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BOoks

Bush speechwriter waxes eloquent on animal welfare

"[Matthew] Scully has written what is surely destined to be a classic defense of mercy," writes Nicols Fox in a review of this Christian conservative's book on humanity's "dominion" over animals.

Why do so many otherwise kindly Christians and compassionate conservatives not only tolerate the widespread abuse of farm, lab and game animals but also routinely label those who attempt to defend and protect these animals as dangerous, misguided radicals, dismissing every argument for mercy? And how precisely did Christianity and conservatism become allied with an agriculture industry that treats food animals as so many production units whose growth and slaughter are to be maximized and accelerated no matter what the cost in pain and suffering?

Your brain on fats
In The Omega-3 Connection, Harvard psychiatrist Andrew Stoll delivers the goods on how the quality of fat in your diet affects the quality of health in your mind.

Stoll . . . and a colleague tumbled to the clinical potential of the omega-3s in the early 90s. They had set out to comb the literature for safe substances that share the physiological effects of mood stabilizing drugs like lithium and valproate (Depakote). To their surprise, omega-3 fatty acids were the best fit.

The Secret of the Dalai Lama's Smile
Good will makes you feel good is the moral ofThe Art of Happiness.
 

GMOs - from ABC to XYZ
CBC journalist Ingeborg Boyens probes the biotech revolution on our dinner plates in Unnatural Harvest.

MUsic

A Winner from Winter
Paul Winter's Journey to the Sun marks a stunning vocal debut by Artu Tuncboyaciyan.
 
 

A Goddess with Edge Lucia Hwong makes Reiki rock.

An Uncanny East-West Blend
From Bulgaria, Mongolia, and Russia with love: the Bulgarian Voices, Tuvan throat-singers, and Moscow Art Trio cook up a sensational stew in Mountain Tale.

AUdio

Conversations with Walsch
Three intimate workshops on relationships, abundance, and holistic living with Neale Donald Walsch.

VIDeo

 

Witnessing Compassion Tribe of Heart profiles streetwise animal activist Eddie Lama in this award-winning documentary.

Kidder's Cure
The orthomolecular (nutrition-based) brand of psychiatry that brought Margot Kidder back from the brink.

DINing

Will you be having garlic with your garlic sauce?
It's all about garlic at Gilroy's Restaurant in Winnipeg.

All Things Mediterranean
Great atmosphere and viva variety at Barba Yiannis.
 

TOYs

You go Goddess!
Can a beautiful board game help girlfriends get in touch with their inner goddesses?