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Notes from 2017 – The Hollow Crown
Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard III in PBS series, “The Hollow Crown.” I invite everyone to look at the magnificent productions of three of Shakespeare’s histories on PBS, on a series entitled, The...
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A Fake World
“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” – Edgar Allen Poe The world’s spiritual traditions tend to agree with these words Poe wrote in 1849, the year of his death. To Hindus, this...
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Mystic Mountain
Tsering Dhondup, born in Lhasa, Tibet, was 10 when he and his father walked over Himalayan passes to exile in India. Recalling the experience, he says, “In order to take my mind off the dangers that...
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The Crazy Wisdom of Mr. Rogers
Fred Rogers and fan in “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” In “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” this summer’s biographical film about Fred Rogers, he says “Love – or its absence, is all that really matters.” The...
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They Shall Not Grow Old – a movie review
These men were filmed as they sheltered in a road cut , waiting for the order to advance at the Somme. According to Peter Jackson, most of them died in the next 30 minutes. Since its release last...
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This 2016 movie, available on Amazon Prime, is described as a “modern fairytale,” and is one of the most enjoyable movies I’ve recently watched. Bella Brown, the quirky heroine, had an appropriately...
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1917: A Movie Review
Today I finally saw 1917. All the accolades for director Sam Mendes’ film about World War I, are deserved. Those who follow this blog know that the history of this tragedy continues to haunt and...
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A Contemplation of Heroes, Toilet Paper, John Wayne, and John Ford.
Paramahansa Yogananda told a story of two families, one Hindu and one Muslim, who were neighbors during the violence that preceded Indian independence in the late 1940’s. Food was scarce due to...
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