Films illuminate supply chain costs in modern cinema
Washington Post critic notes a wave of films and documentaries examine the social costs of global supply chains from labor to the environment. Projects like Blood Diamond Black Gold and Wal Mart The High Cost of a Low Price push viewers to rethink where products come from and how choices impact workers and ecosystems.
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Baltimore
Ruxton
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Zwick
Africa
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Verite
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Three UI writers win 2006 Whiting Awards in poetry fiction nonfiction
UI alum Charles D'Ambrosio Suji Kwock Kim and Yiyun Li are among ten recipients of the 2006 Whiting Writers Awards worth 40000 each. The awards honor promising writers in poetry fiction nonfiction and drama and often predict future major prizes.
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Iowa City
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UI Writers’ Workshop
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Yiyun Li
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Dead Fish Museum
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Warhol exhibit tours offered at Czech and Slovak Museum
The National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids will host two guided gallery tours of Works by Warhol from the Cochran Collection. Tours start at 2 p.m. on Saturday December 16 and December 21 in Hruska Grand Hall. Free for members, or included with gallery admission. Call (319) 362-8500 or visit www.ncsml.org for details.
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Campus and City Movie Showings Snapshot
Local listings show multiple theaters in Campuses 3 Sycamore Iowa City Coral Ridge and Buoy Theater with screenings for The Departed The Holiday Blood Diamond Unaccompanied Minors Apocalypto The Nativity Story Deja Vu Casino Royale Happy Feet The Queen Deck the Halls Stranger Than Fiction The Santa Clause 3 Flushed Away Van Wilder Deux Jesus Camp Metropolis evenings across noon and night slots.
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