Food for the Soul: 500 years of Raphael in Rome
Raphael. Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. (1513) The Louvre. Courtesy of Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome April 6, 2020 markes a 500 year anniversary of passing of one the most beloved artists. A huge Raphael exhibition at the Scuderia del Quirinale in Rome could only open in March for few days before the whole of Italy went…
Food for the Soul: 500 years of Raphael in Rome
Raphael Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. 1513. The Louvre. Courtesy of Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome
April 6, 2020 marks a 500 years anniversary of passing of one of the most beloved artists. A…
Hero of the Week: April 6, 2020 – Dr. Thomas Cowan
Biography:
Dr. Thomas Cowan is a long-time holistic physician living and practicing in San Francisco who specializes in helping people heal through diet and natural medicines. His book How (and…
Let’s Go to the Movies: April 6, 2020: The Shock Doctrine
[2009] Documentary by Naomi Klein
The shock doctrine is a theory for explaining the way that force, stealth and crisis are used in implementing neoliberal economic policies such as privatizati…
Catherine’s Money & Markets Report: April 9, 2020
Theme:
Global Shock Doctrine
1st Quarter 2020 Wrap Up – News Trends & Stories, Part I with Dr. Joseph P. Farrell
“Driving through New Jersey, Nitze [asked] Dillon if he thought the market decline an omen of hard times ahead . . . . Dillon thought for a few minutes and replied, ‘I think it presages t…
Beethoven, Sinfonía Nº 3 “Heroica”. Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
March 20, 2020
Beethoven, Sinfonía Nº 2. Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
March 6, 2020
Beethoven, Sinfonía Nº 1. Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
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Catherine’s Money & Markets Report: April 2, 2020
Theme:
Welcome to Earth – We are Pretending to be Closed. Don’t Ask Why. Big Fight.
Background – The Great Poisoning
What is Happening: Health, Economy, Geopolitics
Future Scenarios + Go…
The Creation of a False Epidemic with Jon Rappoport – Parts I – III
“A step‐op is one in which the bad guys keep going, one intrusion after another. It isn’t just West Nile, it’s West Nile, then SARS, then Bird Flu, then Swine Flu. It”s all one package, with the id…
Part I: Trends We Track
Every day, we post links to stories in our News Trends & Stories section. Analyzing this flow provides intelligence about the deeper news. Here are […]
Quote-Du-Jour
Writing on his Facebook page, Rev. Jerome Zeiler, O.P. (’00), offers the following poignant dialogue about some of the many ways Our Lord is at work during this time of ubiquitous closures and social …
Template for Letter to Public Officials Regarding Stay-at-Home Orders March 2020
[CAF Note: One of our subscribers wrote a letter to their County Commissioners asking them to explain their decision. I asked permission to include a template here for others who would like to wri…
Let’s Go to the Movies: April 2, 2020 – Take Back Your Power 2017
This award-winning film documents the real story on smart meters.
SYNOPSIS: The award-winning documentary TAKE BACK YOUR POWER 2017 uncovers the shocking story behind why hundreds of local go…
Hero of the Week: April 2, 2020 – Boyan Slat and Ocean Cleanup
Boyan Slat on Wikipedia
Sailors clean a beach in Diego Garcia.
DIEGO GARCIA (Sept. 14, 2012) Service members and residents of Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, clean up trash at…
1st Quarter 2020 Wrap Up: The Real Deal on Going Local – The Final Mile with Patrick M. Wood
“After being sued by 38 states, Google admitted last March that its weird-looking cars outfitted with roof cameras facing four directions were not just taking pictures; they were collecti…
Susan Boyle – Unchained Melody
Related reading:
Susan Boyle on Wikipedia
Susan Boyle Webpage
Comment on FASAB 56 in January 2019
[CAF Note: Because I think the risks of a cut-and-run under the air cover of the current plandemic are high, I wanted to publish this comment I made to a colleague in January 2019 who was asking a…
Let’s Go to the Movies: March 23, 2020 – War Room (film)
With great jobs, a beautiful daughter, and a dream house, the Jordans seem to have it all. Appearances can be deceiving, however, as husband Tony flirts with temptation and wife Elizabeth becomes…
Book Review: The American Trap by Frédéric Pierucci, with Matthieu Aron
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubt…
Fear Not with Thomas Meyer
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“Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless th…
Beethoven, Sinfonía Nº 2. Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
March 6, 2020
Beethoven, Sinfonía Nº 1. Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
Related reading:
Symphony No. 2 (Beethoven) on Wikipedia
Ludwig van Beethoven on Wikipedia
Chris…
Food for the Soul: At home
Food for the Soul will now be adding a dedicated mini-site to bring you all the culture stories in one place
By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout
The world has just hunkered down to wait out the vi…
Food for the Soul: at home
Food for the Soul will now be adding a dedicated mini-site to bring you all the culture stories in one place By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout The world has just hunkered down to wait out the virus. Everything has ground to a sudden halt: going to work or school, dining out or seeing…
The First Day of Spring in 2020
There are two equinoxes every year, in March and September, when the Sun shines directly on the equator, and the length of night and day are nearly equal.
