Arts
The Shadow Girls: A Narrative Journey
A story with many layers, this novel opened my eyes to the to the horrors of human trafficking.
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Arts
Paying To Breathe In China
From my earliest memories in China and Taiwan over 20 years ago, I remember the highly visible air pollution swirling around me.
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Is it ‘Amour’ or is it Death?
“Amour” has received five Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Actress (Emmanuelle Riva), Best Director, and Best Screenplay. It earned them.
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“Quartet”: An A-list Cast with a B-list Plot
“Quartet,” the movies’ latest exercise in geriaxploitation, is about old folks living in a not-for-profit British community for retired musicians. It’s “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” with operatic solos instead of sitars and tablas.
