August 2007
16 posts
Heart and Soul: The Integrative Medicine of Dr....
The word “healing” means “to make whole.” But historically, Western medicine has taken a divided view of human health. It has stressed medical treatments of biological ailments. That may be changing. Mehmet Oz, a cardiovascular surgeon, is part of a new generation of doctors who are taking medicine to new technological and spiritual frontiers. (via APM: Speaking of Faith...
SOF EXTRA (video) | "Fellowship of the Rings"
As part of our expanding SoundSeen series, we partnered with Jessica Roberts and the News21 Initiative at the Unversity of Southern California. Here, we expand on Stuart Brand’s idea of play by showing you the traveling rings on a beach in Santa Monica. Not only do they offer great exercise and a chance to feel like Spiderman or Tarzan, but, some regulars say, the rings offer a unique...
“I think you’ve got to transfer history into art to truly understand it.”
– Robert Fisk, a British journalist and war correspondent in the Middle East for over 30 years.
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Play, Spirit, and Character (August 23, 2007)
Stuart Brown, a physician and director of the National Institute for Play, says that pleasurable, purposeless activity prevents violence and promotes trust, empathy, and adaptability to life’s complication. He promotes cutting-edge science on human play, and draws on a rich universe of study of intelligent social animals. (via APM: Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett)
a slam and a van halen dunk
mitch.hanley: TG or SG?
me: tg
mitch.hanley: Hey, I still haven't gotten word about my Fast Food Nation having been returned...
did you steal it?
me: yes, b/c i luved it so much that i wanted to keep it
mitch.hanley: Oh, OK. How's SG feeling?
me: you should mark it missing
so-so
mitch.hanley: Just so you know, it was only the night of my gathering that I "chatted" to SG because I thought she was you. There's nothing going on, honest!
me: i'm not worried
she doesn't go for sissy-boys! waka!
[smile]
lol
mitch.hanley: Ouch!
Don't hate me cause I wear linen!
me: bahama jack
mitch.hanley: BTW- I found some great photos of Whitman and Lee Harvey Oswald on Getty. I think I would like to try to flesh that out somewhat on Trhusdya
me: i thought you were speaking russian
for a sec
Trhusdya
mitch.hanley: Da! Gotta run, the better half is coming through the door.
me: l8tr
Sent at 5: 59 PM on Monday
mitch.hanley: Good news! Van Halen -- with Roth -- to play Target Center Oct. 24
IT's no 3-lock Box, but hey, it's PANAMA!
See you in the AM
Sent at 9: 13 PM on Monday
SOF EXTRA (slideshow) | "Vodou Brooklyn"
As part of our SoundSeen series, photojournalist Stephanie Keith met a Vodou priest at a Buddhist interfaith event in New York. He invited her to photograph and experience the religious world of his Haitian culture. Ten ceremonies later, she offers her images and reflections on these late-night rituals. (via APM: Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett)
I've Watched Him
The tale of my life has been one of exhaustion. One of silent pity and creation. Somewhere I turned a corner and thought I might live past 50. Now that idea seems fraught with selfishness and an enviable darkness meant for a younger soul who didn’t bathe in lightness. What a luxury to wait for the end. I saw a boy today, my child, who endures the wait with turned corners. A young copper head...
Religious Passion, Pluralism, and the Young...
We revisit Krista’s 2005 conversation with Eboo Patel, who calls al-Qaeda the most effective youth organization in the world. But contrary to the wisdom of secular society, he’s working to deepen rather than tame the religious energies of the young across many traditions. And he believes this may be our only chance for survival. (via APM: Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett)
WatchI’ve been playing around with SplashCast, which is really cool and APM should be using on a enterprise level. I will be integrating this code shortly on SOF. Why not? I’ll create it on the video level/pics/soundslides/audio. Very cool. tg
WatchThe Veil as Resistance: Muslim Women and Social Change in Egypt Photojournalist Diana Matar describes her exquisite series of images portraying a new generation of Muslim women in Cairo. These women are reclaiming and redefining the veil as a symbol of political dissent, piety, and fashion in contemporary Egypt.
Reviving Sister Aimee (August 9, 2007)
Twentieth-century Pentecostal evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson helped to popularize a charismatic faith that touched millions of people and now reaches an estimated half billion people. The eccentricity and integrity of Sister Aimee shed light on some of the most confusing and powerful religious currents in our world today. (via APM: Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett)
L'Arche: A Community of Brokenness and Beauty...
We make a radio pilgrimage into the world of L’Arche, communities formed around people with mental disabilities and others who share life with them. At the heart of the L’Arche movement is a religious idea of difference as normal and imperfection as a source of strength. (via APM: Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett)