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Monsoon Wedding: raining on tradition - Film As Text
IN MONSOON WEDDING (2001), director Mira Nair (Mississippi Masala 1998, Salaam Bombay! 1991) successfully entertains us with an over-the-top Indian wedding. She also presents some serious issues th...(Continue Reading) Marsha's tears: An orphan of the church - Marsha Steven's son "For Those Tears I Died"
The song is being ripped out of hymnals and songbooks. With translations into 12 languages, it is one of the most popular 1960s Christian folk songs. Marsha ......(Continue Reading)Capturing the memories: turn your next family gathering into a fun documentary that the kids can produce—and everyone can enjoy - Extended Family
Two months before Matt Wright's mother, Jo Ellen, died of cancer, she held his 6-month-old daughter in her arms and said, "Catherine will never know ......(Continue Reading)Songs Sweet and Simple : MAKING MUSIC WITH THE MOUNTAIN DULCIMER
As a child, I took a few violin and piano lessons but never got past awkward plucking and plunking. As a teenager, I strummed my sister's guitar in the hopes of becoming another Joni Mitchell--but...(Continue Reading)An Apostle of Hope
Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan The Communist interrogator couldn't stand it any longer. "Admit it!" he shouted to the priest, "You're part of a Vatican ......(Continue Reading)
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