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About This Candle The bright colors and refreshing scent of sea breeze celebrate the fun, playfulness and enjoyment of summertime. Contains a sunstone for vibrant energy. The perfect candle for Solstice ceremonies; decks, gardens and patios; and summer BBQ party hostess gifts. —Carla Blazek, creator, zena moon |
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Last updated 7/19/2005
1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)
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From Amazon.com: In the fifth and most recent book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the last chapter, titled "The Second War Begins," started:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince takes up the story of Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at this point in the midst of the storm of this battle of good and evil. The author has already said that the Half-Blood Prince is neither Harry nor Voldemort. And most importantly, the opening chapter of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been brewing in J. K. Rowling's mind for 13 years.
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From Amazon.com: As I Lay Dying is the harrowing account of the Bundren family's odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Told in turns by each of the family members-including Addie herself-the novel ranges in mood from dark comedy to the deepest pathos. Originally published in 1930.
The Sound and the Fury: First published in 1929, Faulkner created his "heart's darling," the beautiful and tragic Caddy Compson, whose story Faulkner told through separate monologues by her three brothers-the idiot Benjy, the neurotic suicidal Quentin and the monstrous Jason.
Light in August, a novel about hopeful
perseverance in the face of mortality, features some of Faulkner's most
memorable characters: guileless, dauntless Lena Grove, in search of the
father of her unborn child; Reverend Gail Hightower, who is plagued by
visions of Confederate horsemen; and Joe Christmas, a desperate, mysterious
drifter consumed by his mixed ancestry. Originally published in 1932.
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From Amazon.com: Set in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Depression, To Kill a Mockingbird follows three years in the life of 8-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus--three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman. Though her story explores big themes, Harper Lee chooses to tell it through the eyes of a child. The result is a tough and tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up.
Like the slow-moving occupants of her fictional town, Lee takes her time getting to the heart of her tale; we first meet the Finches the summer before Scout's first year at school. She, her brother, and Dill Harris, a boy who spends the summers with his aunt in Maycomb, while away the hours reenacting scenes from Dracula and plotting ways to get a peek at the town bogeyman, Boo Radley. At first the circumstances surrounding the alleged rape of Mayella Ewell, the daughter of a drunk and violent white farmer, barely penetrate the children's consciousness. Then Atticus is called on to defend the accused, Tom Robinson, and soon Scout and Jem find themselves caught up in events beyond their understanding. During the trial, the town exhibits its ugly side, but Lee offers plenty of counterbalance as well--in the struggle of an elderly woman to overcome her morphine habit before she dies; in the heroism of Atticus Finch, standing up for what he knows is right; and finally in Scout's hard-won understanding that most people are essentially kind "when you really see them." By turns funny, wise, and heartbreaking, To Kill a Mockingbird is one classic that continues to speak to new generations, and deserves to be reread often.
Original Release Date: 2005
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From Amazon.com: As with their last hit, Elephunk, Black Eyed Peas' new disc Monkey Business is a joyful cross-genre journey with musical props to hip-hop, rock, folk, funk, and pop. The reason the Black Eyed Peas have audience appeal that crosses over many styles is because the band members are such obvious fans of diverse music. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Monkey Business’s high-profile guest list. After Justin Timberlake’s contribution to the massive "Where Is the Love" breakout hit from Elephunk, their inclusion of big names once again was a smart, respectful move on the part of the band as well as their guests. "My Style" is Timberlake’s BEP foray number two; while the song is funky pop fun, those looking to hear Justin in the forefront are likely to be disappointed, as his vocals are mixed evenly, no sweet soulful solos this time. Other guests of note are Jack Johnson, who cowrote the bling-bashing "Gone Going," Sting on "Union" (sonically inspired by the former Police-man’s "Englishman in New York"), while funk legend James Brown contributes to a scorching soul track dubbed "They Don’t Want Music." The contribution of female vocalist Fergie--who joined the band partway through their last CD--has raised up considerably on the band’s fourth disc, their second as a quartet. Sassily fronting her way through songs like "My Humps," the "Hey Mama"-esque "Dum Diddly" and the first single "Don’t Phunk With My Heart," Fergie’s melodic contributions make for a record that will likely be heard by wider audiences than ever, making this a truly accessible hip-pop CD.
Original Release Date: 2005
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From Amazon.com: For a man who gets his biggest kicks surfing the waves and strumming his guitar on a lonely beach in native Hawaii, singer-songwriter Jack Johnson has carved out quite a remarkable career on the mainland. His 2003 album, On and On, debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 and subsequently went platinum on the back of hit single "The Horizon Has Been Defeated." The follow-up, meanwhile, seems destined to shine even brighter. The drifting chords and soft voice are still in place, only now Johnson's instinct for melody has sharpened alongside his ability to self-edit. These small concessions make third album, In Between Dreams, his most conspicuous, particularly on tracks like the three-minute relationship drama, "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing," and "Breakdown," a song he originally recorded for Handsome Boy Modeling School's White People album remade here to reveal its full stripped-down loveliness. Imagine all the coconuts it will buy.
