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Waiting for Armageddon

How is literal belief in Biblical prophesy applied to modern life? A new documentary, "Waiting for Armageddon," explores America’s 50-million-member Evangelical Christian community, and how it shapes U.S. society and politics. David Heilbroner and Kate Davis are the film’s directors.

Event:
"Waiting for Armageddon" will be shown at the New York Jewish Film Festival
Jan. 28 at 2:00 PM and Jan. 29 at 8:30 PM
Walter Reade Theatre at Lincoln Center
Tickets and more info here

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Food for the Year of the Ox

We mark the start of the Year of the Ox! Ed Schoenfeld, whom Gourmet magazine has called the “curator of Chinese food in America,” explains the foods that are traditionally eaten at Chinese New Year.

Weigh in: What are your family food traditions for celebrating the Chinese New Year?

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The Bush Years: Then and Now

We look at the ways that America has changed since President Bush took office in 2000 - from the price of gold, to the hours of video games played per person per year. Timothy Lavin's article in the Atlantic is Then and Now.

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A Case for Big Government

In Barack Obama’s inaugural speech, he said "the question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works." Jeff Madrick, author of The Case for Big Government, argues that in the current financial crisis, big government is the most effective way to regulate the economy.

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