Everyone says it’s a small world but sometimes the coincidences that occur as you travel to distant places are just plain weird.
My Private Sudan: Part I
A helicopter pilot working in Sudan argues the scorched earth policy Western media attributed to an oil company should have been called fiction, not fact.
Joshua Klein on the Intelligence of Crows
Hacker and writer Joshua Klein is fascinated by crows. (Notice the gleam of intelligence in their little black eyes?) After a long amateur study of corvid behavior, he’s come up with an elegant machine that may form a new bond between animal and human. – from TED.COM I absolutely love this piece. Crows are highly […]
Creating with the Wild Will: Conscious Self-Expression
The impulse to create is so strong within all life that it must find expression, and as humans we have the choice to create intentionally or to create passively. Wild Will is choice in action.
Admit It. You Don’t Want to See the Truth.
In the film A Few Good Men, Jack Nicholson shouts at Tom Cruise, at a courtroom full of people, and at all of us really, “You can’t handle the truth!” But maybe we can. Nathan Thompson explores how we hide from ourselves and the benefits of seeing through the illusion.
Olympic Gold Medals for Everyone!
Sarah’s top five reasons she will never win a gold medal in anything.
Ashes and Snow Stills the Craziness and Stirs the Human Spirit
The spellbinding film Ashes and Snow was born out of Gregory Colbert’s journeys to India, Egypt, Burma and Kenya. He photographed more than 40 species — including a whale, an orangutan, a manatee and elephants — to create what critics call “a 21st-century bestiary.
It’s Never Too Late to Embrace Our Passions
I don’t believe that our gifts have an expiry date. Clearly, as we get older, it is more difficult. Sadly, most of us consider the idea of re-engaging our gifts or our passions as impractical. It doesn’t need to be that way!
Pump Up The Dork
Some harmless YouTube video viewing brings back one nerd’s painful junior high memories — including bad hair, unfortunate clothing, and Mariah Carey.
Awkward Beginnings
As blogger Hippy Urban Girl discovers, an awkward beginning does not mean an awkward outcome. Sometimes you just have to take a chance.