Review: Mission Playground.

By Todd Mayville on Apr 26, 2009

Cool, eco-friendly intent and mission statement? Check. Cool, eco-friendly clothing? Check. Cool, eco-friendly manufacturing source? Well...hmmm. Mission Playground is one of those companies I want to completely and totally love.  The organic cotton t…

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Stylee green shoes for under $30? Payless Zoe & Zac w/ Summer Rayne Oakes.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Apr 20, 2009

We've reported on Summer Rayne Oakes' partnership with Payless on their eco, green Zoe & Zac line. Click here for video. I'm not sure what the Zac stands for, as there aren't any mens…

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The Seventh Sign of Hell: Dalai Lama barred from Peace Conference.

By elephantjournal.com on Apr 4, 2009

Apparently winning the Nobel Peace Prize is no longer enough to give you street cred.  So why has the Dalai Lama been banned? After all, ain't he everyone's favorite "simple monk" who's been advocating a…

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The Incredible Dalai Lama…finally gets mad.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 16, 2009

It takes a lot to make the Dalai Lama mad. He's humble, a "simple monk," he'd rather bow and smile than puff up and pontifcate...he's played ball with the Chinese, who took over Tibet…

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Book Review: Zen Baggage: a pilgrimage to China (Bill Porter)

By Todd Mayville on Mar 13, 2009

This insightful and often humorous account offers glimpses into China's history not generally found in textbooks.  Porter's engaging style and voice draws the reader in and maintains a high level of interest throughout the…

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China continues to clamp down; anniversary of Tibetan protests is tomorrow morning. Worse, they shut down Oasis concert.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Mar 9, 2009

Chinese suppression of all things Tibetan (except tourism) knows no end. They've started a widespread campaign to crackdown on Tibetans—those vicious evil Buddhist peace-loving nomads. Update re China's Tibet clamp down via NY Times: The…

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A Response to Time Magazine’s “Pain of Tibet” Article.

By Reverend Danny Fisher on Mar 8, 2009

In the most recent issue of Time Magazine, Beijing-based writer Simon Elegant reflects on His Holiness the Dalai Lama's flagging attempts to negotiate with China in a piece entitled "The Pain of Tibet".  The author notes…

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Should the Karmapa succeed the Dalai Lama? Newsweek.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 23, 2009

I wish mainstream American media (Newsweek, in this case) would stop calling Buddhist teachers gods and living deities. They're not. Get out of your Judeo-Christian box, take off your theistic goggles, and learn the…

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The US: Human Rights good, Money better. Hillary Clinton, China, Tibet.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 21, 2009

Big surprise—while we may have got ourself some Change we Can Believe In, we're not gonna let that get in the way of shipping cheap plastic crap back and forth halfway across the world…

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Rick Mercer celebrates the Chinese New Year. Video.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Feb 16, 2009

In 1985, or something, my parents' Buddhist teacher, Chogyam Trungpa, decided to move the HQ or 'capitol' of his American Buddhist community to Canada. Halifax, to be exact. Within a few years, my mom…

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Chinese Authorities in Tibet Have Launched a 42-Day “Strike Hard” Campaign.

By Reverend Danny Fisher on Jan 28, 2009

[A photo from the protests in Rebkong, Tibet, March 2008.  Image via FreeTibet.org.] Earlier this week, Radio Free Asia reported that Chinese authorities in Tibet had launched "a 42-day 'strike hard' campaign in the Himalayan region,…

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KAYU Bamboo Sunglasses: Look Cool, Support Sustainability, Give the Gift of Sight.

By Lindsey Wolf on Nov 10, 2008

In wearing KAYU sunglasses, you don’t need to make an appearance on ecorazzi to feel like an eco-minded star. Designer Jamie Lim’s shades are created with sustainability and social awareness in mind. The bold…

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Book review: The Way of the Buddha: The Illustrated Dhammapada

By Todd Mayville on Sep 29, 2008

This book from Harry N. Abrams books, is an absolutely gorgeous presentation of the complete text of F. Max Muller's 1881 translation of the Pali text. It's accompanied by illustrations from the Rubin Museum…

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Mao, Stalin, Hitler: they’re back in style. [NYT]

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Aug 16, 2008

With Russia strolling about Georgia, Zimbabwe going nuts, Bush detaining POWs off our territory so they won't be allowed basic America rights to trial, and China celebrating repression, censorship and genocide with the world's…

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Barack Smackdown: “This is serious business. Instead of running ads about Britney & Paris, they should go talk to some energy experts.”

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Aug 9, 2008

I'm 34. I can hardly remember Reagan, or Bush the First, and I don't try too hard. I liked President Clinton, but that man made more missteps than you can count. I didn't like…

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Candle4Tibet, Phill Bartell & Olympic protests: China’s headache persists.

By Todd Mayville on Aug 8, 2008

In case you missed it, the Candle4Tibet light protest was last night at the Boulder County Courthouse on Pearl St. The ceremony was one of hundreds worldwide, and the pace of the protests hasn’t…

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Nicholas D. Kristof’s Plan for a Freeish Tibet Actually Makes Sense.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Aug 8, 2008

Read and cross your fingers—it's something that might make both sides happy, imagine! Excerpt: Tibet is one of the major shadows over the Olympics and over China’s rise as a great power, sullying its…

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tibet108@hotmail.com? Bill Gates says no dice.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Aug 8, 2008

Here's the article. No, not there, here. Read the comments—they're almost better.…

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Red Olympics Torch Relay ends with a Final, Brave, Futile (?) Protest.

By elephantjournal.com on Aug 6, 2008

Bird’s Nest Banner Action - Aug. 6, 2008    BBC reports that four foreignershave been arrested in Beijing for scaling 120-foot light poles and unfurling 140 square foot pro-Tibet banners outside the Bird’s Nest stadium during…

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Bjork “breaks Chinese law.” Tibet, Tibet! Won’t be invited to sing @ Chinese Olympics.

By Waylon Lewis, elephantjournal.com on Aug 3, 2008

She starred at 2004's Olympics in Athens: …

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