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  <title><![CDATA[Full Frontal]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/07/full_frontal/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[DVD Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Hollywood has fun at its own expense]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[In Good  Company]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/07/good_company/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[DVD Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ The modern workplace proves poignant and funny]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Mighty Wind ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/07/mightywind/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[DVD Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ One of the biggest jokes of all is pop folk music]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ratatouille]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/07/ratatouille/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[DVD Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Animated comedy draws on tradition and technology in equal measures]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Oprah and Eckhart ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/07/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[FAITH.CULTURE.NOW]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Old teachings inform 'A New Earth']]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:47:37 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Forgotten Woman]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/06/forgotten_woman/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Film Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Oscar-nominated film focuses on the plight of widows in colonial India]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:16:27 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Infinite Border ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/06/infinite_border/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Film Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Central Americans' exodus into the U.S. and Canada is brought to light]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/06/infinite_border/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:08:39 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Second Sight]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/06/second_sight/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Film Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Well-spun tales of Gaelic spectres unfold in new film]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/06/second_sight/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:09:19 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[At the Death House Door]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/06/death_house_door/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Film Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ A closer look at capital punishment in the U.S.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/06/death_house_door/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:06:34 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Triage: Dr. James Orbinski’s Humanitarian Dilemma]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/06/triage/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Film Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ New doc about former MSF president casts a passionate eye on the human condition]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/06/triage/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:00:19 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Toumani Diabaté ]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/music/2008/05/toumani_diabate/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Music Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Malian musician's songs remain sparkling and other-worldly]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/music/2008/05/toumani_diabate/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:49:02 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Andy Palacio]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/music/2008/05/andy_palacio/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Music Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Belizean singer-guitarist lifts spirits through African and indigenous music]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/music/2008/05/andy_palacio/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:44:19 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sonu Niigaam]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/music/2008/05/sonu_niigaam/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Music Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Mumbai artist fuses Indian classical music and Western-style pop]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/music/2008/05/sonu_niigaam/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:41:08 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cesária Évora]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/music/2008/05/cesaria_evora/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Music Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Cape Verdean vocalist reaches across cultural divide, sings of life’s sorrows and joys]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/music/2008/05/cesaria_evora/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:53:44 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Scorned on the silver screen]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/05/christian_films/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[FAITH.CULTURE.NOW]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Why does Hollywood hold Christianity in such contempt?]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/05/christian_films/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[From Liverpool to eternity]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/04/thebeatles/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[FAITH.CULTURE.NOW]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ New generation embraces the Beatles]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/04/thebeatles/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:37:24 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[For the Bible Tells Me So]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/04/review_forthebibletellsmeso/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Film Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Documentary explores sexuality and religion in America]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/04/review_forthebibletellsmeso/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:39:45 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ghosts of Cité Soleil]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/04/review_ghostsofcitesoleil/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Film Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Documentary focuses on two brothers caught in Haitian slum]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/04/review_ghostsofcitesoleil/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:56:58 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Refugees of the Blue Planet]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/04/review_refugeesoftheblueplanet/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Film Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ New documentary shows the plight of refugees]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/film/2008/04/review_refugeesoftheblueplanet/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:53:50 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Protest with a new beat]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/04/protestmusic/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[FAITH.CULTURE.NOW]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Once again, politically engaged musicians are singing for change. 
But this time it’s personal.]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/04/protestmusic/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Route 66 (Box Set)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_route66/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[DVD Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Classic drama explores the promise of the open road]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_route66/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rescue Me (Box Set)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_rescueme/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[DVD Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Comedy series singles out heroes in personal crises]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_rescueme/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:01:52 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Weeds (Box Set)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_weeds/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[DVD Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Irreverent series offers poignant observations about family and community]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_weeds/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:03:27 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A twist of faith]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2008/04/arts_reviews_christianbooks/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Books that will challenge and maybe change]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2008/04/arts_reviews_christianbooks/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:17:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Saving Grace (Box Set)]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_savinggrace/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[DVD Review]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ TV drama shows the real demons of contemporary life]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/dvd/2008/04/review_savinggrace/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:07:24 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Prime time? Not with a 10-foot pole]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2008/04/fcn_primetimekids/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Pop culture can too easily become your family's culture]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2008/04/fcn_primetimekids/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:09:38 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[A little quibble with Little Mosque]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/04/review_littlemosque/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[FAITH.CULTURE.NOW]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ A review of TV's Little Mosque on the Prairie]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/faith_culture_now/2008/04/review_littlemosque/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:25:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[New Christmas fiction]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2006/12/new_christmas_fiction/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ "Gold I Bring"]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2006/12/new_christmas_fiction/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Summer books excerpt]]></title>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2006/07/summer_books_excerpt/]]></link>
  <category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
  <description><![CDATA[ Prophetic mirrors held passionately]]></description>
  <guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://www.ucobserver.org/arts/2006/07/summer_books_excerpt/]]></guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 14:50:00 EDT</pubDate>
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