Midnight Express, Salvador, Platoon, W, Wall Street, Talk Radio, JFK, Heaven on Earth, Natural Born Killers, Nixon, Scarface, Evita, People vs Larry Flynt, The Joy Luck Club, The Untold History of the United States, Snowden…. When spoken aloud to almost any adult, virtually every movie on this list elicits some […]
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Meklit by Hayden Seder
Born in Ethiopia, raised in Brooklyn, and based out of the Bay Area for the last decade, singer and cultural activist Meklit (pronounced muh-kleet) has transformed the identifies of the places she’s lived into a mix of sounds combining jazz, folk, and East African musical elements that The Wall Street […]
SVPN — March/April/May 2016 Issue
David Concannon
David Concannon has nearly 25 years of experience organizing and leading expeditions. He has served as a legal and operational advisor to several international expeditions, including six expeditions to the R.M.S. Titanic, two expeditions to Mt. Everest, an expedition to explore the wreck of the German battleship Bismarck and the Atlantic Sands expedition. […]
Celebrating Sun Valley’s Feminine Force and Family of Woman Film Festival
This February, SVPN celebrates the women of Sun Valley with a special issue dedicated to exploring the breadth and depth of the feminine power unique to this mountain town. February 22-28, the annual Family of Woman Film Festival, in its ninth year, delivers an astonishing slate of speakers and international […]
G. Love & Special Sauce by Hayden Seder
When I ask Garrett Dutton aka G. Love about the style of music he plays, he gave several responses: “We call it ‘hip hop blues,’ …but we’ve also been called ‘sloppy’ and ‘laid back blues,’ which is definitely a compliment. I would say it’s more ‘trash can blues’.” Trash can […]
Martha Redbone Roots Project Takes Us Home by Hayden Seder
Music has the power to transport us—to different times, places, and feelings. Hearing a certain song often takes you right back to the first time you heard it, maybe driving alone on a dark road. A melancholy tune might put a damper on your uplifted mood. The music of Martha […]
