http://www.thekindlings.com Intelligent, imaginative, hospitable explorations of ideas that matter in contemporary life. Tue, 06 May 2008 20:21:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are you working more and enjoying life less? In the 90's Juliet Schor wrote a book titled "The Overworked American" arguing among other things that the typical American worker puts in nine weeks more on the job than his or her European counterpart. A recent report from the Center ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/05/05/mandatory-time-off-work-less-enjoy-life-more-podcast-live-at-hales-segment-1-of-1/ In our newest Kindlings Muse we bring you a discussion of current film releases, new DVD releases and “films everybody should see” in a discussion featuring Jeffrey Overstreet film critic, author of Auralia’s Colors and Through a Screen Darkly, Jennie Spohr, film producer, reviewer at Past The Popcorn and producer ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/04/28/horton-hears-a-who-expelled-snow-angels-blade-runner-sweeny-todd-once-amadeus-flight-of-the-red-balloon-lady-janetkmthe-movies-segments-1-of-1/ Dick Staub interviews Makoto Fujimura a painter who was appointed to the National Council on the Arts, a six year Presidential appointment, in 2003. A resident of Tribeca in NYC, he is the founder of the International Arts Movement and has become a voice of cultural ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/04/19/mako-fujimura-river-grace-podcast-dick-staub-interview-segment-1-of-1/ A kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they drew. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's artwork. As she came to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, "I'm drawing God." The teacher paused and said, ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/04/18/art-helping-people-see-godblogger-dick-staub/ In our newest Kindlings Muse Show we bring you a discussion of current film releases, new DVD releases and films everybody should see in a discussion featuring Jeffrey Overstreet film critic, author of Auralia’s Colors and Through a Screen Darkly, Jennie Spohr, producer of The Kindlings Muse, and reviewer at ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/04/10/the-other-boleyn-girl-4-months-3-weeks-2-days-u2-in-3d-310-to-yuma/ Host Dick Staub is joined by a live audience at Taproot Theatre in Seattle's Greenwood district that had just seen the play DOUBT, which won playwright John Patrick Shanley the Pulitzer Prize, Obie and Tony awards. Seattle Times theatre critic Jeff Shannon said DOUBT is timeless, flawless and dramatically foolproof ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/04/09/the-director-and-cast-of-doubt-by-john-patrick-shanleypodcast-live-at-taproot-theatre-segment-1-of-1/ Among my most memorable Dick Staub interviews were those with Charlton Heston. We first met in Washington DC when he spoke at a lunch I attended. I needed to catch a flight and waited until he finished. I headed for a back exit, the same one he ducked into. As ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/04/07/obit-tribute-to-charlton-heston-podcast-dick-staub-interview-segment-4-of-4/ Among my most memorable Dick Staub interviews were those with Charlton Heston. We first met in Washington DC when he spoke at a lunch I attended. I needed to catch a flight and waited until he finished. I headed for a back exit, the same one he ducked into. As ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/04/07/obit-tribute-to-charlton-heston-podcast-dick-staub-interview-segment-3-of-4/ Among my most memorable Dick Staub interviews were those with Charlton Heston. We first met in Washington DC when he spoke at a lunch I attended. I needed to catch a flight and waited until he finished. I headed for a back exit, the same one he ducked into. As ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/04/07/obit-tribute-to-charlton-heston-podcast-dick-staub-interview-segment-2-of-4/ Among my most memorable Dick Staub interviews were those with Charlton Heston. We first met in Washington DC when he spoke at a lunch I attended. I needed to catch a flight and waited until he finished. I headed for a back exit, the same one he ducked into. As ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/04/07/obit-tribute-to-charlton-heston-podcast-dick-staub-interview-segment-1-of-4/ On this podcast host Dick Staub hosts a discussion with Nigel Goodwin on "The C.S. Lewis quotes that have shaped me and my thinking." Nigel Goodwin is a British actor and founder of Genesis Arts an organization that encourages the artistic community in its quest to make good art to ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/04/04/nigel-goodwin-cs-lewis-quotes-that-shaped-me-podcast-live-at-cs-lewis-centre-segment-1-of-1/ Dick Staub interviewed the great Irish poet Micheal O'Siadhail during the IAM conference in New York earlier this year (2008). Micheal was educated at Trinity College Dublin, and the University of Oslo. A full-time writer, he has published twelve collections of poetry. He was awarded an Irish American ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/03/25/a-conversation-with-irish-poet-micheal-osiadhail-podcast-dick-staub-interview-iam-segment-1-of-1/ With the release of Joshua Tree, U2 reached rock fame. But more significantly, perhaps, BONO emerged as a prophetic voice in culture and in the church. He once said of his Christian faith: It is what gives me the strength to get up every day and put forth a hundred ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/03/17/the-bono-fication-of-christianity-podcast-live-at-hales-segment-1-of-1/ What do humans do on a rainy Sunday afternoon? Staring across the marsh, its surface battered and pummeled by rain, looking over the berm towards the choppy waters of the Strait of Georgia where it feeds into Rosario Strait off the northern tip of Orcas Island, it occurs to ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/03/17/humans-on-a-rainy-orcas-sunday-afternoon-blogger-dick-staub/ It’s been twenty-five years since I left behind my Eastern, mystical world-view ” hatched in the 1960’s and practiced for fifteen years into the early 80’s. This sojourn included a time in India and twelve years of being a disciple of the Indian spiritual leader Meher Baba, as well as ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/03/02/an-open-letter-to-artists-the-eye-of-the-needleguest-blogger-bruce-herman/ Every generation of Christians faces unique challenges in understanding, defending and advancing Christianity. As we enter the 21st century, what is the relevance of the apologetics of a Pascal or a CS Lewis? Tonight host Dick Staub and guest Dr. Peter Gilbert lead us into a discussion of Pascal ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/02/26/lewis-and-pascal-trailblazing-apologists-podcast-live-at-cs-lewis-centre-segment-1-of-1/ "There is a misty twilight of the soul “A sickly eclipse, low brooding o'er a man,When the poor brain is as an empty bowl, And the thought-spirit, weariful and wan, “Turning from that which yet it loves the best, “Sinks moveless, with life-poverty opprest” “Watch, then, O Lord, thy feebly ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/02/25/oscars-2007-misty-twilight-of-the-soul-blogger-dick-staub/ Since the 1960's films have engaged the questions once the domain of religion: Who is God? Who are Humans? Where did we come? What is our biggest problem? How do we resolve it? Where are we going? Andrew Greeley put it this way," my thesis is simple enough: popular culture ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/02/17/theology-of-the-2008-best-picture-nominees-atonement-juno-no-country-for-old-men-michael-clayton-there-will-be-blood-podcast-live-at-hales-segment-1-of-1/ In one of the most interesting election years in ages, we ask some simple questions. DOES God have a politics? What does faith have to do with political positions? With all the hoopla about record turn outs in primaries and caucuses, the fact is there is overwhelming evidence that the ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/02/15/god%e2%80%99s-politics-left-right-or-fuggetabout-it-podcast-live-at-hales-segment-1-of-1/ In this special edition hosted by Dick Staub, we asked each of our three movie critics to select their favorite films of 2007. Here are their picks and comments from Jeffrey Overstreet, film critic, author of Auralia's Colors and Through a Screen Darkly, Greg Wright Managing Editor of HollywoodJesus.com ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/02/07/top-films-2007-into-great-silence-there-will-be-blood-the-devil-came-on-horseback-assassination-of-jesse-james-hot-fuzz-juno-gone-baby-gone-feast-of-love-deep-watertkm-live-at-the-movies-seg/ (This column first appeared as an RNS syndicated column in September 2007). I have moved to a small island, in part to pursue the un-frantic life. For twenty years we've vacationed in the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington State. Each year for a few weeks http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/02/04/moving-to-a-small-island-blogger-dick-staub/ On the afternoon of March 29, 2002 the world was shaken when an 18 year-old Palestinian girl and suicide bomber, entered a market where she detonated a bomb, killing herself, injuring 30 and killing a 17 year-old Israeli girl. No one was shaken more than the mothers of http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/01/29/hilla-medalia-producer-of-to-die-in-jerusalempodcast-live-from-sundance-at-the-windrider-forum-segment-1-of-1/ Every year some films are the "buzz" of Sundance. This time the buzz converted to one of Sundance's major awards. Enjoy Craig Detweiler's exclusive discussion with the producer (Heather Rae), writer/director (Courtney Hunt) and two actors (Melissa Leo and Misty Upham) from "Frozen River," which has not only been ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/01/25/frozen-river-podcast-live-from-sundance-at-the-windrider-forum-segment-1-of-1/ In his classic God in Popular Culture, sociologists Andrew Greeley concluded, "my thesis is simple enough: Popular Culture is a theological place”the locale in which one may encounter God. Popular culture provides an opportunity to experience http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/01/25/finding-god-in-sundance-films-podcast-live-from-sundance-at-the-windrider-forum-segment-1-of-1/ Robert Redford opened Sundance 2008 by saying "Art is the language of the soul." We experienced a brilliant example of this as we heard an interview with Geoffrey Haley whose film The Last Word explores, among other things, http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/01/23/art-the-language-of-the-soul-podcast-live-from-sundance-at-the-windrider-forum-segment-1-of-1/ If art is the language of the soul, this interview conducted by Craig Detweiler reveals the soul of an artist. A deeply personal, revelatory discussion of Geoffrey's spiritual journey and his exploration of hope, the meaningful life and death. http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/01/23/geoffrey-haley-an-interview-with-the-director-of-the-last-word-podcast-live-from-sundance-at-the-windrider-forum-segment-1-of-1/     Windrider Forum hosts young filmmakers and theologians in an exploration the films of Sundance. Today a discussion about the importance of Sundance in these endeavors. We feature http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/01/23/the-importance-of-sundancepodcast-live-from-sundance-at-the-windrider-forum-segment-1-of-1/ Bob O' Donnell is a filmmaker, broadcaster (he produced "Unshackled," the longest running radio drama on the planet!) and actor who created the first documentary (and many say the best) of C.S. Lewis. New to the Seattle area--we wanted to get a firsthand account of his amazing work in http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/01/21/through-joy-beyond-the-making-of-the-first-cs-lewis-documentary-with-filmmaker-bob-odonnell-podcast-live-at-cs-lewis-centre-segment-1-of-1/ Glimmers Of Artistic Hope““ I see faint glimmers of hope on the artistic front.“1) Classical Music Listen to what Aaron Jay Kernis, composer of "Newly Drawn Sky, said to Seattle Symphony conductor Gerard Strauss about his aspirations. "I want to write music that is visceral, that is moving, and ... http://www.thekindlings.com/2008/01/08/glimmers-of-artistic-hopeblogger-dick-staub/ For this Kindlings Muse, host Dick Staub asked some fellow kindlings to share festive pieces as we welcome in the season. We hope you enjoy this gift of Christmas. Following is a list of the pieces shared. Actor and TV personality http://www.thekindlings.com/2007/12/26/christmas-at-hales-podcast-live-at-hales-1-of-1/