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New Living Expo 2017

By Renee Blodgett on April 29, 2007 in California, Events, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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This weekend in San Francisco, the New Living Expo is being held at the Concourse Exhibit Center. In addition to holistic, natural and spiritual talks, there will be other discussions like: How George Bush Drowned...

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All International Tongues are One

By Renee Blodgett on April 28, 2007 in Featured, Massachusetts, New England, North America, Photos, USA

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After reading Kite Runner (two years after the rest of the world) and Namesake back-to-back, I was constantly reminded that in many cultures "blood" is 'everything.' In cultures where blood is not 'everything,' it is...

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Carved In Sand

By Renee Blodgett on April 28, 2007 in North America, Photos, USA

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Cathryn Jakobson Ramin's Carved in Sand is a great read about memory and loss thereof, particularly useful for those of us who have family members suffering such common aging tragedies. She writes about people's inability...

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The Namesake is Compelling, Engaging and Riveting

By Renee Blodgett on April 27, 2007 in Asia, India, North America, Photos, USA

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Female author and Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, who also authored Interpreter of Maladies, kept my heart beating and my mind wide awake all night, after not being able to set aside The Namesake until...

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The Lost Diary of Don Juan

By Renee Blodgett on April 26, 2007 in Europe, Photos, Spain

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On May 3rd, 2007, Douglas Carlton Abrams will be doing a book reading at the Book Passage bookstore in Corte Madera from his new book The Lost Diary of Don Juan. The book is...

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The Magnificence of Disaster

By Renee Blodgett on April 25, 2007 in California, Memphis, New York, New York City, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, Tennessee, USA

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In New York's Soho and East Village, I know many of the smaller off-broadway theatres, moreso than I do my own San Francisco hood, often the case when you move somewhere. I recently discovered The...

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Those Femme Diva Girls

By Renee Blodgett on April 24, 2007 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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AdTech is in full force in San Francisco starting today, with parties, events and activities. Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 25, 2007, a party that will benefit Girls For a Change will be hosted by Girls in...

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Mykonos Interview – Tass

By Sherry Ott on April 20, 2007 in Europe, Greece, Greek Islands, Photos

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“You haven’t been to Greece if you haven’t been to Mykonos.” – Tass I spent a lovely afternoon with Tass, the caretaker of the guest house I was staying at in Mykonos. I moved to this...

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