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January 14, 2012
A Tale Of Liberation: Feet That Never Touch The Ground
Italo Clavino: The Baron In The Trees (1957)
I was not introduced to Italo Calvino's The Baron In The Trees until nearly thirty years had passed since it was written. I read this book in the context of the first decade of the Twenty-first Century and, at least at first, I may have missed some of its true import. This book needs to be read in the same context as Allen Ginsberg's Howl in that it is an early precursor ...
I was not introduced to Italo Calvino's The Baron In The Trees until nearly thirty years had passed since it was written. I read this book in the context of the first decade of the Twenty-first Century and, at least at first, I may have missed some of its true import. This book needs to be read in the same context as Allen Ginsberg's Howl in that it is an early precursor ...
Italo Clavino: The Baron In The Trees (1957)
I was not introduced to Italo Calvino's The Baron In The Trees until nearly thirty years had passed since it was written. I read this book in the context of the first decade of the Twenty-first Century and, at least at first, I may have missed some of its true import. This book needs to be read in the same context as Allen Ginsberg's Howl in that it is an early precursor to the youth rebellion of the 1960s. This ...
January 5, 2012
How To Survive A Plague: Why We Must Remember The Activism Of The HIV Epidemic
The disease started to infect heterosexuals including children. A national paranoia developed as...
December 31, 2011
The Destruction Of Monet's Water Lilies – The Harm Of Private Art Ownership
In 1915, any sense of romanticism regarding the Great War had disappeared from the minds of...
December 29, 2011
Don't Make Our Children Fight For Our Freedom Alone
The holiday season here is nearing a close. Millions of American children are already ignoring the many gifts that they received for Christmas. Young people everywhere are texting each other making plans for New Year's Eve. It has been a great year for the consumer establishment — the best retail year since 2008, unless, of course, you work for K-Mart or Sears.
Life is about to break out of its repose here in America and return its attention to high ...
Life is about to break out of its repose here in America and return its attention to high ...
Don't Make Your Children Fight For Your Freedom Alone
The holiday season here is nearing a close. Millions of American children are already ignoring the...
December 23, 2011
The Meaning Of Christmas To This Thankful Buddhist
Over two thousand years ago, a baby was born who was raised to care about his people. He lived at...
December 22, 2011
This Is My Daughter, This Is Your Daughter: Egypt's Blue-Bra Girl
I have daughters. I demand freedom. I will not be a slave nor will I stand idly by for a single moment while ignorant animals of power abuse the innocent. I am a warrior by nature. I have a voice and I have a fist.
Many people want to know why an entrepreneur, lawyer and father with children to get through college took several months out of his life to write The Lotus Blossom. The answer is plain. It is ...
Many people want to know why an entrepreneur, lawyer and father with children to get through college took several months out of his life to write The Lotus Blossom. The answer is plain. It is ...
November 19, 2011
Calm In Conflict: Are Women Truly Prepared For The Competitive Business World?
My daughter took her first martial arts lesson when she was four. She had no choice. I was the children's instructor at our dojo. Both my daughter and my son spent their Saturday mornings hurling other children around a padded canvas mat, learning to meditate and how to stay calm in the face of threat. I mostly taught these skills as games rather than some pseudo-Ninja-Turtle drama. This has been an important part of their upbringing. My daughter will ...