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March equinox on Wikiped…
Solari Special Report: VAXXED II: The People’s Truth with Polly Tommey
Interview Resources:
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“Th…
Special Solari Report: Vaccinations: From Childhood Diseases to the Flu?
Standard vaccinations recommended by the Standing Committee on Vaccination in Germany (STIKO): against rotavirus in the 6th week of life and in the 2nd and 3rd month of life; against diphtheria, tetan…
Let’s Go to the Movies: March 16, 2020 – Maiden
An inspiring documentary about Tracy Edwards and the first all-female crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World Race, a grueling yachting competition that covers 33,000 miles and lasts nin…
Hero of the Week: March 19, 2020 – Mats Järlström
Mats Järlström
Oregon Engineer Makes History with New Traffic Light Timing Formula
Quick summary: when someone is making a right-turn, and the light has changed to yellow, they do not have suffi…
About
Nina Heyn is Your Culture Scout – the author of the Food for the Soul column, podcast chats about art and the book Women in Art: Artists, Models and Those Who Made It Happen. Drawing on her previous careers as a long-time Hollywood studio publicist, a film writer and a corporate executive, Nina’s goal is to tell…
Movies & TV
Search for:SearchFood for the Soul – Streaming on Vacation 2024August 28, 2024Food for the Soul: Dune: Part TwoMarch 14, 2024Food for the Soul: Mystery Shows for Winter NightsJanuary 4, 2024F…
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Women & Art
In ages past, women have always had a hard path towards even becoming an artist, much less being recognized as one. By late 1500, some of them, like an Italian painter Sofonisba Anguissola, have achieved enough recognition to live as a professional, commissioned artist. However, even some as famous as Sofonisba (Anthony van Dyck sought…
Catherine’s Money & Markets Report: March 19, 2020
Theme:
Going to the Mattresses – Bailouts, Online Lives & the True Costs of Shutdown
Across the Great Divide – Kelly Hunt
Related reading:
Kelly Hunt on Wikipedia
Kelly Hunt Web Page
Food for the Soul: Frida Kahlo – Women Painters Series 3
An exhibition was planned in San Francisco to showcase Frida Kahlo’s personal life through personal mementos locked up for 50 years in Casa Azul
By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout
Worldwide we ar…
Food for the Soul: Frida Kahlo – Women Artists Series 3
An exhibition was planned in San Francisco to showcase Frida Kahlo’s personal life through personal mementos locked up for 50 years in Casa Azul. By Nina Heyn — Your Culture Scout Worldwide, we are all hunkering down at home to wait out the pandemic. The same as cinema-going and dining with friends at restaurants, museum-going…
Let’s Go to the Movies: March 12, 2020 – Vaxxed II: The People’s Truth
In 2016, a media firestorm erupted when Tribeca Film Festival abruptly censored its documentary selection, VAXXED: FROM COVER-UP TO CATASTROPHE, amid pressure from pro-pharmaceutical interests.
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Hero of the Week: March 12, 2020 – Former President Of Microsoft Canada, Frank Clegg
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Microsoft Canada
The Nuremberg Principles with Amy Benjamin
"I don't mind if after the job is done you put me in front of a Nuremberg Trial and then jail me for life. Hang me if you want, as a war criminal. What you don't understand…
Catherine’s Money & Markets Report: March 12, 2020
Theme:
Stay Calm and Do the Math
Almost all narratives failing across the boardPlandemic: Get rid/control TrumpWar with IranInflation and debt spiral – Keep central banks in the gameExten…
Beethoven, Sinfonía Nº 1. Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
Related reading:
Ludwig van Beethoven on Wikipedia
Christian Thielemann on Wikipedia
Sinfonía n.º 1 (Beethoven) on Wikipedia
Vienna Philharmonic on Wikipedia
Coronavirus, Epidemics, and Vaccine Terrorism with Jon Rappoport
For Jon and Catherine’s subsequent series, The Creation of a False Epidemic, Click Here.
