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So far Nora Lee Mandel has created 319 blog entries.

    Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

    Thank the mother of all urban activists for the lively cities of today: Jane Jacobs, who spent her career advocating and campaigning for better city planning.

    By |January 11th, 2018|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

      In the Land of Pomegranates

      Israeli and Palestinian youth explore the possibility of finding common ground among the chaos.

      By |January 9th, 2018|Documentary, Foreign, Israeli, Middle East, Political|0 Comments

        The Force

        How an urban police department responds to pressures to change from an active, diverse community and the U.S. Department of Justice.

        By |December 15th, 2017|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

          First They Killed My Father

          A child’s eye view of the brutal rule of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.

          By |December 2nd, 2017|Book adaptation, Top Picks|0 Comments

            Mudbound

            A fresh take on the old-fashioned, socially conscious, epic melodrama.

            By |November 16th, 2017|Book adaptation, Top Picks|0 Comments

              No Stone Unturned

              How individual justice becomes lost during a war of terrorism, sacrificed for the greater good of reconciliation rather than for truth.

              By |November 9th, 2017|Documentary|0 Comments

                Strong Island

                Only a handful of autobiographical films are as powerful as Strong Island.

                By |November 3rd, 2017|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

                  Victoria & Abdul

                  An entertaining and frustrating unofficial sequel to John Madden’s Mrs. Brown

                  By |October 22nd, 2017|Costume Drama|0 Comments

                    Marjorie Prime

                    Discuss: Are you ready to put in an order for your AI companion?

                    By |August 18th, 2017|American|0 Comments