By Jari Tanner | Associated Press HELSINKI — Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his work to res… Read More

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October 2023: all the new movies coming out on Digital and VOD this month, from new releases to hidden gems to watch right now or soon! Which new movies are coming out on digital and VOD… Read More

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I watched with extreme difficulty, and not insubstantial pain, the interview in Stellenbosch, South Africa, in which the poet, playwright and Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, very painfully, tr… Read More

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  One of the most significant intellectual traditions in human history, Greek philosophy has had a momentous influence on the development of Western thought. The tradition emerged in a… Read More

The late Jimmy Buffett was a well-known American musician and songwriter who significantly impacted the world of music and popular culture. Before his death on the 1st of September, the sing… Read More

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Named after a children’s game, Laurence Vannicelli’s film, Mother, May I?, explores the consequences of childhood trauma buried deep in a person’s consciousness. Emmett (Ky… Read More

Writing for Electric Literature, writer Hannah Sloane doesn't hesitate when it comes to describing Heathcliff and Mr Rochester as 'fuckbois' or 'messy men' (we rather think that Emily and Ch… Read More

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It is heartening to have your Eucharistic Ministers tell you in the middle of the liturgy that your sermon touched them. And it's even better when you have a special program after the servic… Read More

The films of Terrence Malick reveal the director’s religion and how he views nature, good and evil, and the apparent answer in the form of divine transcendence. Terrence Malick has… Read More

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