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“Sic transit gloria mundi,” “How doth the busy bee,” “Dum vivimus vivamus,” I stay mine enemy! Oh “veni, vidi, vici!” Oh caput cap-a-pie! And oh “memento mori” When I am far from thee! Hurrah for Peter Parley! Hurrah for Daniel Boone! Three cheers, sir, for the gentleman Who first observedContinue Reading

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review by Marcianne Miller Martin Scorsese’s new movie, The Wolf of Wall Street, stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a drug-addled con man who made millions by hawking worthless penny stocks to legions of unsuspecting buyers. As I sat through the 3-hour greed fest, I kept thinking, “Gee, I’d never be thatContinue Reading

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Here are a few of the good books I’ve read this year that you might enjoy this holiday season. reviews by Marcianne Miller Environment Global warming might not be at the top of your favorite topics, but this terrific book — reader-friendly and with “eye-grabbing graphics” — could make itContinue Reading

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Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice Written by name Christine Valters Paintner review by Marcianne Miller Every now and then a book comes along that can change your creative life. Its pages help you discover what is sacred, touches you deep in your soul, and yes, even brings you closerContinue Reading

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by Michael S. Harper a love supreme, a love supreme a love supreme, a love supreme Sex fingers toes in the marketplace near your father’s church in Hamlet, North Carolina— witness to this love in this calm fallow of these minds, there is no substitute for pain: genitals gone orContinue Reading

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Notes from the Set of Saturday Night Fever, War Games and More Although he’s directed 39 feature-length productions and won numerous awards, John Badham is not among the household names of Hollywood movie directors. Badham’s latest book, however, may change that. John Badham on Directing: Notes from the Set ofContinue Reading