No albino priests were killed, no bizarre rituals performed; an uncle and niece just took a look at what has been hidden in plain sight.
Meditations on a Bodhisattva With a Thousand Arms
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara teaches us to be open to the pain of others in order to better serve the needs of others.
The bodhisattva has one pair of hands at rest. One pair of hands is praying. 500 pairs of hands are acting in coordination with 500 pairs of eyes. This is a lacquered wood statue of the Thousand-armed and Thousand-eyed Avalokiteshvara, from the 17th century, and it is on display at the Vietnam National Fine Arts…
Desire, Confidence and Focus – The Three Components to a Successful Endeavor
If you wanna be a rock and roll star you have to want this badly, you have to believe you can do this and you need to do meaningful woodshedding.
If you wanna be a rock and roll star you have to want this badly, you have to believe you can do this and you need to do meaningful woodshedding.
Joan Miró: The Poetry of Everyday Life
Miró had a sorcerer’s ability to turn the mundane in our lives into a golden source of magical engagement.
Miró had a sorcerer’s ability to turn the mundane in our lives into a golden source of magical engagement.
Cynthia Polsky: Here Comes the Sun
Polsky chose to be inspired by techniques and colors she discovered in Asia and not which were chosen to appeal to the market by male art dealers in Manhattan.
Polsky chose to be inspired by techniques and colors she discovered in Asia and not which were chosen to appeal to the market by male art dealers in Manhattan.
Hong Kong Is Still Hong Kong
The art of Stephen Wong Chun Hei and Chow Chun Fai shows that despite everything, Honk Kong is still Hong Kong.
The art of Stephen Wong Chun Hei and Chow Chun Fai shows that despite everything, Honk Kong is still Hong Kong.
Jesus With a Whip and His Enlightening Anger Issues
Are we moving beyond anger as a motivating force for change and allowing it to become a force for destruction?
Are we moving beyond anger as a motivating force for change and allowing it to become a force for destruction?
Chicago’s Mayoral Candidates Are Silent About Desegregation Plans for the City
If Chicago became racially integrated, most of its social problems would disappear.
If Chicago became racially integrated, most of its social problems would disappear.
Anger Management for Men, a Talk With Aaron Karmin
The feeling of anger isn’t the issue, the behaviors of anger are what cause problems.
The feeling of anger isn’t the issue, the behaviors of anger are what cause problems.
Gender Equity Will Change the Values and Structures of the World, Or…
Are we now inadvertently encouraging young women to adopt male values that corrupted the world?
Are we now inadvertently encouraging young women to adopt male values that corrupted the world?
Kirk Hayes at Sean Horton Gallery, New York
An artist innovatively uses the trompe-l'œil technique to reveal our capacity to endure suffering while still living lives of joy and compassion.
An artist innovatively uses the trompe-l’œil technique to reveal our capacity to endure suffering while still living lives of joy and compassion.
Research Toward Radical Educational Reform in the USA
Wealth created by our entire society should be shared by our entire society – this will end inequalities of opportunity.
Wealth created by our entire society should be shared by our entire society – this will end inequalities of opportunity.
Hansel and Gretel as a Delicious Treat
Artist Lu Pingyuan shows how easily the sweetening of horrible history becomes the saccharine basis of spiritual allegory.
Artist Lu Pingyuan shows how easily the sweetening of horrible history becomes the saccharine basis of spiritual allegory.
From Blood and Iron to Zombie Formalism: What Happened to German Football?
There were historical and social reasons for Germany’s amazing football success which no longer exist and fans of the national team should reassess their expectations.
There were historical and social reasons for Germany’s amazing football success which no longer exist and fans of the national team should reassess their expectations.
If It Didn’t Happen, Why Is It in My Holy Book?
In our culture war, we are to either interpret the Bible literally or throw it away completely; yet, there is another possibility.
In our culture war, we are to either interpret the Bible literally or throw it away completely; yet, there is another possibility.
Revisiting One of America’s Most Bizarre (but Effective) Censorship Campaigns
Below is a brief selection of now classic films which were judged to contribute to the moral deterioration of the USA.
Below is a brief selection of now classic films which were judged to contribute to the moral deterioration of the USA.