I’ve recently come across a few popular artists who followed a calling to walk along the Buddhist path. They include the recently departed singer-songwriter-poet Leonard Cohen, known for such beautiful ballads as ‘Suzanne’, ’Hallelujah’, and ‘You Want It Darker’. He...
When retrieving my mail these days, I’m dismayed by the sheer volume of right-wing solicitations I find invading my mailbox. The mailings come from organizations such as Make America Great Again, The Trump Coalition, The Heritage Foundation, Citizens United, and the...
(shown above: Mammoth tusk hunters in Siberia return with their prize in ‘Genesis 2.0’) As I’ve grown older, along with those around me, I find myself naturally contemplating life and death more than ever. My feelings about the fragility and impermanence...
The article below was published in the Virginian-Pilot on December 20, 2018 By Dan Duke Assistant Features Editor, The Virginia-Pilot Associated Press File Photos: Jimmy Stewart explains things to Donna Reed in “It’s A Wonderful Life” 1946 Thé N....
“I think it would be fun to run a newspaper.” – Orson Welles in ‘Citizen Kane’ The golden days of newspaper publishing are long gone – the era that was celebrated in the classic 1941 film ‘Citizen Kane’ whose character played by Orson Welles was based on newspaper...
Historical convention has painted the great American poet Emily Dickinson in the image of a modest, reclusive, old-fashioned spinster. But this characterization runs counter to the bold voice of her poems that defies categorization: “I’m Nobody,” she...
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