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POEMS FOR FINGERTIPS: HOW GAMES CAN HELP US LIVE BETTER - Andy Robertson
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May 7 POEMS FOR FINGERTIPS: HOW GAMES CAN HELP US LIVE BETTER - Andy Robertson

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories
TO BE FREE - Mike Riddell
Apr 23

Apr 23 TO BE FREE - Mike Riddell

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories
COME SUNDAY
Apr 13

Apr 13 COME SUNDAY

Gareth Higgins
Movies
UBER IN AMMAN - Jacob Ratliff
Mar 30

Mar 30 UBER IN AMMAN - Jacob Ratliff

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories
ST PATRICK RUSTIN - Gareth Higgins
Mar 19

Mar 19 ST PATRICK RUSTIN - Gareth Higgins

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories
ABUELITA - Jasmin Pittman Morrell
Mar 15

Mar 15 ABUELITA - Jasmin Pittman Morrell

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories
WHAT'S BEHIND A MONSTER?
Mar 12

Mar 12 WHAT'S BEHIND A MONSTER?

Gareth Higgins
Movies
LOST, FOUND AND LOST AGAIN - Marc Mullinax
Mar 8

Mar 8 LOST, FOUND AND LOST AGAIN - Marc Mullinax

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories
WHAT WILL YOU DO? - Gareth Higgins
Mar 5

Mar 5 WHAT WILL YOU DO? - Gareth Higgins

Gareth Higgins
Actions & Inspiration
'TRANE - Greg Jarrell
Mar 1

Mar 1 'TRANE - Greg Jarrell

Gareth Higgins
Books & Music
UNEXPECTED - Samantha González-Block
Feb 26

Feb 26 UNEXPECTED - Samantha González-Block

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories
THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM IS THE EASIEST TO FIX - Gareth Higgins
Feb 14

Feb 14 THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM IS THE EASIEST TO FIX - Gareth Higgins

Gareth Higgins
Actions & Inspiration
A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN MAHONEY
Feb 7

Feb 7 A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN MAHONEY

Gareth Higgins
Movies
I MADE THE KID A SANDWICH - Karl Kauffman
Feb 5

Feb 5 I MADE THE KID A SANDWICH - Karl Kauffman

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories
THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THEY USED TO - AND THAT'S A GOOD THING - Gareth Higgins
Feb 1

Feb 1 THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THEY USED TO - AND THAT'S A GOOD THING - Gareth Higgins

Gareth Higgins
Movies
THE BRIDGE - Michelle Beers
Jan 31

Jan 31 THE BRIDGE - Michelle Beers

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories
A COMMON ENCHANTMENT - Tyler McCabe
Jan 28

Jan 28 A COMMON ENCHANTMENT - Tyler McCabe

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories
THE BREAD OF LIFE - Gareth Higgins
Jan 26

Jan 26 THE BREAD OF LIFE - Gareth Higgins

Gareth Higgins
Actions & Inspiration, Ideas & Stories

If there are lessons from northern Ireland that could apply in the current political moment in the US, they might be summarized as the recognition that we need to get to know our neighbors.

MENTOR - Steve Daugherty
Jan 22

Jan 22 MENTOR - Steve Daugherty

Gareth Higgins
Ideas & Stories
MYTHING THE POINT - Gareth Higgins
Jan 19

Jan 19 MYTHING THE POINT - Gareth Higgins

Gareth Higgins
Movies

This is the myth of redemptive violence: when we assert the use of lethal force to bring order out of chaos, and pretend that the only consequences of the force are dead bad guys and a clean slate.

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