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Natural Perspectives: Three green films at Newport Beach Film Festival
Vic and I attended the Newport Beach Film Festival this past weekend. Naturally, Vic and I focused on environmental documentaries. We saw three films, "A Fierce Green Fire,""Last Call at the Oasis,"and"Bitter Seeds." "A Fierce Green Fire" is based on...
Tags: Weather, John Muir, Water, Global Warming, Viral Diseases and Infections
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'The fabric of freedom'
The International Princess Project headquarters near John Wayne Airport stocks thousands of pairs of brilliantly-colored, batik-style drawstring pants known as PUNJAMMIES.
This trademarked line of textile wear with an Indian twist targets Western women...Tags: Hinduism, International Travel, Prostitution, U.S. Department of State, Rape
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In the Pipeline: The feeding of some 25 million
So an Indian priest, a retired cop and a Thai saleswoman walk into a coffee shop. No, it's not a joke. Quite the contrary, in fact. It's three friends coming together at a special event to help some of the most put-upon children on earth. The Indian...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ocean View, U.S. Air Force, Wars and Interventions, Thailand
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'The Jungle Book' at Goodman Theatre: When Mary met Walt (and Rudyard)
Rudyard Kipling hated Chicago. "It holds rather more than a million of people with bodies, and stands on the same sort of soil as Calcutta," wrote the man whom George Orwell dubbed "the prophet of British imperialism in its expansionist phase,"...
Tags: Wicked (musical), Music Industry, Mary Poppins (musical), Goodman Theatre, The Lion King (movie)
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Burmese refugees inspired Parkland grad's film
When Chapman University film student Michael Tacca chose to make the movie "Burmese Refugee" for his college thesis a couple of years ago, he had a good foundation. Parkland High School graduate Tacca grew up as a member of First Presbyterian Church...
Tags: Burma, Movies, Allentown, Colleges and Universities, Politics
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Museum hosts exhibits on kites and quilts
Two new exhibits in Delray Beach spotlight the development and styles of two national pastimes — kite flying and making quilts. The Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture is hosting "Flying High: The Story of Kites" and "A Quilting Evolution."...Tags: Artists, Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Arts
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Bethlehem's SouthSide film fest brings back free kids movies
After an absence of four years, the children's film series is back at the SouthSide Film Festival. The festival is screening nearly 60 children's short films, including many award winners. And they're all free. The series offers six blocks that each...
Tags: PBS (tv network), Slumdog Millionaire (movie), Germany, United Kingdom, Maurice Sendak
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Split in opposition party roils Indian politics
NEW DELHI – In most countries, the main opposition party would have a free ride to power against a government that’s been sharply criticized for policy malaise, weak leadership and a parade of corruption scandals over a nine-year reign. That...
Tags: Government, U.S. Congress, New Delhi (India), Politics, Political Corruption
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Feds pursue Manhattan art dealer suspected of smuggling
Federal agents have seized an estimated $100 million in art over the last two years from a prominent Manhattan antiquities dealer they describe as one of the most prolific antiquities smugglers in the world. Subhash Kapoor, a 64-year-old American...
Tags: Theft, Christopher Kane, Customs and Tradition, Manhattan (New York City), Immigration
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Afghanistan Sikhs, already marginalized, are pushed to the brink
KABUL, Afghanistan — Outsiders may have trouble distinguishing between the turbans worn by Afghan Sikhs, with their tighter folds, varied colors and tucked-in edges, and those worn by Afghan Muslims, usually black or white with the end hanging...
Tags: Manmohan Singh, Minority Groups, Hamid Karzai, New Delhi (India), Afghanistan
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Children's films return to Southside Film Festival
Lehigh Valley ParentingAfter an absence of four years, the SouthSide Film Festival is bringing back its children’s film series with more than 60 children’s films, many of which have won awards. The free series includes six rotating blocks of children’s films... -
Berliner Weisse not quite gone, forgotten
Why haven't Berliner Weisse beers caught on? Throughout the past few years, a range of sour beer styles — from crisp, tart Belgian lambics and fruity Flanders red ales to funky American wild ales — have steadily gained followings. Yet, the...
Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Berlin (Germany), Germany, Pies and Tarts
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