Red Tails – the film even George Lucas almost couldn’t make

Thumbnail image for Red Tails – the film even George Lucas almost couldn’t make by Thomas Norman DeWolf January 26, 2012

George Lucas, producer director of some of the most profitable films in Hollywood history (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, etc), has been working on Red Tails, an action-packed, special effects-laden World War II movie for 23 years. He paid for it himself. He figured a studio would eventually come in and pay for distribution and publicity. [...]

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What’s the square footage?

Thumbnail image for What’s the square footage? by Brooke Leigh Sheldon January 24, 2012

The age of the McMansion has become passé. The overblown contest of house size, “Who’s is bigger?”, has found it’s new location in the circular file of public consciousness. Perhaps the time therefore has come to keep in mind that the size of the house matters least. What makes a house a home is not [...]

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Connecting the Dots from Problem to Solution

Thumbnail image for Connecting the Dots from Problem to Solution by Adam J Pearson January 22, 2012

Talking with my mother made us both realize something: often the solutions to our most pressing problems are already known to us. We have simply, until now, failed to connect the dots. Eventually, we may do so on our own, but often it helps to have a friend or a loved one to help us [...]

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Dragonfly

Thumbnail image for Dragonfly by Mark Fraser January 20, 2012

Lately, I have been paying close attention to the details of the many species of Dragonfly that can be seen swarming on these long hot summer nights. They seem to be having a population boom as of late. I assume with the longer hotter weather lately there is more food for them, so that makes [...]

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Forget about resolutions. Instead: Envision! Intend! Act!

Thumbnail image for Forget about resolutions. Instead: Envision! Intend! Act! by Lauren Rosenfeld January 18, 2012

I’m not a big fan of New Year’s Resolutions. It seems to me that besides being notoriously hard to keep — there’s a lot of negative judgment hidden within them. And I honestly don’t think you have to dig too deep to find the judgment. Usually that judgment is right there, just below the surface, [...]

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The Seven Wonders of the World – According to John W Strobel III

Thumbnail image for The Seven Wonders of the World – According to John W Strobel III by John W Strobel III January 16, 2012

The Western Hemisphere, the “New World,” was slighted when the Seven Wonders of the World were chosen. That is probably due to the fact that indigenous people of the west in ancient times were not consulted when the list was drawn up. And that is very likely due to the fact that the early scholars [...]

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Why I want to be Autumn De Wilde when I grow up

Thumbnail image for Why I want to be Autumn De Wilde when I grow up by Alexandra Wallace January 14, 2012

For the majority of early childhood, I knew who I wanted to be when I grew up: Snow White, of course. I had planned my future of adulthood to take place in an idyllic cottage, spending my afternoons singing in the middle of a forest while little birds landed on my hand. Writing it out, [...]

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Eyes Are the Windows to the Soul; Skin Is a Window to the Brain

Thumbnail image for Eyes Are the Windows to the Soul; Skin Is a Window to the Brain by Moments Count January 11, 2012

From Discover Magazine by Valerie Ross Some might call skin the unsung hero of organs. It provides waterproofing, mediates sensation, guards against germs, and—as if that’s not enough—now researchers believe it may serve as a valuable repository of brain cells. Last spring, scientists at the Salk Institute in California announced the creation of a technique [...]

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A Good Death and How to Achieve It

Thumbnail image for A Good Death and How to Achieve It by Chris Palmer January 9, 2012

Is it possible to create a good death? Or is someone simply lucky if he or she dies well? These are the fascinating questions Dr. Ira Byock, a professor at Dartmouth Medical School, raises in his important 1997 book, Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life. Both my parents have died (four [...]

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Give Yourself To Love

Thumbnail image for Give Yourself To Love by Brooke Leigh Sheldon January 5, 2012

Give yourself to love. Never be afraid to love. Love the tender young, the wise old, animals (big and small). Love the tiniest of plants to the largest of trees. Love the air, earth, the water, the energy all around you. Love new acquaintances and lifelong friends, men, women, your ancestors, your children, your parents. [...]

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