Baby, You Have To Leave This Town.

By Joana Smith on Jun 28, 2009

Last week we went flying on an airplane to Boulder, CO, we had a party to get to. But when we returned home, someone had cut down four trees in the garden! They told…

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Alice Walker on Aung San Suu Kyi

By Reverend Danny Fisher on Jun 27, 2009

  Via the Buddhist Peace Fellowship: Alice Walker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple, has written a lovely blog post with her reflections about Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's Nobel Peace laureate…

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Buy a DVD Copy of Dhamma Dana–It’s Cheap and For a Good Cause

By Reverend Danny Fisher on Jun 15, 2009

In my recent posting for MahaSangha News about the 30th Anniversary Reunion of Antioch Education Abroad's Buddhist Studies in India Program, I mentioned that one of the activities included a screening of a short…

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We are the humans from earth*

By Joana Smith on Jun 12, 2009

We used to talk a lot, but we don't talk much anymore. Where have you been? I'm pregnant again, are you? I'm getting big already! It's okay. Hey, we're not losing you, are we?…

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Review of Raga Unveiled: India’s Voice [Interview With Gita Desai.]

By Sarah Miller on May 31, 2009

A raga is a melody bejeweled with notes and emotions that colors or delights the mind. - Sage Matang, circa 700 AD Last week, I attended the Houston premier of Raga Unveiled: India’s Voice, a…

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Stuart Davis: Sex, God, Rock n’ Roll. [In Boulder Last Night.]

By Sarah Miller on May 16, 2009

I usually am the last one to hear about things. Then I catch on and feel like I "discovered" something new, only to realize that everyone and their Uncle Joe already has a clue. Whoops!…

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What’s Your Favorite Book from Wisdom Publications?

By Reverend Danny Fisher on May 11, 2009

[This post is cross-posted at my personal blog.] Inspired by TMcG over at Full Contact Enlightenment, I think I'll repost my list of favorite titles from Wisdom Publications (so far). Recently, the good people…

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Why Be Green?

By Joana Smith on May 7, 2009

Why Be Green? You may have asked yourself this question before; or perhaps you've been asked this question by someone else. But how does one go about answering it? Perhaps there is a more…

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WEARABLE ART [NSCAD, Louanna Murphy, Sarah Roy, Bree Mackin, Kaleigh Dunlop, Stephanie Merrick, etc...]

By Anna Gilkerson on May 5, 2009

I actually needed almost two weeks before reviewing The 19th Annual NSCAD Wearable Art Show. There was so much to process. ------- The evening of the show was dark. Wind and rain pummeled the giant…

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In Honor Of First 100 Days, Obama’s Superpower Cuffs Are Finally Finished! (Secret Map Included!)

By Joana Smith on Apr 29, 2009

We have been working very hard on the President's Cuffs, and they're finally finished! So, today we had a party with punch! We are cuffmakers. Fairy cuffmakers* We make cuffs for people out of…

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#44: Obama, Don’t Give Up, We’ve Come So Far Already! We’ll Get There! Here Are Your Cuffs!

By Joana Smith on Apr 23, 2009

We wanted to pray a prayer for the America by making cuffs for her President and giving them on Earth Day, but they aren't finished. We were starting to feel stressed about it today,…

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#43: To make a rope (of US).

By Joana Smith on Apr 21, 2009

For some time now, I have been trying to make a rope... This tapestry was a gift to our family from a friend who was working in Afghanistan last year. He said, "maybe you…

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#42: Green Revival Needs Pollination [Question: Is Anyone Out There? Earth Day Is Coming Up, Let's Do Somethin'!]

By Joana Smith on Apr 20, 2009

Lately, Abilene and I have begun to wonder how we will be getting the superpower cuffs that we've been making to the President. We asked the trees for some advice. They told us that…

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elephant journal covers Earth Day / Record Store Day in Nashville… photos of Jack White, Grimey, Jeremy Lister, and more!

By Rusty Ralston on Apr 20, 2009

      Rusty here, dropping you a little local Nashville news for the joint Record Store / Earth Day Celebration. It's not often you can officially support your local independent record store and support…

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#41: the value of hardware. [Earthday We Will Give Obama His SuperCuffs! ~made by this Mommy...]

By Joana Smith on Apr 19, 2009

Something old... When I was just a little younger I used to make cuffs out of tin foil, so I could become Wonder Woman. ...today, as I was working on O's CUffs, I started…

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#40 [Let's Count Up To Earthday! And When We Get There, Obama Gets Cuffs! Do They Have Superpowers? Yes* is the answer. We made them ourselves]

By Joana Smith on Apr 18, 2009

This coming Wednesday is Earth's day, and wouldn't it be nice* if this Earth Day all of that symbolism and aspiration stuck around? What if this time we learned to value what we have?…

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Foreclosure On Rise In The Forest (And The Birds Are Still Singing…[Thank God!]).

By Joana Smith on Apr 16, 2009

Today Abilene and I decided to head into the forest! We are singers, and we needed to learn some new songs from the birds! ...teaching people to sing is our job because we have…

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Mural Installations by Chase. Brooklyn, Venice, everywhere.

By Rusty Ralston on Apr 15, 2009

A couple years back, I was strolling the streets of my former neighborhood in Venice, CA and I came upon a remarkable mural on the street. It stopped me in my tracks. It was…

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Netflix This: A Review of Rocket Science.

By Rachel on Apr 14, 2009

If films like Observe and Report are keeping your from the theater these days, I suggest renting or Netflixing, which can increase the chances of seeing a movie that will make you believe in…

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The history books forgot about us and the bible didn’t mention us…

By Joana Smith on Apr 14, 2009

*You are my sweetest downfall, I loved you first... …

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