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Film
Film Review: Walk With Me
Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch (his rich, mellifluous baritone is immediately recognizable), this beautifully immersive documentary was produced over three years among the Buddhi…
Film
Film Review: Te Ata
This handsome, well-mounted biopic of Frances Thompson Fisher, a Chickasaw actress from Oklahoma who persisted against all odds to become a major international performer in the ear…
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Film Review: Year by the Sea
“What if something happens to you out there, all alone?” “That’s the whole point!” The great Karen Allen shines as a woman who decides to strike out on her own after her son gets m…
Music
Music Review: Clean
Paul Jones is an accomplished jazz saxophonist, and for his second album—Clean—he’s courageously combined elements of two other diverse musical realms: classical minima…
Music Review: Power of Peace
Power of Peace is a joyful album that fulfills a wish of Carlos Santana to collaborate with a band that’s been a longtime inspiration for the singer/guitarist—the Isley Broth…
Music Review: Songversation: Medicine
Eric Garner’s dying words—“I can’t breathe”—were caught on video in 2014 and reminded us once again that police brutality and racism are still alive and kicking in Amer…
Books
Book Review: Holy Rascals
Spirituality & Health columnist Rabbi Rami Shapiro won’t tell you that your religious beliefs are silly and superstitious. However, he might tell you a joke that leads you to disco…
Books
Book Review: Awakening Together
From climate change to white supremacy and the threat of nuclear war, the world’s alarming problems seem to be growing exponentially. That means we need to tackle them as teams, as…
Books
Book Review: Unsubscribe
“To be a spiritual rebel,” Josh Korda writes in Unsubscribe, “one has to give the middle finger to materialism, self-centered fear, self-serving luxury, financial security. We have…Books
Book Review: Mother of the Unseen World
I’d never heard of Mother Meera, but I kept staring at her image on the book’s cover. There’s something so deep about her eyes, so comforting—it’s easy to believe that she is…
Books
Book Review: The Straight Path: A Religious Guide to Finding and Fulfilling One’s Purpose
The way you get to your purpose may differ among individuals, but the purpose is the same: follow the straight path and draw closer to God.