"On big screens all over the country, you can put up movies depicting people being torn…
You’re Invited! Dr. Skidmore’s Mission to Uganda
[CAF Note: When I heard about Dr. Skidmore’s trip to Uganda this coming June, I asked him for permission to invite support for their mission trip. Solari is sending a contribution and I know many…
Audios
Playlist Women in Art at the Barnes with Nina Heyn and Ulrike Granögger – May 10th, 2024 (59:29) Lessons from Vermeer with Nina Heyn and Ricardo Oskam, Part 2 – June 1st, 2023 (1:04:51) Lessons from Vermeer with Nina Heyn and Ricardo Oskam – May 4th, 2023 (57:55) Episode 15: Traveling…. While Streaming – December…
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The Solari Wellness Series: Changing our Lives with Epigenetics with Charan Surdhar
Changing our Lives with Epigenetics with Charan Surdhar – March 5, 2020 Hardly a day goes by without getting a message in my inbox warning […]
Food for the Soul
To Come
March 1, 2020: Coast to Coast Interview
News Segment Guests: Catherine Austin Fitts
Topic: Economy Update
Coast to Coast.
Hero of the Week: March 5, 2020 – You Are!
Keep doing a great job at dealing with a challenging world!
Let’s Go to the Movies: March 5, 2020 – Bursting the Bubble on Genes by Charan Surdhar
Do you believe that you have an influence over your biology? – Or do you believe that you are just a victim to your genes? – If you are open to the possibility of having unlimited influence ov…
Wellness Series – Changing our Lives with Epigenetics with Charan Surdhar
“Become Nothing, and he will turn you into Everything.” ~ Rumi
By Brigitte Mouchet
Hardly a day goes by without getting a message in my inbox warning me about the dangers of this or…
Food for the Soul: Michelangelo – Mind of the Master
Sweat and toil of the master who never wanted you to see it
By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout
Michelangelo Buonarotti. Head of a Child with a Cloak around the Head. Mid-1520’s. Collection and…
Food for the Soul: Michelangelo – Mind of the Master
Sweat and toil of the master who never wanted you to see it By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout Michelangelo Buonarotti. Head of a Child with a Cloak around the Head. Mid-1520’s. Collection and photo credit: Teylers Museum, Haarlem.The Netherlands. Courtesy of the Getty Museum Most of the time, on order to experience Michelangelo’s…
Eva Cassidy – Imagine
Related reading:
Eva Cassidy on Wikipedia
Eva Cassid Web Site
Let’s Go to the Movies: February 27, 2020 – The Pharmacist
After his son’s tragic death, a Louisiana pharmacist goes to extremes to expose the rampant corruption behind the opioid addiction crisis.
The efforts of Dan, a small-town pharmacist in Louisiana t…
Special Solari Report: Vaccine Mandates with Mary Holland, J.D.
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“Once I learned about the…
Hero of the Week: February 27, 2020 – Professor Andrew Parker
Students: “We demand the school sell its stock in fossil fuels. Professor: I can’t do that, but I’ll turn off the gas heating for you.”
Professor Andrew Parker, from the University of Oxford, t…
Jessye Norman sings Richard Wagner’s Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
From Wikimedia Commons:
“Liebestod” (German for “love death”) is the title of the final, dramatic music from the 1859 opera Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner. It is the climactic end of…
Catherine’s Money & Markets Report: March 5, 2020
Theme:
Dancing Amidst the Terror Game:
Nasrudin and the Plague
He was on his way to Baghdad when he met Nasrudin. This one asked him:
– Where are you going?
The Plague replied:
-…
Donations Year to Date
Uganda Orphanage Support You’re Invited! Dr. Skidmore’s Mission to Uganda Welcome Home Africa Vaxxed II: Donation TN Fire Arms Association World Historical Timelines Index Board […]
Equities
S&P 500 (SCHX) U.S. Small Caps (SCHA), U.S. Mid Caps (SCHM), U.S. Large Caps (SCHX) U.S. Aerospace & Defense (ITA) Consumer Discretionary (XLY) Consumer Staples […]
Commodities
Crude Oil (OILNF) Russia (RSX), Crude Oil (OILNF) Gold (GLD), Silver (SLV) Mining (GDX), Junior Mining (GDXJ) Commodities Index (CRB) Baltic Dry Index
Fixed Income
U.S. Dollar Index Fixed Income U.S. Bond Aggregate (AGG), High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) 5-7yr. Treasury ETF (IEF), 20 yr. + Treasury ETF (TLT)
Rambus Blockbuster Chartology
By Catherine Austin Fitts My “go to” website for technical analysis of precious metals, the US dollar & the US stock market is Rambus Chartology, […]
Financial Markets
Table of Contents Fixed Income Commodities Equities
Part II: Take Action, Unanswered Questions, & Inspiration
TAKE ACTION Support Great Leadership Our lives are full of heroes—let’s redouble our efforts in 2020 to support them and watch their back! Great Actions […]
Part II: Top Ten Stories
~ Part II includes our stories for Culture, Science and Technology, Space, and Food and Health ~ Culture Story #11: Plandemic Economics: Art, Culture, Music, […]
Part I: Top Ten Stories
"Both economies, the United States' and China's, continue to struggle—trapped in antiquated growth models that are not delivering the prosperity that politicians and leaders continue […]
Part II: Trends We Track
CULTURE I. A Commitment to a Human Culture A. Food for the Soul B. A Commitment to Transparency II. Mind Control and Sovereignty III. Morphogenic […]
Movies and Documentaries
REAL DEAL MOVIES (for 2020 WRAP UP) FEATURE FILMS AND TV SHOWS: YELLOWSTONE (2018-) An award-winning TV show, currently in the 3rd season, is a […]
The Power Hour: February 17, 2020 – Interview with Catherine Austin Fitts
Catherine Austin Fitts, founder and president of the Solari Report will joins The Power Hour to give us a briefing on what is currently on her radar concerning Take Action 2020.
