally best-selling writer of The Alchemist isn’t quite the hagiography you might…Tags:
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Music Review: Kala
KalaTrevor HallVanguard RecordsTrevor Hall’s new album, Kala, was written in Hawaii and recorded in Los Angeles and reverberates with an eclectic mix of reggae, Sanskrit chant, and…
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Music Review: Nomad Songs
Nomad SongsStephan MicusECM RecordsStephan Micus describes himself as a musical nomad; he periodically travels the world with open ears to discover indigenous instruments, along wi…
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Music Review: The Monsanto Years
The Monsanto YearsNeil Young and Promise of the RealReprise RecordsFolk/rock legend Neil Young’s latest offering is exactly what its name suggests: an entire album of musical diatr…
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Book Review: Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better
Fail, Fail Again, Fail BetterWise Advice for Leaning into the Unknownby Pema ChödrönSounds True“In your life you fail,” writes Pema Chödrön in her comforting new book, Fail, Fail A…
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Book Review: Black Man in a White Coat
Black Man in a White CoatA Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicineby Damon TweedyPicadorWhen Damon Tweedy started medical school in 1997, he learned the painful truth about medic…
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Book Review: Reclaiming Conversation
Reclaiming ConversationThe Power of Talk in a Digital AgeBy Sherry TurklePenguin PressImagine a terrifying, dystopian world whose occupants would rather converse electronically, ev…
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Book Review: Big Magic
Big MagicCreative Living Beyond FearBy Elizabeth GilbertRiverhead BooksWith some books, you keep coming across little quotes that you want to share with others, or post on your bat…
