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Wonder (2017)

We watched Wonder (2017) as a family the other night. It truly was full of wonder and wonderful. It is about Auggie who was born with...

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Captain America - Winter Soldier

I found the two following excerpts from the dialogue of the movie quite interesting. I thought they might be worth some discussion,...

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Michael Pollan's COOKED: Fire (on Netflix)

“For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and...

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Michael Pollan's COOKED: Water (on Netflix)

In the second episode of Netflix’s Cooked Series, "Water" by Michael Pollan, we are reminded that, “Nowadays cooking is optional. It’s...

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Michael Pollan's COOKED: Air (on Netflix)

I felt like this episode was kneading my mind, expanding my understanding of the importance of another aspect of cooking. It really hit...

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Movie review: Turbo Kid (2015)

Remember when your parents had a cable movie channel like HBO in the 80’s and you got to watch those campy post-apocalyptic, dystopian...

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HBO films Fahrenheit 451 (2018) - Movie review

I was excited to see what HBO cooked up when I saw the initial preview to their film based on the novel Fahrenheit 451...

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The Little Prince and Our Modern Educational Practice

Can she get accepted into Werth Academie? The Little Girl had to answer the One Big Question.

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The Hateful Eight: What about that Crucifix?

The camera is fixated on an old graying wooden crucifix. It is a life sized carving of Christ; it is cracked, and dilapidated over years...