I'm using this blog to alert you to films, books, articles, and websites that I think are very worthwhile; and to share quotes that speak to me.
Saturday, April 29, 2006
John Kamm's Mission by Frank Langfitt (NPR, Apr 20)
John Kamm's Mission is the story of a US Business Lobbyist who has used his connections in China to win the release of numerous Chinese political prisoners.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
How the US moved to Alternative Energy Sources 2006-2056
How the US moved to Alternative Energy Sources, 2006-2056 is an inspiring 4-minute video.
SlamNation: A Film by Paul Devlin (1998)
SlamNation is a documentary of the 4-day National Poetry Slam held in Portland Oregon in 1998. Very enjoyable!
Saturday, April 01, 2006
A Year to Live, A Year To Die
A Year to Live, A Year to Die was reported by Mary Beth Kirchner on National Public Radio on March 27, 2006. Mixing her interview with widow Rebecca Peterson with the excerpts from the audio diary that her dying husband Stewart Selman had recorded during his year-long decline from brain cancer, this 22 minute 49 second piece is touching and truthful.
The Little Coffee Plant that Wouldn't Die
The Little Coffee Plant that Wouldn't Die is a National Public Radio report by Robert Krulwich that aired on March 28, 2006. (6 min, 22 seconds; or read transcript on the web).
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