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Books

Clean


reviewed by Kathryn Drury Wagner
Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s Greatest TragedyBy David SheffHOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURTEveryone has a skeleton in the closet. And the United States has an awfully bi…
Tags: • Book Reviews • Addiction • Drugs
Film

Chasing Ice


reviewed by Bilge Ebiri
Directed by Jeff OrlowskiChasingIce.comNever has so much beauty held this much danger: visually, Chasing Ice is a staggeringly gorgeous film that depicts the tangible physical effe…
Tags: • Relationship Advice
Film

Doctored


reviewed by Bilge Ebiri
Directed by Bobby SheehanDoctoredTheMovie.comThe battle between the medical profession and chiropractic arts is certainly nothing new, but Bobby Sheehan’s film is determined to chr…
Film

Decoding Deepak


reviewed by Bilge Ebiri
Directed by Gotham ChopraSnagfilms.com/DecodingDeepakAlthough it was shot by his own son Gotham, this documentary about Deepak Chopra is far from a hagiography of the spiritual lea…
Tags: • Deepak Chopra • Film Reviews
Music

Ancient Future


reviewed by John Malkin
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Christopher WillitsGhostly InternationalRyuichi Sakamoto is such a creative soul that it’s not easy to pin a label on him. His biography includes composing and…
Tags: • Tantra
Music

Fatou


reviewed by John Malkin
Fatoumata DiawaraWorld Circuit/NonesuchAfrica is the birthplace of some of the sweetest rhythms and melodies on earth. These elements are delivered as a gift to the world on Fatou,…
Music

Earth Warrior


reviewed by John Malkin
Tony DuncanCanyon RecordsEarth Warrior is a celebration of life. This sensitive album of flute music inspires connection to precious realms that many of us take for granted: the mi…
Tags: • Native American
Music

Peace Becomes You


reviewed by John Malkin
Holly NearCalico Tracks MusicHolly Near is a lovely example of a musical artist who balances personal creativity with a sense of compassion and justice. On her new double CD, Peace…
Tags: • Chronic Pain
Books

All Natural


reviewed by Joshunda Sanders
A Skeptic’s Quest to Discover If the Natural Approach to Diet, Childbirth, Healing, and the Environment Really Keeps Us Healthier and Happier By Nathanael JohnsonRodaleAward-w…
Books

The Fear Project


reviewed by Joshunda Sanders
What Our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me About Survival, Success, Surfing … and LoveBy Jaimal YogisRodaleFear of the unknown can be either a call to action or a paralyzing notion. Yo…
Tags: • Grief