Book Review, Fiction, Middle Grade

Book Review: ‘The Fashion Academy’ by Sheryl Berk and Carrie Berk

I like a book with depth. Most often than not, a book with depth is also packed and long. The Fashion Academy, by Sheryl Berk and Carrie Berk, combines depth with a light, spry, and short narrative, leaving a lot of room for the reader to build their own understanding of the lessons learned by… Read More Book Review: ‘The Fashion Academy’ by Sheryl Berk and Carrie Berk

Alternative, Music Review, Rock

Music Review: The Workers – ‘Totem’ EP

New York City self-proclaimed alternative rock band The Workers recently released an EP entitled Totem. Its three tracks– the opening “Death Race”, “Boomerang”, and “Big Time”, all reflect a certain dark wistful energy. They all also are simple while featuring intricate instrumentation by its seven member band: Dan Greenwald (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Will Hensley… Read More Music Review: The Workers – ‘Totem’ EP

Community, Motherhood

Recasting Concepts, One at a Time: The Non-Monetary Value of Worth

Creating a new type of world in which individuals and the community achieve spiritual and material prosperity requires recasting many core fundamental values. This requires that we dig, sometimes quite deeply, into our belief system to verify the implications on which each idea rests. In the case of racism for example, someone might think they… Read More Recasting Concepts, One at a Time: The Non-Monetary Value of Worth

Maeve's Monthly Movie Review, Movie Review

Sahar’s Reviews Presents: Maeve’s Monthly Movie Review Number 3

Yet again, Maeve grabbed your attention last month in her review of the quintessential mean girl movie of the same title as the phenomena, Mean Girls, starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and Tina Fay.  Readers have been adamant, and it’s confirmed: Maeve’s Monthly Movie Review feature on Sahar’s Reviews is here to stay.  And for… Read More Sahar’s Reviews Presents: Maeve’s Monthly Movie Review Number 3

Consultation, The X-files, X-files

The Truth Is In This Post: My On-Going Love Affair with The X-Files

My love for obsession with The X-Files, resurrected to its fullest force with the announcement of a special six episode special event, has come as a surprise to those of you who know me mainly for my posts on community building and personal development and as the author of the Spirit Within Club series. (On… Read More The Truth Is In This Post: My On-Going Love Affair with The X-Files

Adult Contemporary, Music Review, Rock

Music Review: Vince Grant – ‘My Depression Is Always Trying to Kill Me’ – EP

As the name of the EP so clearly indicated, depression is at the heart of the five-song offering by Vince Grant. In 2013, it was estimated that some 4% of the population in North America suffers from depression; the numbers aren’t that much better in other places in the world. And yet, there is still… Read More Music Review: Vince Grant – ‘My Depression Is Always Trying to Kill Me’ – EP