May 2013
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May 15th
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“Pondering the relationship between remembering and invention.”
– From the Twitter desk of Krista Tippett. Any thoughts or reflections on this pairing?
May 11th
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“Samuel Huntington was correct in looking toward culture as the boundary between...”
– Michael Young, from his op-ed “What Does Muslim-Western Relations Mean?”
May 8th
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May 8th
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May 7th
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May 5th
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May 3rd
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Anonymous asked: On a recent program, Krista mentioned her love of British mysteries. Any recommendations?
May 2nd
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May 2nd
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May 2nd
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May 2nd
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May 2nd
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ListenVery cool experiment by KQED...
May 1st
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April 2013
50 posts
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Apr 30th
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The Museum of Flight by Kazim Ali →
What a great poem from therumpus: Kazim Ali All boys want to fall Sent like sun-thunder westward Sense-sure and censured they twist out of the wings fastened to their backs itching always for more blue suspended endlessly in space at the moment of fall Here in the sky ward you can count them: Lightning-struck or hurled from heaven Panicked or resigned, But all heading in the blue...
Apr 30th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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A Nigerian Easter in the Midwest
From the front door she calls, “He has risen!” Her children respond, “He has risen indeed. Let’s eat!” I dodged church Easter Sunday this year. My mother Gbeme, however, worshipped at the Baptist church she’s been attending twice weekly for the past 20 years. Raised Catholic in Nigeria, my mother’s Easter begins the seasonal swap from heavy wools to...
Apr 28th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 26th
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Eckhart Tolle and the Kingdom of Heaven Within
A spectral projection from a stained glass window near the interior entrance to the Sisters’ Chapel, the oldest part of St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Gary Bridgman / Flickr) To listen to Eckhart Tolle is to be reminded that anything is possible — for anyone. I’m not talking about living a life of leisure filled with expensive cars, beach homes,...
Apr 26th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 24th
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Apr 24th
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 21st
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“Civil society depends on the mental, spiritual and moral health of the stranger....”
– ~Krista Tippett, from her Twitter feed
Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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“When I’m trying to explain to people what I think is grand and noble about...”
– ~Bill T. Jones Identity. Just another one of the paths we can take when we finally orchestrate an interview with the great choreographer for On Being. Oh, and we will do so one day. *smile* (via trentgilliss)
Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 15th
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Apr 15th
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“Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she...”
– ~Justin Bieber Yes, according to the Facebook page of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, the pop star wrote these fine words in their guestbook while visiting this weekend. Check out the chatter over this on Tablet magazine’s page. It’s passionate… and all over the board.  ...
Apr 15th
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Apr 14th
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Apr 13th
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Apr 12th
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Apr 12th
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