Arts

DVD Review

Courtesy of HBO

Carnivàle

Depression-era carnival and its patrons are shown with earthy authenticity
By Patricia Ingold March 2010

DVD Review

Courtesy of the Discovery Channel

Planet Earth

BBC series is a breathtaking survey of the majesty and beauty of life
By Drew Halfnight March 2010

DVD Review

Kings

Kings teases out the complex relationship between its characters and God
By Trisha Elliott March 2010

DVD Review

In Treatment

Series about a therapist and his patients is intense and revelatory
By Karen Stiller March 2010

DVD Review

Courtesy of NBC Universal Television

Battlestar Galactica

Reimagined series asks what it means to be human in an increasingly technological society
By Kevin Spurgaitis March 2010

Book Review

Six Months in Sudan

MSF doctor asks why atrocities draw so little reaction from the global community
By Kevin Spurgaitis February 2010

Book Review

Dead aid

Economist-turned-author says foreign aid is a political and humanitarian disaster
By Gary Kenny February 2010

Book Review

Common Wealth

Sachs shows that sustainable development is achievable
By Mike Milne February 2010

Book Review

Half the Sky

Authors say elevating women is key to making progress on poverty
By Caley Moore February 2010

Book Review

Wars, Guns and Votes

New book links honest democratic elections to rising incomes
By Kenneth Bagnell January 2010

Film Review

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

No Direction Home

Famed folk singer's musical expedition is retraced in Scorcese film
By David Wilson January 2010

Film Review

We Are Together

Documentary shows the joy, sadness and hope of an orphaned South African girl
By Jocelyn Bell January 2010

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