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Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Assassin’: A CCP Poisoned Apple

Not Rated | 1h 45m | Wuxia, Kung Fu, Martial Arts, Thriller | May 21, 2015 Two donkeys. That’s the opening shot. You’ve never seen such artistically rendered cinematic donkeys. Shot in black and white, the framing, the geometry, the rhythm of swaying branches, morphing abstract shapes suddenly recognizable; the image absolutely sings. Nie Yinniang, an apprentice assassin…


‘Three Guys Named Mike’ From 1951: A Stewardess’s Adventures

What happens when an airline stewardess meets a pilot, a scientist, and an advertising man? This sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it actually is the premise of “Three Guys Named Mike,” a 1951 romantic comedy. Jane Wyman plays Marcy, the perky airline stewardess whose adventures are the basis of this story. The…


Woman Who Felt Life Was Full of Suffering Collapses, Feels God Show Her the ‘Perfect Order’ of Things

Amy Call was sensitive from a young age, and it was made all the more difficult by her hyperawareness of suffering, and proximity to it. Over the years, it snowballed in diagnosis after diagnosis and a long list of medications that fatigued her already anxious mind. “When I was small and I started to pray,…


Thin Outside, Fat Inside: Invisible Killer That May Cause Cancer

Visceral fat, also known as abdominal fat, is the fat that surrounds internal organs in the abdomen. While it is normal and necessary for the body to store some fat for energy and insulation, excess visceral fat can harm health. One of the reasons for this is that visceral fat can cause inflammation in the…


Mischief Breeds Mayhem: Beatrix Potter’s Short Story for Children, ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’

One of life’s great appeals is the adventure it brings. However, when we allow our desire for adventure and intrigue grow into mischief, some of the worst mistakes or even danger can enter our lives. In her story, “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” Beatrix Potter shows how little Peter Rabbit’s sense of adventure quickly falls…


Dandelion Possesses All Attributes as Medicine and Food, a Popular Ingredient for Springtime Liver Protection

While many flowers are reborn in spring—dandelions, shining their telltale yellow blossoms—can be seen ubiquitously along hillsides, fields, and roads. Apart from being an enjoyable view, dandelion has been used over centuries as a medicinal herb. It has a variety of effects such as diuretic, anti-inflammatory, clearing the liver and eyes, and can also be…


Your Tax Refund Could Be Smaller Than Last Year. Here’s Why.

NEW YORK—Expecting a tax refund? It could be smaller than last year. And with inflation still high, that money won’t go as far as it did a year ago. The more than 100 million taxpayers who have had their returns processed as of April 7 got refunds that were an average of 9.3 percent less…


The Fed Has Been Raising Rates, But What’s Next?

On March 22, 2023, the Federal Reserve raised the target fed funds rate from 4.75 to 5.00 percent. This marked a 475 bps increase in interest rates since March 2022. With the Fed’s next planned meeting scheduled for May 2023, many are wondering if the Fed will continue the trend of aggressive rate hikes, keep…


Pozole

View the print-ready version of this recipe. Talk about Mexican soul food; you can’t get more quintessential than Pozole! This is a Mesoamerican dish and was an Aztec favorite long before Columbus ever sailed the ocean blue. There are even restaurants specializing in it, called pozolerías! It was one of the first real Mexican dishes I fell in…


Va. Chef Shares Tips on How to Feed a Family of 5 for Less in ‘Break Bread on a Budget’

By Rekaya Gibson From The Virginian-Pilot Norfolk—Lexy Rogers hopes to teach people how to make easy, soulful meals with her debut cookbook, “Break Bread on a Budget: Ordinary Ingredients, Extraordinary Meals,” which was released April 4. She should know since she’s a private chef, Air Force wife, and mother of three living in Hampton, Virginia….