Think that the only worthwhile thing that George Lucas ever gave us was Star Wars? Think again.

trees

 

A debut of Ian MacKenzie's film Sacred Economics on the work of Charles Eisenstein, plus a Q&A with the filmmaker. 

tar sands

 

 

In Alberta, the hobbits are creating Mordor instead of destroying it.

jason bourne

 

A look at Jason Bourne as a metaphor for the contepmorary male condition. 

robot

 

A look at what music has to say about biology & machines.

Andrew Bird in a room full of mushroom speakers

 

An interview with filmmaker Xan Aranda about her music documentary Andrew Bird: Fever Year.

women facing each other

 

A shorter version of my essay Women Vs. Women, exploring how in the lives of women, the leading roles are played by other women.

 

one woman facing another, with hostility

 

Beneath the radar of men's awareness, women conduct emotional boxing matches with each other.

Andrew Bird playing the violin

 

 

A look at Chicago based musician Andrew Bird: violinist, guitarist, singer, whistler, loop pedal magician and subject of the new concert documentary Andrew Bird: Fever Year.

 

 

Some works of art lay everything out for you. Some acknowledge the audience, and pull them out of their chairs, into the arena.

the Rio theatre, Vancouver

 

 

Watching a terrible movie in solitude is excruciating. Watching it in a full theatre is a hoot. Why? 

wassily-kandinsky-fugue

 

Living in the information age has most of us doing mental juggling routines as a matter of course. Are we more distracted and fragmented? Or is this good exercise for us? 

Indiana Jones punching the German mechanic in Raiders of the Lost Ark

 

Why does the hero need to be pushed to the point of near defeat for the victory to mean so much?

 

movie poster for The Tree of Life

 

 

 

This is a brief whooping up for Terence Malick's movie The Tree of Life. It left me smitten. Dazed. Wondrous.

Gabor Mate

 

Dr. Gabor Mate leads shamanic healing retreats twice a year, in which participants ingest the Peruvian plant medicine ayahuasca. 

xmen

 

What do mutants have to teach us about the creation of humanity community? 

lucas & vader

 

 

 

Star Wars is about George Lucas. He used to be Luke Skywalker. Now he's Darth Vader. 

the Rio movie theatreMany cities have a locally owned and operated movie theatre that appeals with character, history and individuality. Vancouver's got the Rio. And you could help save it.

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