NANNA: (SISTER) I am blind. I cannot help my mother. My husband left food out for us this morning. The social worker said I should place mother. She fell out of her chair, dozing. I tried to feel where she was. Didn’t know where her head or her buttocks were. The social worker is the […]
Deconstructing Malick’s ‘Tree of Life’ by D.R. Thompson
Guest Author D.R. Thompson provides an insightful review of Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life,’ deconstructing the film’s elements to reveal its essential humanity. He looks closely at Malick’s diverse artistic influences and shows how the film can and should have a positive long-term cultural impact.
The Blind Corner
Author and artist Nick Bantock offers a hard-nosed look at the relationship between the arts and a society blind to the changes it is passing through.
Escape From Mapia Atoll
The age of discovery isn’t dead. Vincent Ross takes us on a beautifully photographed cruise to the Mapia Atoll. The outer regions of Indonesia offer some unique surprises!
Jackfruit Ice Cream, Anyone?
So what is this jackfruit? Jackfruit, a distant cousin of the giant green mulberry is the largest tree-borne fruit bar none, attaining dimensions exceeding those of champion watermelons – more than 100 lbs. is the record!
Infidel, The Book
I have tremendous respect and gratitude for Ayaan for what she has done and is doing, in the face of continuing threats on her life, for generously sharing her story with me, and with people around the world.
Barefoot Treasures Of Cape Verde
Although many people choose to spend their holidays in Cape Verde for the sandy beaches and crystal-clear seas, there’s another reason these islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean are well-loved by visitors from around the world. It is the home of Cesária Évora, better known as the “barefoot diva”.
Between Slavery and Freedom
On February 22, 2012, officials from all three levels of government gathered in a little church in Birchtown – a tiny village in Nova Scotia – to help Elizabeth Cromwell make a very big announcement. She’s waited decades for this moment. More accurately, she and the other members of the Black Loyalist Heritage Society (BLHS) […]
The Scientific Map Of A Human
Human genomics is one of those big waves of science and change that I have mostly tried to ignore, in the hopes that it will just wash over me and I will come up, sputtering but alive, after it crashes through.
Runnin’
Author and runner Michael Lebowitz offers us a poetic short form running journal, and a window to the soul.
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