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Sorry, I can’t stop there. I’m truly a love child of the Sixties (and Seventies); these are my people. Here’s a charming 1978 exchange between Bob Dylan and Rolling Stone’s Jonathan Cott: Cott: You’ve described and communicated the idea of two aspects of love–the love that longs for commitment and the love that longs to…

Picked up a copy of Oprah’s “O At Home” magazine today and enjoyed Martha Beck’s piece about “environmental autobiography” called “My House, Myself.” An excerpt: “Life keeps happening; your home should be an ideal spot for the best and most meaningful experiences in your future as well as in your past. Picture the experiences you…

Thanks to CM regular Daria who posted this: Another view, disturbing as it is, says “War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning”… According to Chris Hedges, author of a book by that title, ‘The seduction of war is insidious because so much of what we are told about it is true-—it does create a…

You’re going to love this: photographer Demetri Dimas Efthyvoulos spent most of the 1980s in Iquitos, Peru–along the Amazon River–and one day as he was printing a photo of foliage he’d taken on a boat trip down the Amazon’s banks, a voice inside his head told him to turn the photograph sideways. So he did.…

You don’t have to be a long-time Bob Dylan fan to be blown away by Jonathan Cott’s recently published compilation of interviews with the poet/rebel/sage (“Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews“). Any student of the heart, any devotee of creative thinking will adore this book. This morning, I sat at a noisy airport gate (enroute to…

I knew it. Astrologer Caroline Casey’s website has great downloads of her most recent radio programs which always wed “spiritual magic to ingenious social action.” You’ll find Rabbi Michael Lerner speaking on the Middle Eastern conflict and more, plus Rev. Barry Lynn–executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State–sharing his concerns with…

I encourage you to read Dexter Filkins’s flattering review of Lawrence Wright’s new book “The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.” Here’s a salient passage of the review that should get you talking… Just as dramatic as the portraits of bin Laden and Zawahiri is Wright’s account of the roots of Islamic militancy…

Thanks to Mary Ann Brussat for introducing me to “The Jerusalem Candle of Hope,” an unusual joint-venture, $36 dollar product crafted by Israeli and Palestinian women to raise money for needy Israeli and Palestinian families, as well as foster greater Middle East understanding. “This candle is an expression of people’s willingness to overcome anger and…

Here’s the advertising copy you’ll find inside a carton of “Pete and Gerry’s Organic Eggs.” “Our girls spend an absurd amount of time singing and chatting. Each day begins with a stretch, a wing flap (and for some an attempted flight). The remainder of the day consists of gab, chat, gossip, singing, and blather…The amount…

Oh, this is such fun! Beliefnet has pulled together a “multifaith slideshow of novelty sacrilege.” Please have a look. If you like this sort of thing, you’ll also giggle over Laura Sheahen’s classic round-up of religious kitsch. Crucifixion necktie, anyone?
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