<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Busted Halo &#187; David Nantais</title> <atom:link href="http://www.bustedhalo.com/author/david-nantais/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com</link> <description>an online magazine for spiritual seekers.</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:00:31 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Home Bittersweet Home</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/home-bittersweet-home/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/home-bittersweet-home/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:26:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Nantais</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[black hair]]></category> <category><![CDATA[christian faiths]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iraq shiites]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kurds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[media focus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oppressed minority]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=1642</guid> <description><![CDATA[I had not seen her in over 20 years but when I came across her sitting at a table in the ballroom I immediately knew it was Mrs. N. 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Before bursting into action on the big screen, however, these super heroes were ideas in the mind of comic book artist Dave Cockrum. Cockrum created these characters and a number of others in the mid-Seventies, and breathed new life [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/the-faithful-departed-dave-cockrum-1943-2006/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Wise Mann</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/wise-mann/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/wise-mann/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:01:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Nantais</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[christmas tune]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dull ache]]></category> <category><![CDATA[feminist interpretation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[god rest ye]]></category> <category><![CDATA[holiday cartoons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[holiday classics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[many young adults]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2624</guid> <description><![CDATA[More often than not, when an artist records a Christmas album it is an apocalyptic sign that  their career is rapidly spiraling downward and they are looking to capture some semblance of escaping relevance. 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Her latest release, One More Drifter in the Snow, is Christmas music [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/wise-mann/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Christ Illusion</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/christ-illusion/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/christ-illusion/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:05:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Nantais</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[billboard music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[controversial name]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crown of thorns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual seekers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[this is spinal tap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[word jihad]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=778</guid> <description><![CDATA[In recent years I have found that I do not recognize many names on the Billboard music charts.  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Barrett was a troubled soul, an amalgamation of genius and lunacy who, in the 60&#8217;s, ingested LSD like Pez candy and wrote narcotic-inspired songs that influenced thousands of musicians.  Barrett&#8217;s tenure in Pink Floyd was [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/shine-on/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>God’s Eye</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/god%e2%80%99s-eye/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/god%e2%80%99s-eye/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:16:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Nantais</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[balding man]]></category> <category><![CDATA[catholic parish]]></category> <category><![CDATA[clerical shirt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lady of fatima]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new reality show]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pastor fr]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pastor staff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ups and downs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2627</guid> <description><![CDATA[ A little over a week ago, I was able to get a first look at the pilot for a new reality show called God’s Eye that will be part of Fox’s primetime lineup this fall.  The program reveals the ups and downs of a typical American faith community by chronicling a year in the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/god%e2%80%99s-eye/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Beam Him Up</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/beam-him-up/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/beam-him-up/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:13:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Nantais</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Profiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[beam me up scotty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chief engineer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cruise ship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[international waters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[james scotty doohan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sea trek]]></category> <category><![CDATA[star trek series]]></category> <category><![CDATA[trek characters]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2626</guid> <description><![CDATA[Before I begin I need to get something out of the way. “Hello, my name is Dave and I’m a recovering Trekkie.”  Phew! It feels so good to get that off my chest. But I still need to come clean with you, though I’ve been in recovery for quite some time I must admit that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/beam-him-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Idealism Intact</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/idealism-intact/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/idealism-intact/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2005 18:30:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Nantais</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[famous faces]]></category> <category><![CDATA[g8 countries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[irish rock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[live aid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music career]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pervasive corruption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poor roads]]></category> <category><![CDATA[principal organizer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[trade practices]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2628</guid> <description><![CDATA[ &#8220;We don&#8217;t want your money—we want you!&#8221;  You&#8217;ve seen the commercials—a quick montage of famous faces imploring viewers to help eliminate poverty forever.  This marketing blitz is meant to grab our attention and focus us on a meeting that will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland on July 7th, 2005.  The leaders of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/idealism-intact/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Designer Babies</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/designer-babies/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/designer-babies/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2005 18:34:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Nantais</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adam nash]]></category> <category><![CDATA[compatible donor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[deoxyribonucleic acid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethan hawke]]></category> <category><![CDATA[genetic mutation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vitro fertilization]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2629</guid> <description><![CDATA[In 1997, Ethan Hawke starred in a little-known movie about human genetic engineering called &#8220;GATTACA.&#8221;  The title cleverly uses only the letters G, A, T, C, which stand for the four bases that make up deoxyribonucleic acid, better known as DNA.  The movie was not a huge hit, but the topic it addressed [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/designer-babies/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Forgotten Arm</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/the-forgotten-arm/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/the-forgotten-arm/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2005 18:39:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Nantais</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aimee mann]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brilliant song]]></category> <category><![CDATA[casual attitude]]></category> <category><![CDATA[desperate condition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[going through the motions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[laments]]></category> <category><![CDATA[realistic characters]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2631</guid> <description><![CDATA[ &#8220;Addiction and Grace,&#8221; the title of the Christian spiritual classic by Gerald May, is also an apt description of Aimee Mann&#8217;s latest disc, The Forgotten Arm  .  Her new collection of songs marks the fifth solo release for the former &#8217;til Tuesday front woman and the first time she&#8217;s dared to tread into [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/the-forgotten-arm/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Transcendent Tunes</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/transcendent-tunes/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/transcendent-tunes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:46:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Nantais</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[clarity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[difficult period]]></category> <category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grammys]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lyrics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[memories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[milestones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personal favorites]]></category> <category><![CDATA[respects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rhythm]]></category> <category><![CDATA[time favorites]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2633</guid> <description><![CDATA[Award show season is coming to a close. The big ones (Grammys, Tonys, Oscars) have all been distributed to this year&#8217;s winners and those of us who were not nominated for anything have had a chance to argue with one another about why our favorite stars should have won. Americans love award shows. It is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/transcendent-tunes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Motor City Masquerade</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/motor-city-masquerade/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/motor-city-masquerade/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2002 14:08:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Nantais</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bevy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bus system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gal pals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hugh hefner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[race riots]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tons of money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unemployment rates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[white flight]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=1701</guid> <description><![CDATA[Porn Stars, the Rolling Stones, violent sport and tons of money.  No, this is not a description of Donald Trump&#8217;s last birthday party.  THE SUPER BOWL IS COMING TO DETROIT! There has been a buzz in the air for months in Motown.  Detroit is preparing to play host to an estimated 100,000 visitors, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/motor-city-masquerade/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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