Culture

Book Review

A World Without Ice

Human-caused climate change is already disrupting our lives, but there's still hope  
By John Bird  April 2010

Book Review

Ecofaith

Author highlights humankind’s reconnection with the natural world  
By Bill Phipps  April 2010

Book Review

The Vanishing Face of Gaia

Gaia theory scientist worries that “green” is becoming the new religion  
By Janet Silman  April 2010

DVD Review
Courtesy of HBO

Carnivàle

Depression-era carnival and its patrons are shown with earthy authenticity   
By Patricia Ingold  March 2010

DVD Review
Courtesy of the Discovery Channel

Planet Earth

BBC series is a breathtaking survey of the majesty and beauty of life  
By Drew Halfnight  March 2010

DVD Review

Kings

Kings teases out the complex relationship between its characters and God  
By Trisha Elliott  March 2010

DVD Review

In Treatment

Series about a therapist and his patients is intense and revelatory  
By Karen Stiller  March 2010

DVD Review
Courtesy of NBC Universal Television

Battlestar Galactica

Reimagined series asks what it means to be human in an increasingly technological society  
By Kevin Spurgaitis  March 2010

Book Review

Six Months in Sudan

MSF doctor asks why atrocities draw so little reaction from the global community  
By Kevin Spurgaitis  February 2010

Book Review

Dead aid

Economist-turned-author says foreign aid is a political and humanitarian disaster  
By Gary Kenny  February 2010

Book Review

Common Wealth

Sachs shows that sustainable development is achievable  
By Mike Milne  February 2010

Book Review

Half the Sky

Authors say elevating women is key to making progress on poverty   
By Caley Moore  February 2010

Book Review

Wars, Guns and Votes

New book links honest democratic elections to rising incomes  
By Kenneth Bagnell  January 2010

Film Review
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

No Direction Home

Famed folk singer's musical expedition is retraced in Scorcese film  
By David Wilson  January 2010

Film Review

We Are Together

Documentary shows the joy, sadness and hope of an orphaned South African girl  
By Jocelyn Bell  January 2010

Film Review

War Dance

Directors shine a light on the musical talents of Ugandan students amid war and poverty.   
By Karen Stiller  January 2010

Film Review
Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures

Young @ Heart

Film about a seniors' choir gives new meaning to old, familiar songs   
By Patricia Clarke  January 2010

Film Review
Courtesy of Timeless Media

Playing for Change

Music documentary gives insight into far-flung cultures, despairs and desires  
By Kevin Spurgaitis  January 2010

Book Review
Courtesy of Groundwood Books

Skim

Graphic novel is not your usual coming-of-age story  
By Chantal Braganza  December 2009

Book Review
Courtesy of Puffin Books

Three Cups of Tea

Best seller's children's edition offers important lessons about cultural sensitivity, religious tolerance and the power of education   
By Trisha Elliott  December 2009

FAITH.CULTURE.NOW
Courtesy of Dimension Films

Recycling the old Scrooge story

Modern-day Ebenezers are far more sinful than Dickens' classic character, but their role in Christmas movies remains the same  
By Chantal Braganza  December 2009

Book Review

One Peace: True Stories

Young activists' stories show that peace is more than the absence of war  
By Kylie Taggart  December 2009

Book Review

Gwen

Overcoming adversity is the hallmark of this historical tale about homeless children sent from England to work as domestics in Canada  
By Karen Stiller  December 2009

Book Review

The Sweetest One of All

Children's book bears an important message about yearning and belonging   
By Sheryl Spencer  December 2009

Film Review

Fifty Dead Men Walking

Film about Northern Ireland depicts explosive passions without indulging in brutality  
By Kevin Spurgaitis  November 2009

Film Review
Courtesy of Montana Film Office

My Sister’s Keeper

Heartfelt story spins a web of human bonds and then delicately undoes them  
By Drew Halfnight  November 2009

Film Review
Courtesy of Participant Media

Food, Inc.

Hard-hitting documentary sets out to empower us as consumers  
By Chantal Braganza  November 2009

Film Review
Courtesy of First Light Production

The Hurt Locker

Tensions are high in this film about bomb experts in Iraq  
By Jocelyn Bell  November 2009

Film Review
Courtesy of Big Beach Films

Away We Go

Road movie is a cross-country tour of 21st-century family dysfunction  
By David Wilson  November 2009

FAITH.CULTURE.NOW
Courtesy of Columbia Pictures

Food movies for the soul

Food as an act of love, healing and personal achievement is something we can’t seem to get enough of in cinema   
By Chantal Braganza  September 2009

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