Ze Frank knows a thing or two about being a guru. He advised millions on how to dance properly and developed a cult-like following for his videoblog, which has just finished its year-long run. Frank is also the author of […]

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I jogged three miles yesterday and walked eight. I am in training for our trip to Spain where we will walk from Leon to Sanatiago de Compostela. This was the farthest I’ve trekked in one day.

Training at this time of year is special. The trees are in bud, daffodils are blooming, and every day spring […]

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There’s a song by that un-sexy trendsetter Johnny Rotten — maybe you heard it — where he rants a refrain, Anger is an energy.

The track is called Rise, and it was done by Rotten’s post-Sex Pistols band, Public Image Ltd.

Anger’s an energy? Ya, we get it. From the World Trade […]

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300 | Originally uploaded by Ghostdiver.

How hungry are Americans for inspired leadership? To the point that Time Warner has made a movie about a 2500-year old Greek king who fought to […]

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WDAD? (What Did AMERICA Do?) | Originally uploaded by silki.

In a piece in this week’s New York Times Magazine headed, “With God On Our Side,” the fearless historian Gary Wills illustrates just how […]

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The historical roots of the comedian is the court jester, the fool who is able to stealthily sway the ears of the wealthy and the powerful. Richard Jeni never had access to the powerful but he delighted his Baby Boomer fans by modeling […]

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Yet another cargo plane | Originally uploaded by FL370.

Imans tossed off plane to sue

Protesting Gay Ban, Minister Boycotts Weddings

I was tempted by radical Islam

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The 2007 “TED” conference — an eponymous acronym for ‘Technology Entertainment and Design’ — drew celebs-with-substance like Philippe Starck and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the conference center in Monterey, CA this weekend. It’s slugged as a summit of “icons, geniuses and mavericks,” but it’s […]

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Yes, this is me with a yellow arrow stuck to my back. Pilgrims on route to Santiago de Compostela, the most famous of the medieval pilgrimages follow yellow arrows along the pilgram route, called the Camino.

The reason I am wearing one is that my husband and I are planning on […]

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In the United States next Saturday many of us will get quite drunk as St. Patrick’s day rolls around once more. But on the last Sunday in July, thousands of pilgrims in Mayo will have a very different kind of St. Patrick experience as they climb Croagh Patrick, many in their bare feet. Either makes […]

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The Grotto | Originally uploaded by Stuck in Customs.

Every great cultural hub has some place that expresses its strengths, its spirit perfectly. New York City has the Statue of Liberty. Paris has the […]

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fantastic | Originally uploaded by nedward.org.

We love surprises. And nothing reveals them better than the spiritual journey we all go through when we struggle with something painful. Rehab, therefore, is definitely up there among […]

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Audioslave | Originally uploaded by admir_s.

Ex-Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell took Zac De La Rocha’s band, Rage Against the Machine, and made them matter by turning away from superficial protest songs and towards […]

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