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“Imaginary Heroes“
In this 2004 film when a family’s son commits suicide, they learn to live with his loss- and with each other“Imaginary Heroes” is director Dan Harris’s 2004 film about a family’s struggle to cope with the suicide of its youngest son. Each of the film’s characters brings a very real, complicated response to the table: there’s the mother Sandy (played by Sigourney Weaver, who truly steals the show) who self-medicates with marijuana and her husband,…
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What Does Genocide Look Like Through the Eyes of a Killer?
How death squad leader Anwar Congo views his role in the Indonesian killings of 1965Life was brutal for many Indonesians in the mid-1960s, unless you happened to be a gangster selling movie tickets on the black market. They also extorted money from Chinese people living in the area. When they could not pay, they were killed. This is how Anwar Congo got his start as one of the most…
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Why Does It Seem Like Everyone Has Cancer?
George Johnson, a former New York Times editor and reporter, analyzes why it seems likes everyone has cancerIn a recent article in the Sunday Review section of The New York Times, former editor and reporter George Johnson reflected on how “when the government publishes its Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, it is followed by a familiar lament” that “we are losing the war against cancer.” For the longest…
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“All My Love”
These hard rock titans pay an unexpected tribute to the sudden death of a child in this haunting memorial songWhen you hear the name “Led Zeppelin,” you probably think of John Bonham’s thundering drums, Jimmy Page’s dirty, crunchy guitar riffs and Robert Plant’s howling vocals. They’re best-known for singing about sex, drugs and hobbits. But this group has a softer side, which they showcase beautifully on “All My Love.” The simple chorus resonates over…
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Teixobactin: Giving “Superbugs” a Run for Their Money?
A new antibiotic shows promising results in the fight against drug-resistant bacteriaThe term “superbug” refers to any form of drug-resistant bacteria, the presence of which has become increasingly worrisome in the United States. In a recent article, TIME reported that “at least 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths” occur in the US due to superbugs. Yet the same article hails the potential of a new antibiotic:…
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of loveBee Mine Forever! It’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death. The project’s origins take us to 2005: the moment Page Hodel encountered Madalene Rodriguez and fell “instantly, dizzyingly in love with her.” The couple’s…
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Steady On: The USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu
Reflecting on the deaths of Pearl Harbor“I saw how easy, how fast, it is to die,” says Army veteran Edward Davis on the atmosphere of one of history’s most tragic dates, December 7th, 1941 : the attack on Pearl Harbor. Close to 2,400 people lost their lives that day. “It’s something that can haunt you [and that] I never forgot,” he…
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