If you watch local TV news in different cities around the country, and I'm not suggesting you do so, you see that a small number of stations have political beat reporters, but most do not. Read More...
"It is time to celebrate the differences and celebrate life on this planet. With all the volunteers, we are sure we can create a stress-free, violence-free society for our children," summed up Ravi Shankar at the festival. Read More... More on Meditation
So with the lockout several months old and with negotiations on a new CBA finally on track, how have the players used their free time? Did the lockout see a mass of player arrests? Read More...
During the Vietnam War, an Army major famously told reporter Peter Arnett "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it" Welcome to Dr. Ron Paul's prescription for America. If he ever becomes president, you won't recognize the place. Read More... More on Ron Paul
You can get mad. You can get sad. You can get even. Or, like Clif Militello, you can do all three. By writing a book. Of fiction (wink, wink). Read More...
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals is an album of pulsating, in-your-face rock 'n' roll, with shimmy-shake-and-bake tracks worth repeating on your favorite playlist. Read More... More on SNL
A recent study conducted by neuroscientists at the University College of London and published in Current Biology found significant brain differences between liberals and conservatives. Read More... More on Michele Bachmann
I don't know whether or not Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted the hotel maid. But there seems to be enough questions that his guilt or innocence, as well as the credibility of the maid's accusations, should be decided in court by a jury. Read More... More on Dominique Strauss-Kahn
My advice to company leaders who understand the power of real-time social media: Ride the momentum and drive successful organizational change towards social business now. Read More... More on Small Business America
China's inflation is still high, and the 10% annual growth rate of the last decade is going to wither to under 5% by 2014 or so, according to The Economist. Read More... More on Health Care
It's time to use honest assessments and do the hard work of getting more of our students to clear the bar. Together, we can stop the race to the bottom for American students. Read More... More on Economy
What to do if someone doubts climate science? Smile politely, pull out a recorder or your phone, and ask to have their statement on the record. Their children may want to know. Read More... More on Climate Change
Fair enough. I love Chelsea for the same reason I love Lady Gaga: she fearlessly breaks down the barriers of what it means to be female and, frankly a human being, in 2011. Read More... More on Hollyweird
The mayor of Detroit, a businessman turned novice politician, is failing to provide the political leadership necessary to turn one of America's most troubled towns in a new direction. Read More... More on Politics
In a world that is dragooned by economic ascendancy and ranked by capitalism backwaters, it is hard to believe that theories like communism exist and exist to play -- especially in China where it has dominated for a whopping ninety years. Read More... More on China
As a columnist, I don't pretend to have all the answers. I don't even pretend to have any of the answers. That's the job and sacred obligation of those we elect to office. Read More... More on Conservatives
When Christians call for a Muslim Martin Luther, they are assuming not only that Islam lacks reformers but that Luther's version of Christianity is a perfect model that any Muslim reformer should strive to emulate. Read More... More on Islam
I spent some time yesterday talking to an entrepreneur about this topic and I thought I'd share what I told him with everyone. Read More... More on Small Business America
One of my favorite bumper stickers reads, "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." That's sort of how I feel about the health care debate. Read More... More on Health Care
After a turbulent last week, we slow it down with a man who I could aspire to. Living out of his truck (and camping), he teaches at The University of New Mexico about wild greens, and living from the mountains. This episode doesn't have the craziness of the last few, but hopefully you can enjoy John Duncan's peaceful and excitable story as well as the Pine Tree Iced Tea.
This year, Americans celebrated their independence at a time when almost 10 percent of the workforce is officially unemployed, millions more are underemployed, and millions of families are losing their homes. Under these circumstances, why isn't the left gaining momentum? Read More... More on Labor
If you think New York is the city that never sleeps, think again. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been stolen or wasted from beneath the mayor's slumbering nose by a project intended to improve the city's payroll system. Read More... More on Michael Bloomberg
Earlier this week we were invited to a fête for a cognac tasting at Daniel Boulud's legendary four star restaurant, Daniel. The event was hosted by Louis Royer, a cognac distillery founded in 1853, and located on the banks of the Charente River in Jarnac, France. Louis Royer is an award winning distillery with master blender Laurent Robin and Master Selector Jérôme Royer at the helm making quite an impeccable collection of cognacs.
