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Music Review: Deuter
DeuterReiki Hands of LoveNEW EARTH RECORDSReiki Hands of Love is a sensitive, melodic journey wonderfully designed for a connected mind-body experience. From the opening piano note…
Music
Music Review: Rising Appalachia
Rising AppalachiaWider CirclesRISING APPALACHIA A few years ago a friend emailed me the music video for Sunu by Rising Appalachia. The simple and earthy song had a playful feeling…
Books
Book Review: Undivided
UndividedA Muslim Daughter, Her Christian Mother, Their Path to PeaceBy Patricia Raybon and Alana RaybonTHOMAS NELSONA Muslim, a Christian, and a lapsed Catholic walk into a book r…
Film
Film Review: We Are the Giant
We Are the GiantDirected by Greg BarkerMusic Box FilmsGreg Barker’s documentary about the Arab Spring has a subtle conceit at its heart. It follows three different stories of activ…
Books
Book Review: A Fearless Heart
A Fearless HeartHow the Courage to Be Compassionate Can Transform Our LivesBy Thupten Jinpa, PhDHUDSON STREET PRESSCharles Darwin’s ideas have often been used to portray human…
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Film Review: Because I Was a Painter
Because I Was a PainterDirected by Christophe CognetUNIFRANCE FILMSChristophe Cognet’s quiet, almost experimental documentary asks that eternal question, “Can an artistic depiction…
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Film Review: Food Chains
Food ChainsDirected by Sanjay RawalSCREEN MEDIA The ghastly labor practices that America’s food workers have to endure are nothing new—everybody from John Steinbeck to…
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Film Review: Remote Area Medical
Remote Area MedicalDirected by Jeff Reichert, Farihah ZamanCANDESCENT FILMS The titular organization at the heart of Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman’s documentary was originally c…
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Film Review: A Will For The Woods
A Will for the WoodsDirected by Amy Browne, Jeremy Kaplan, Tony Hale, and Brian WilsonOVERWHELMING UMBRELLA PRODUCTIONS, INC “I’d like to use whatever time I have left …
Book Review: Become Ocean
Become OceanJohn Luther AdamsCANTALOUPE MUSICGlobal warming and climate change are on the minds of many these days. John Luther Adams is no different. The 61-year-old Alaska-based …
