Live Earth. Huh?
As a music spectacle, it was pretty spectacular. But as a rallying cry and mustering of political might, I question if Live Earth actually made things better or worse. These types of “benefit concerts”...
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bookrev: The Cutting Season by Arthur Rosenfeld
An excellent example of martial arts fiction Most readers (or watchers of movies/TV) have preconceived notions about martial arts: it’s violent (UFC, Pride); it’s hokey (chop suey martial arts movies with bad sound tracks);...
bookrev: Positively Fifth Street by James McManus (just in time for the WSOP)
5 stars: Well written trip through the 2000 WSOP and the Vegas trial of the century. And, yes, I filed it under Philosophy…cause it’s Poker! James McManus (fiction author, sports journalist and sometime poker...
movrev: The Protector starring Tony Jaa
Bring on Ong-Bak 2 Well filmed and excellently coreographed, The Protector has decent story (very similar to Ong Bak) and decent acting to make it an enjoyable film. But the fight scenes will have...
movrev: Fearless starring Jet Li
5 stars: Not just a fantastic martial arts moving, but an instant classic Jet Li, champion wushu practicioner and martial arts movies star, has out done not only himself, but other martial artists as...
bookrev: The Way of Energy by Master Lam Kam-Chuen
Excellent step-by-step introductory Qigong (Chi Kung) manual The Way of Energy provides a step-by-step, almost month-to-month introduction to the practice of Qigong. Many Qigong books are too “Eastern” for Westerners to read, or are...
bookrev: A Brief History of Everything by Ken Wilber
4 stars: World evolution, personal evolution, and the state of the world today Ken Wilber’s book is separated into three parts, with the last chapter of the third part being an epilogue of sorts....
bookrev: The Journey of Socrates by Dan Millman
4 stars: Enjoyable Russian background, good story, sprinkling of Peaceful Warrior philosophy This novel, though written later, is a prequel to Way of the Peaceful Warrior and Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior. As...