elephantjournal.com eco reviews: Gaiam Bamboo Bath / Shower Caddy.
by Waylon Lewis on Nov 3, 2009
Love this. Elegant, water-resistant (I keep mine out of direct spray, on back end of my clawfoot bath shower ring, so it stay relatively dry) and, at the risk of hyperbole, I can credit this thing with transforming my shower experience. It ably holds shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrush (even has a handy slot for one), [...]
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Chic Vegan Boots. “Look fierce without being cruel.”
by elephantjournal dotcom on Oct 27, 2009
Vegan Chic is making it easy for both animal lovers and the general public to enjoy fashion-forward boots, shoes, bags and accessories. When I first landed on the website, I was truly excited to have been turned onto this cool and consumer-conscious shopping site. On their homepage, Vegan Chic declares, “Consumers can ‘look fierce without [...]
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Encountering the Dalai Lama.
by Insiya Rasiwala-Finn on Oct 7, 2009
The Vancouver Peace Summit. Last weekend I experienced first hand the frenetic anticipation of his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s visit to Vancouver for the 2009 Peace Summit. Produced by the Dalai Lama Centre for Peace, an organization founded in 2005 by the exiled Tibetan leader, and his close friend (and Vancouverite) Victor Chan, the [...]
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Free Tibet* Busted Tees LOL Tee Shirt.
by elephantjournal.com on Oct 2, 2009
*With Purchase of another Tibet of Equal or Greater Value. This shirt not valid in China. From the funny but sad because true department. Click image to view more photos of models, buy tee.
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Karmapa: a young Buddhist leader speaks frankly re: video games, China, aggression.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 22, 2009
The Karmapa is young, handsome, magnetic, green-minded (unlike much of the Buddhist world, strangely), more-or-less the heir apparent to The Dalai Lama…and he’s tactfully frank, too, regarding the exile of his people from their country. “Video war games satiate my feelings of aggression” Rashmee Roshan Lall . Excerpts from the interview. Is India being diplomatic [...]
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Let’s hear it for Tibetan Village Project!
by Waylon Lewis on Sep 8, 2009
Tibetan Village Project Dinner Fun-raiser, MC’d by yours truly, raises record $11K in half hour. Last night… for the second year in a row (More info & photos re this wonderful non-profit (100% of all donations go to the Tibetan Village Project’s work) here) …I was honored with the weighty responsibility of emceeing, and helping to fundraise [...]
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Dalai Lama Latte.
by elephantjournal.com on Sep 7, 2009
China thinks it owns Taiwan, though it’s governed itself for six decades. It does now own Tibet, since 1959, when it led a “People’s Revolution” there at the tip of a tank gun. Beijing has vowed to bring Taiwan under its rule, by force if necessary. Beijing calls the Dalai Lama a “splittist” who seeks [...]
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Best Time Lapse Video Yet.
by elephantjournal.com on Aug 1, 2009
Most interesting, humorous, moving, hip, fun, fast-moving time lapse video yet. With thanks to Matt Embrey & Co for the twitter tip. The Longest Way 1.0 – one year walk/beard grow time lapse from Christoph Rehage on Vimeo. November 9th 2007 – November 13th 2008 one year on foot – 4646km through China unlimited beard [...]
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Movie review: Dalai Lama Renaissance
by Todd Mayville on Jul 29, 2009
Dalai Lama Renaissance could be considered a study in irony. Forty men and women: scientists, artists, and philosophers, gather as “The Synthesis Group,” with the goal of holding a week long conference, then presenting their ideas for solving the world’s problems to His Holiness. Almost from the start, intellectual chaos ensues, resulting in a movie [...]
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elephantjournal.com Review: Simple Gumbo Flip-Flop.
by Elise Ertel on Jul 7, 2009
Upon receiving my Simple Gumbo sandals, I became transfixed by the translucent biodegradable packaging bag…because I had an overwhelming urge to eat it. Perhaps this unusual urge can be attributed to my excitement in receiving the flip-flops, or maybe because Simple is one of the first companies I have seen using biodegradable packaging. But most [...]
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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 shirt I have is super soft and comfy and the hat, made from a combination of hemp, wool, and lyocell (a [...]
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Stylee green shoes for under $30? Payless Zoe & Zac w/ Summer Rayne Oakes.
by Waylon Lewis 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 shoes, but hey—this represents a seminal change in the green conversation—folks can no longer say, ah, love the Mother Earth thing, [...]
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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 peaceful resolution with China, which took over his country in the 1950s…even at the cost of getting hell from a [...]
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The Incredible Dalai Lama…finally gets mad.
by Waylon Lewis 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 in 1959, for 50 years now to no avail. Finally, the maroon robes have stetched, and torn, the peaceful eyes dilated…this [...]
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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.
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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 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 announcement of the increased patrols came one day before the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan rebellion against Chinese rule. After [...]
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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 that “hardening attitudes” on both sides of the Tibet issue portend “no relief ahead” for those on the roof of the world. [...]
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Should the Karmapa succeed the Dalai Lama? Newsweek.
by Waylon Lewis 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 basics about one of the world’s major religions before reporting on it, hey? Buddhism. Has. No. Concept. Of. God. It. Is. [...]
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The US: Human Rights good, Money better. Hillary Clinton, China, Tibet.
by Waylon Lewis 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 to a bunch of Tibet-hating Commies. WASHINGTON (AFP) – Amnesty International and a pro-Tibet group voiced shock Friday after US Secretary of State Hillary [...]
