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Mighty Movie Podcast: Sean Baker on Prince of Broadway

It would appear Sean Baker is equally comfortable with the real and the surreal. On TV, he’s one of the perpetrators of the satirical puppet show, Greg the Bunny. In the cinema though, he’s far more grounded, employing a documentary- like shooting styl… Continue reading

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It’s Okay for Things to Be Easy

A friend of mine called me out on something important last week. He said, “Mike, this ‘story’ you have about things being ‘hard’ for you isn’t really true. It seems to me that things come pretty easy, you just make them hard by saying they are. What… Continue reading

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Life in Talibanistan — Married to the mob

This is the conclusion of a three-part report.PART 1: ‘Throw these infidels in jail’More… Continue reading

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Maryland Nonprofit And Community Volunteers Renovate Disabled Boy’s Home

When Danny Barry was eight years old, he suffered a diabetic stroke that left him disabled. Doctors informed the Barrys that their son would never be able to walk again. Now, at 22 years old, Danny has defied predictions and continued to overcome the o… Continue reading

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Caring for Vets in College

The data released recently by the US government regarding the alarming rate of suicide among active members of our armed forces is cause for serious concern. For the past two years, the rate was nearly double that of age matched civilians and, in 2009… Continue reading

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The Right to Decide When You’re Done Living

More than 115,000 people in the Netherlands, a country of 16 million, have supported a civil initiative to start a parliamentary discussion on the right to a dignified end to life. We’re not talking euthanasia here, because the voluntary ending of life… Continue reading

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Facebook-Faith

The half life of a good sermon is like the half life of a good meal. Each Rabbi spends a tremendous amount of time preparing for the high holidays. Then we give the sermons and they are gone. Perhaps they linger with some congregants, but the obligat… Continue reading

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Stories Of Resilience From Around The News (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Hearing real-life tales of resilience is not only inspiring, it can help us gain perspective as we face our own obstacles and challenges in life.Here is a collection of stories from people worldwide this past month who have survived — and thrived — t… Continue reading

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Derek Sivers: Keep your goals to yourself

After hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but Derek Sivers says it’s better to keep goals secret. He presents research stretching as far back as the 1920s to show why people who talk about their ambitions may be… Continue reading

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Darell Hammond from KaBoom! building playgrounds

The story is short and great: Helping Out: His life is a playground (or 2,000 of them):Founder and chief executive of KaBoom, a nonprofit that builds playgrounds in communities.More… Continue reading

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