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‘The world’s biggest, boldest ideas.’ The (virtual) Aspen Ideas Festival June 27-July 1, 2021 I heard about the Aspen Ideas Festival for years before I got anywhere near Aspen. There was a mystique about ‘The Ideas Festival’, which ‘luminaries’…
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Some were in person, some were virtual and all were terrific. Like last year, this 2021 graduation season was primarily on Zoom, although not completely. There were fewer great graduation speeches to choose from because many colleges and universities changed…
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When life knocks Beth down, she keeps on trudging through. Guest writer Paige Host reviews The Queen’s Gambit: cinematography, perspective, and inspiration. Get out your chess board. I’m not very ‘into’ television. My partner and I try to limit screen…
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Header graphic credit: left to right: Polly Thomson, Anne Sullivan Macy, Helen Keller, Charlie Chaplin, 1918: Courtesy American Foundation for the blind A movie in the making Becoming Helen Keller is a two-hour film biography our guest writer Laurie Block…
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Header graphic credit – www.princeea.com A compelling rapper inspires positive action on the world’s problems Richard Williams, aka Prince Ea, is a 27 year-old rapper with a highly developed social conscience. Prince Ea has released videos on the destruction of…
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