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Rick Mercer celebrates the Chinese New Year. Video.
by Waylon Lewis 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 had joined the burgeoning community up there—a community that was, with its many businesses, a first organic grocery store, fine/fun restaurants [...]
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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, rounding up thousands for questioning.” As Andrea Miller noted in a post for Shambhala Sun Space, “strike hard” campaigns were first [...]
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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 design makes them sure conversation starters, so be ready to share the benefits of a triple bottom line business, all while [...]
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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.
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Mao, Stalin, Hitler: they’re back in style. [NYT]
by Waylon Lewis 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 cheery cooperation, it’s safe to say (at least here in the US, where freedom of the press has survived eight years [...]
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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 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 President Bush, and don’t think most Republicans should’ve, either–he didn’t abide by any traditional Conservative principles (isolation/avoiding foreign entanglements, avoiding debt, [...]
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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 slowed, apparently.
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Nicholas D. Kristof’s Plan for a Freeish Tibet Actually Makes Sense.
by Waylon Lewis 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 international image and triggering unrest that is likely to worsen in coming years. Yet that doesn’t have to be. In June, [...]
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tibet108@hotmail.com? Bill Gates says no dice.
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 8, 2008
Here’s the article. No,
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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 foreigners
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Bjork “breaks Chinese law.” Tibet, Tibet! Won’t be invited to sing @ Chinese Olympics.
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 3, 2008
She starred at 2004′s Olympics in Athens:
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It’s almost like China around here: Tibet has Vanished from the News.
by Waylon Lewis on Aug 2, 2008
Long forgotten: the Goddess of LIberty at the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. ~ Only a couple of months after the international protests of the torch relay and violence in Tibet, you gotta look long and hard to find evidence of China’s oppression of the Tibetan people. Or, for that matter, it’s own people. In a [...]
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Light a Candle 4 Tibet: August 7th.
by Todd Mayville on Jul 31, 2008
Light for Tibet in the 24 hours preceding the Olympic Games. THE SAD SMOKY MOUNTAINS & skyscrapers join Candle for Tibet campaign will ignite red smoke on hundreds of mountaintops, and on several skyscrapers and landmarks in major cities. Candle for Tibet asks you to put a candle in windows, desks, or anywhere else where [...]
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McCain meets with Dalai Lama in Aspen…and gets heat 4 it from Republicans.
by elephantjournal.com on Jul 26, 2008
From the Wall St. Journal: McCain Meets With Dalai Lama as Olympics Near Talks Bring China To the Forefront; Distance From Bush By ELIZABETH HOLMES in Denver, JOHN D. MCKINNON in Washington and JASON DEAN in Beijing With the Beijing Olympics just two weeks away, Sen. John McCain brought China to the forefront of the foreign-policy debate Friday by meeting with the [...]
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Review: Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World
by Todd Mayville on Jul 21, 2008
Review: Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World Professor Robert Thurman The day I got this book, I headed over to one of my favorite coffee cafés for some lunch and to start reading. A patron walked by, noticed what I was reading, and [...]
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Robert Thurman does Miami. This Wednesday, he’ll ‘do’ Boulder.
by Waylon Lewis on Jul 18, 2008
Check out the video and article. He discusses…no surprise…why the Dalai Lama matters (that’s the title of his new book). The answer might seem easy enough, but it’s anything but. Nothing’s harder than non-viloence in the face of violence, of ‘extending the open hand of friendship to one’s enemies.’ This Wednesday, Bob Thurman will ‘do’ [...]
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Robert Thurman: Why the Dalai Lama Matters @ Tibet House in NYC.
by Waylon Lewis on Jul 4, 2008
The first few seconds aside (I actually know Ravenna, the American Buddhist songstress), this talk (from Bob’s book tour launch event at Tibet House in New York City approx two weeks ago) offers a preview of our upcomin’ elevision: Free Tibet, and a glimpse into why Columbia Prof. Robert Thurman chose to write “Why the Dalai [...]
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Robert Thurman featured in NY Times Sunday Magazine.
by Waylon Lewis on Jul 3, 2008
Readallaaboudit. (Professor Robert Thurman, father of Uma, will headline our upcomin’ elevision at the Boulder Theater).
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US apes Communist Chinese torture techniques (on US soldiers) in Korea that elicited many false confessions.
by Waylon Lewis on Jul 2, 2008
You know you’re on the wrong path when: 1) you’re a Democracy but… 2) your military is teaching Chinese Communist torture techniques (used on US soldiers in Korea, no less) for use on your prisoner camp 2a) those torture techniques, while ‘mild,’ were ineffective in Korea—eliciting many false confessions 3) Your prisonor camp is located [...]
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A chilling look at the DMZ between North and South Korea
by Alex King on Jun 9, 2008
And to think we went after Saddam Hussein instead of these formation marching folks… [via vice.com]
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Dalai Lama Tells Beijing “I am just a human. I am not a demon”
by elephantjournal dotcom on Apr 10, 2008
TOKYO — The Dalai Lama said Thursday that he supported Beijing’s hosting of the Summer Olympics, but he insisted that pro-Tibetdemonstrators had the right to voice their opinions during the international torch relay as long as they refrained from violence. During a brief stopover in Japan on his way to the United States, the Dalai [...]
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IOC may scrap Beijing Olympic torch relay over protests
by elephantjournal dotcom on Apr 9, 2008
VIA THE TIMES ONLINE The International Olympic Committee may scrap the international leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay as a result of the protests over China’s military crackdown in Tibet. Jacques Rogge, the IOC President, says the organisation’s executive board will meet on Friday to debate whether to allow the torch to continue its [...]
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