This extraordinary documentary tells the story of a small group of inventors seeking various ways to unlock the vast amounts of energy locked up in the water! …
It Runs on Water
Snuffed Out but Not Forgotten: Old Baldy Lighthouse
A few years ago, while climbing Oak Island Lighthouse, which is the newest lighthouse in North Carolina built in 1958, I could see a small island situated just where the Cape Fear River empties into the Atlantic Ocean. On it, barely visible, is the oldest lighthouse in North Carolina, referred to as Old Baldy. Recently,…
Gan Jing World Holds Its First Photo Contest, Receiving Touching Entries
Gan Jing World, a new U.S.-based information platform, is hosting its first Father’s Day Photo Awards, running from June 1 to the end of the month. Organizers say the winner will receive a grand prize of $1,000. Participants may upload an unlimited number of photo entries during that period. It could be their best dad…
Book Review: ‘Miracles’: A Novel of the Unbelievable
In John Coleman’s “Miracles,” his protagonist, Jaime Halasz, is a young, ambitious reporter with a newspaper in Atlanta, Georgia. She is, by nature, skeptical and would not consider herself a person of faith. She is more likely an agnostic, or a nonbeliever. Her gathering of the facts in this story requires much more than a notepad,…
Film Review: ‘Mending the Line’
R | 2h 2m | Drama, Military, Sport | June 9, 2023 My brother was an excellent fly-fisherman. He started tying flies when he was 10 years old. It looked too boring to me. But I’ve now read every book by fly-fishing author John Gierach for purposes of learning from and enjoying outstanding writing—as well as to bask…
Book Review: ‘Overrun: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in U.S. History’
“Immigration is tough. It always has been because, on the one hand, I think we are naturally a people that wants to help others. And we see tragedy and hardship and families that are desperately trying to get here so that their kids are safe. … At the same time, we’re a nation state. We…
Flag Day: Is America Still the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave?
After visiting Fort McHenry, I reflected upon the flag that was still there after the British assault, and which gave rise to our national anthem. Does that banner still wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave? The flag represents America’s existence, but also symbolizes what America represents—freedom. That’s why…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’
R | 1h 54min | Drama, Comedy, Satire, Biography | 13 July 2018 (USA) Based in part on the memoir of the same name by John Callahan, writer and director Gus Van Sant’s sometimes overstylized “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” (“On Foot”) hits a few narrative bumps on its way to a triumphant third act, making this the filmmaker’s…
Cancer: The Integrative Perspective
This groundbreaking documentary takes a deep dive into the fast-expanding paradigm of holistic and integrative wellness approaches for preventing and reversing cancer that treats the disease with conventional tools, while also supporting patients’ strength, stamina, and quality of life with evidence-based natural therapies. …
The Din of Ants
The story of the most organized and structured animal on the planet. First appearing over 100 million years ago, the exact number of species of ants on the planet is still uncertain. …
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