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Rachel Getting Married

goodwink — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:15:00 -0800

Rachel Getting Married
Sony Pictures Classics, 2008

Director Jonathan Demme and writer Jenny Lumet’s ensemble film about a big sprawling suburban wedding reminds us that marriage is a mix of chosen and un-chosen unions. The coupling of husband and wife also joins together a menagerie of pleasant and decidedly unpleasant relatives who become, for better or worse, our in-laws and lifelong companions.

Catholic and Feminist

goodwink — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:15:00 -0800

Catholic and Feminist
By Mary J. Henold (University of North Carolina Press, 2008)

Real Animal

goodwink — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:15:00 -0800

Real Animal
Alejandro Escovedo

Alejandro Escovedo has been in the rock and roll business for 30 years now, but Real Animal, his first major-label release, is the breakthrough that puts together his disparate pieces.

Learning to Bend

goodwink — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:15:00 -0800

Learning to Bend
Ben Sollee

Singer-songwriter-cellist Ben Sollee, 24, is at the beginning of what promises to be a very interesting American roots music career. Yes, you read that right—“cellist” and “roots music” in the same sentence. You hear “cello” and you think chamber music? Well, this young Kentuckian wants to change that—and more.

Then She Found Me

goodwink — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:15:00 -0800

Then She Found Me
(THINKFilm, 2008)

Bread Body Spirit

goodwink — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:15:00 -0800

Bread Body Spirit
Edited and with introductions by Alice Peck (Skylights Path Publishing, 2008)

This is a book that will make you hungry. You’ll be hungry for the rich curried vegetable soup in the chapter entitled “The Parable of the Squash,” and you’ll be hungry to take a new, more meaningful look at the meals you serve and eat.

Render Unto Caesar

goodwink — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:49:45 -0700

Render Unto Caesar, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput (Doubleday, 2008)

Life, Death, Love and Freedom

goodwink — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:46:05 -0700

Life Death Love and Freedom, John Mellencamp (Hear Music, 2008)

The Wire

goodwink — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:41:01 -0700

The Wire, created by David Simon (HBO, 2002-2008)

The godless delusion

goodwink — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:51:02 -0700

Art and Reviews Feed

Rachel Getting Married

Catholic and Feminist

Real Animal

Learning to Bend

Then She Found Me

Bread Body Spirit

Render Unto Caesar

Life, Death, Love and Freedom

The Wire

The godless delusion

Don’t listen to those New Atheists, says this Vatican astronomer. You shouldn’t have to choose between science and faith.read more

Don’t listen to those New Atheists, says this Vatican astronomer. You shouldn’t have to choose between science and faith.
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