3. Summer
Original Release Date: 1991
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From Amazon.com: George Winston has the unique ability to play bright, uplifting, yet stingingly melancholy piano, and Summer is one of the best examples of his fine work around. Somewhere between the ambient-style tone poems of Winter into Spring and the melodious charm of Autumn, Summer dances brightly, evoking images of relaxing under a tree or children playing in a field. Highlights are many and include Winston's "Lullaby," full of melody and lyrical tension; "Hummingbird," with its whirling repetitive structure, reflecting the vibrant dimension of nature during the summer season; and the fun, rambling "Corrina, Corrina." In short, this is another album of what Winston does best--underscoring the poetic moments of life through poignant, beautiful music.
1.
Sideways (Full Screen Edition)
(2004) ~
DVD
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With
Sideways, Paul Giamatti (American
Splendor,
Storytelling) has become an unlikely but
engaging romantic lead. Struggling novelist and wine connoisseur Miles (Giamatti)
takes his best friend Jack (Thomas Haden Church,
Wings) on a wine-tasting tour of
California vineyards for a kind of extended bachelor party. Almost
immediately, Jack's insatiable need to sow some wild oats before his marriage
leads them into double-dates with a rambunctious wine pourer (Sandra Oh,
Under the Tuscan Sun) and a recently
divorced waitress (Virginia Madsen,
The Hot Spot)--and Miles discovers a
little hope that he hasn't let himself feel in a long time.
Sideways is a modest but
finely tuned film; with gentle compassion, it explores the failures,
struggles, and lowered expectations of mid-life. Giamatti makes regret and
self-loathing sympathetic, almost sweet. From the director of
Election and
About Schmidt.
2.
Swimming Pool (Unrated
Version)
(2003) ~ DVD
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From Amazon.com: In terms of alluring female nudity,
Swimming Pool
shows a lot, but it's what remains concealed that gives this erotic thriller
a potent, voyeuristic charge. With his Hitchcockian handling of secrets and
lies, prolific French director François Ozon reunites with his
Under the Sand star, Charlotte Rampling,
to tell a seductive tale of murder and complicity, beginning when British
mystery novelist Sarah Morton (Rampling) seeks peace and relaxation at her
publisher's French villa, only to find his brash, sexually liberated
daughter Julie (Ludivine Sagnier) arriving shortly thereafter to disrupt her
solitary reverie. What begins as mutual annoyance turns into something more
sinister and duplicitous, alternating between Julie's predatory sex with men
and Sarah's observant, perhaps jealous fascination. These two women,
generations apart, share in Ozon's delicate dance of trust, curiosity, and
gradual understanding, until a twist ending that forces you to reevaluate
everything you've seen. Only then will the mysteries of
Swimming Pool
be fully and tantalizingly revealed.
3.
Grease (Full Screen Edition)
(1978) ~ DVD
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Riding the strange
'50s nostalgia wave that swept through America during the late 1970s (caused
by TV shows like Happy Days and films like
American Graffiti),
Grease
became not only the word in 1978, but also a box-office smash and a cultural
phenomenon. Twenty years later, this entertaining film adaptation of the
Broadway musical received another successful theatrical release, which
included visual remastering and a shiny new Dolby soundtrack. For its video
and laser disc re-release,
Grease
lovers can also now see it in the correct 2:35 to 1 Panavision aspect ratio,
and see retrospective interviews with cast members and director Randal Kleiser.
All these stylistic touches are essential to the film's success. Without the
fabulously choreographed, widescreen musical numbers; vibrant colors; and
unforgettably campy and catchy tunes (like "Greased Lightning," "Summer
Nights," and "You're the One That I Want"), the film would have to rely on a
silly, cliché-filled plot that we've seen hundreds of times. As it is, the
episodic story about the romantic dilemmas experienced by a group of
graduating high school seniors remains fresh, fun, and incredibly imaginative.
The young, animated cast also deserves a lot of credit, bringing chemistry and
energy to otherwise bland material. John Travolta, straight from his success
in
Saturday Night Fever, knows his sexual
star power and struts, swaggers, sings, and dances appropriately; while Olivia
Newton-John's portrayal of virgin innocence is the only decent acting she's
ever done. And then there's Stockard Channing, spouting sexual
double-entendres as Rizzo, the bitchy, raunchy leader of the Pink Ladies, who
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