February 17, 2…
Hero of the Week: February 20, 2020 – Peter Roger Breggin
Breggin is the author of many books critical of psychiatric medication, including Toxic Psychiatry, Talking Back to Prozac, and Talking Back to Ritalin. His most recent book, Brain-Disabling Trea…
Let’s Go to the Movies: February 20, 2020 – The Biggest Little Farm
I will review The Biggest Little Farm about filmmaker John Chester and Chef Molly Chester who decided to leave their apartment in Los Angeles with their dog Todd and become farmers by starting Apr…
Your Mortgage: Avoiding Servicing Risks with Marie McDonnell
“The right of the People to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated….” ~ From the Sixth Article, U….
Catherine’s Money & Markets Report: February 20, 2020
Theme:
The Fog and Friction of War
Stories:
Coronavirus Update
Stampeding Vaccines: Mandate in China
Locusts Come to China
The Chinese Banks & the Impact of Quarantine on the Ch…
Christy Moore – Ride On
Related reading:
Christy Moore on Wikipedia
Christy Moore Website
Food for the Soul in 2020 – Celebrating Art, Music and Culture
Like last year, we will be drawing your attention to some cultural highlights in art, culture and entertainment. In the coming months, Nina Heyn will […]
Food for the Soul: Adventures of the Ghent Altar
The Ghent Altar or An Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. Inside panels. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
The most stolen artwork ever has been restored to its original glory
By Nina …
Food for the Soul: Adventures of the Ghent Altar
The Ghent Altar or An Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. Inside panels. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. The most stolen artwork ever has been restored to its original glory By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout When brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck started painting panels of a commissioned altar some time in 1420’s…
Let’s Go to the Movies: February 13, 2020 – The Russian Five
This fascinating documentary tells the true story of Russian immigrants who became American heroes, ice hockey teammates who became family, and the scrappy, resilient city of Detroit–together…
Catherine’s Money & Markets Report: February 13, 2020
Theme:
Guard Your Heart…and The Chicken Heart that Ate Up NYC
Stories:
Unanswered questions about Professor Lieber – can we solve the mystery?
Coronavirus: Latest statistics and econ…
The Emerging Multipolar World with the Saker – U.S.-Iran Relations
"You know, macroeconomics can be likened to a large animal. An elephant or rhinoceros. It may long stay patient, pestered by flies, mosquitos and birds. Such a giant is too lazy to…
Elizabeth Sombart: The Art Of Chopin – Piano Concerto No2 in Fm, Larghetto
Related reading:
Frédéric Chopin on Wikipedia
Elizabeth Sombart on Wikipedia
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on Wikipedia
Conductor Pierre Vallet
Let’s Go to the Movies: February 03, 2020 – Mr. Sunshine
Mr. Sunshine tells a love story set in Hanseong (Seoul) in the early 1900s as Koreans fight for independence amid a series of wars and invasions.
In 1905, a Korean-American U.S. marine officer…
Hero of the Week: February 03, 2020 – Josh del Sol and The Irregulators
IRREGULATORS v FCC: Oral Arguments, January 17th, 2020. On April 15th, 2019, the IRREGULATORS filed a challenge of an FCC decision with the DC Court of Appeals and this case exposes one of the largest…
February 02, 2020 – USA Watchdog – Interview with Catherine Austin Fitts
Investment advisor and former Assistant Secretary of Housing Catherine Austin Fitts says she is less worried about the coronavirus and more worried about what happens to China’s economy. Fitts exp…
Unpacking Astonishing Financial Fraud with Lucy Komisar
“I don’t think a tough question is disrespectful.” ~ Helen Thomas
By Catherine Austin Fitts
Lucy Komisar is an investigative reporter—she publishes The Komisar Scoop. Lucy is…