We were greeted at the bar with four ambrosia-like cocktails all prepared by master mixologists, which was quite the jump start for what turned out to be a fantastic evening.
If Barack Obama gets reelected in 2012, it will raise serious questions about where the Republican Party is heading and how they managed to miss this opportunity to win the election. Read More... More on Sarah Palin
This recipe is not particularly beautiful, or especially complicated. But that doesn't mean it's not one of the best. It completely debunks the myth that effort and deliciousness are proportionally related.
The success of these green beans is completely based around one simple secret method: putting raw garlic on hot vegetables. Roasted green beans are themselves delicious--slightly shriveled, distinctly sweet, tender-crisp, with charred butts. Toss them, still hot, with a paste of gold-dust-fine grated garlic, and watch the magic happen. If you roasted the garlic with the haricots verts, it would burn. If you waited too long and put the garlic on cold, or even warm, green beans, the garlic would remain raw, too spicy, too pungent. But the combination of the hot vegetables and the super-fine garlic ensures that the garlic just cooks through, with just the heat of the green beans, to make this super garlicky perfect green side.
That's a tragic story, not to be miminized in any way. But one of the main reasons it shocks us is that fruit is not supposed to hurt. Read More... More on Organic Food
It does not matter how great your achievements or how big your bank balance, what matters is how well you have loved and laughed. Read More... More on Wisdom
What is "Smelly Hair Syndrome" and can it really be so socially stigmatizing? After receiving hundreds of questions about this issue we were intrigued to find out more. Read More... More on Beauty and Skin
Equality of the soul has become the gold standard of social justice since the Declaration of Independence. It is not based on what is seen with the eyes, but what is understood by wisdom. That is is why it is actually wisdom that was being celebrated yesterday. Read More...
There is no reason why machines can't help facilitate human communications. In the future, you'll be able to arrange meetings with friends and colleagues by asking them to "have your machine call my machine." Read More...
What is there to say about true-crime books? They're fun. They can be intellectually compelling, and, like the fictional variety from Hammett, Cain and that crowd, they're more often than not rooted in the far side of respectability or polite society. Read More... More on Bestsellers
The Crane.tv crew met up with Josh Mount, near East London's legendary rehearsal studios 'The Premises' for a stroll in the park, a chat about his phobia for jellyfish and an insight into his band, Metronomy. Firstly formed in Brighton whilst experimenting with music on campus, Mount and current members Mbenga Adelekan, Anna Prior and Oscar Cash now gather in London, conquering many festival arenas this summer with their Italo- and electro-infused indie-rock. Celebrating the English Riviera, equally the title for their latest album, Metronomy's melodies and lyrics are inspired by Mount's English coastal roots paired with his fascination for France.
More than 2 million couples will get married in the United States this year alone. Several hundred thousand of these couples should reconsider, postpone their weddings or not get married.
Shocking new statistics released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau suggest that Americans may no longer need marriage. For the first time ever, fewer than half of the households in the United States are married couples. In the past decade, the number of unmarried couples increased 25 percent as more people chose to cohabitate. A Pew Research Center study last year put it more succinctly, finding an increasing number of Americans now believes marriage is "becoming obsolete."
This is a dangerous conclusion. It's true that far too many marriages, as currently constructed, end up disastrously. But with some common sense societal changes at the front end, marriage can still serve a vital purpose for a vast majority of adults.
"He is such a pleasure to be around since starting his meds."
-Mother, 16 year old son
Medications can truly helpful for adults and teens with problems such as anxiety, moodiness, eating disorders, anger or attention issues. Millions of scripts are written every year and many people benefit. So, do we just run to medicate an adolescent when he or she starts to show symptoms during a divorce? Aside from potential side effects, medicating reflexively may cause you to miss what's really going on. Here is a part one of an overview that can help you get it right. For a more complete treatment of this issue, look at my Intelligent Divorce book series which focuses on the well being of your children.
