If we as Americans want prisoners to succeed at something pro-social whether it be writing, learning, or not returning to a life of crime, we have to provide them with the tools to do so.
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Music Review: Ras Xix – ‘Ras Xix’
Multi-talented Singaporian Ras Xix has put together a strong debut rock album with an array of sounds, including acoustic, Latin, electronica, and other elements.
Read More »Music, Gym, and Art Should Be Mandatory Subjects in K-12 Schools
Schools without art, music, and gym are definitely institutions with glaring holes in their structure. Imagine those schools as if they were the 'Titanic,' and those lost programs would be their iceberg.
Read More »Can Viewing Yourself Differently Actually Stop Chronic Pain?
As medical science stalls in finding answers to safe and effective pain relief, interest in spirituality has grown.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Other Mozart’ by Sylvia Milo
Mozart's sister has been the subject of several novels and a film, but it's hard to imagine anyone can have brought her back to life with as much vivid urgency as Sylvia Milo does on stage.
Read More »Music Review: Mushroomhead – ‘The Righteous & The Butterfly’
Without a doubt, anyone who likes Mushroomhead, or even thinks they might like them, needs to check out 'The Righteous & The Butterfly.'
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘No Homo: A Bromantic Tragedy’ at the Hollywood Fringe
Brandon Baruch’s new comedy is an amusing and well-directed observation of the fluid nature of sexuality among L.A. 20-somethings.
Read More »Interview: Sharon van Ivan, Author of ‘Juggle and Hide’
Sharon van Ivan began her memoir, Juggle and Hide, in Los Angeles in 2004, just after the death of her mother. She and her husband, the renowned realist artist Charles Pfahl, had moved to Los Angeles to be close to Sharon’s mother. Sharon sought out a writing group as she …
Read More »TV Review: ’24: Live Another Day’ – Episode 9: Ironic Implications
We know that now that Jack is back we don’t want to say goodbye, at least not yet.
Read More »The Truth About Hugs, Oxytocin, and Mental Illness
Mental illness cannot be scared off or hugged away.
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