Habibi

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Craig Thompson‘s Habibi makes a great gift–and buy one for yourself, too. The art is phenomenal; the story is achingly beautiful; the information might be transformational. The book’s blurb says, “At once contemporary and timeless, Habibi gives us a love story of astounding resonance: a parable about our relationship to the natural world, the cultural divide between the first and third worlds, the common heritage of Christianity and Islam, and, most potently, the magic of storytelling.”

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“Easy A” review

Easy A is a fun movie, with many liberal values on the surface, but it undermines its own message, IMHO. I had a great time watching it, and I would recommend it as a good starting point for conversations about teen-aged sex and morality. However, I assume that virtually all mainstream movies ultimately *support* the status quo, and “Easy A” is consistent with that belief.

Without many spoilers, the film appears to be pro-feminist, pro-gay, ~read more~

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