Italian historian Silvano Vincenti, known for his scheme to dig up the bones of Lisa Gherardini, the presumed model for the Mona Lisa, is trying to bring the iconic painting to Florence in 2013. While no official request has yet been made -- Vincenti is hoping to get 100,000 people to sign his petition and to marshal the support of the Italian parliament -- the Louvre has already refused, with painting department director Vincent Pomarèdetelling AFP that the Mona Lisa is "extremely fragile and travel risks causing irreversible damage."
Being held hostage in a sexless marriage is, to some, nothing short of torture. Sex is not only physically pleasurable, it is also an avenue for intimacy and emotional (and sometimes mental and spiritual as well) connection. Read More... More on Marriage
I've had hundreds of these types of conversations -- mostly with colleagues in the church who disagree with me about the place of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender faithful. Read More... More on Christianity
A TV revolution is afoot, and the Muslim-as-terrorist is slowly fading. Will this shift make a difference in ending America's growing prejudice toward Muslims? Neuroscience may provide some answers. Read More... More on Religion and Science
Naughty, funny boys have dominated the big screen for a while now. They frolic through Judd Apatow's and Adam Sandler's comedic masterpieces, charming with little boy smiles and hidden hearts of gold they unearth for the right blonde. I'm not saying Knocked Up and Just Go With It aren't hilarious. They are -- which is why I'm so happy that finally the girls are getting to have some fun, make some noise and win playing the same game.
We tell ourselves that every woman can be her best self, whatever that means for her, no matter what societal expectations are, but that idea is represented pretty rarely in Hollywood. Which is why I, perhaps perversely, was completely inspired by Cameron Diaz's new chick-com, Bad Teacher. Slight spoiler alert here, but the gist of the movie is that Diaz plays a scheming, drinking, toking, short-skirt-wearing bitch who -- wait for it -- isn't forced by society to reform or atone for her misdeeds or even sacrifice herself, her interests or career for romance. Be yourself, really yourself, not some sanitized version, and get to enjoy your day-to-day life, employed and loved? That's more of a revolutionary message than you might think.
Bridesmaids was a breakthrough, earlier in the summer comedy season, because it featured an all-star female comedienne lineup and guys who were simply there to set up jokes, be the butt of jokes or inject a little awwww into the situation. The film was widely and rightly appreciated for Kristen Wiig's, Maya Rudolph's and Melissa McCarthy's roll in dirty scatological hilarity. Wiig was brilliant. The fact that she wrote a movie with a bunch of raunchy female characters dominating the screen and dealing with disagreements that have nothing to do with their romance issues was a triumph.
The first four U.S. presidents -- Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison -- plus Benjamin Franklin -- lived an average of more than 82 years, and they did so without the benefit of modern medical care. Read More... More on Graceful Aging
This July 5 will be the second anniversary of Urumchi Massacre. But how many massacres do we need to face from the Chinese regime in order to live with human dignity, enjoy our basic freedoms and democratic rights? Read More... More on China
What I want is something that will undoubtedly help all of those struggling families here and abroad. And I bet it's what many of you long for, too: Politicians who make decisions together for the common good of the country. Read More...
The USDA has launched the new food icon, My Plate, to accompany the 2010 Dietary Guidelines), at an event that I attended in Washington, D.C. Read More... More on Nutrition
A lion slowly crept forward in the long Serengeti grass. Each move was carefully calculated to minimize the chance of detection.
A herd of zebras grazed among the acacias two hundred yards away from where the lion lurked. The herd was gradually working its way to the watering hole just across the road at the edge of the trees.
The lion knew she was in a bad position. She had too much open ground between her and the herd. Zebras have outstanding eyesight and can easily spot the smallest threatening movement. The zebras are also much faster than a lion, meaning the big cat must get within twenty yards to assure success.
This was the first Dior show I had seen in quite some time, since I found Galliano's shows to be all spectacle with little reality. The times have changed -- the clothes seemed totally wearable in their ode to 80s fashions and geometric New Wave embroidery. Read More... More on Fashion
Wellness used to be just one compartment. Now we seek wellness in our work and our friendships, as well as physically and psychically. Read More... More on Healthy Living Body
Though I believed that by making the change to become vegan I was saving the lives of many animals, I remained in the dark about how this new diet might impact my health. Read More... More on Nutrition
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