Beautiful Buddhist
Japanese Buddhist monk and make-up artist seeking LGBT+ equality in Japan. BEH LIH YI REUTERS / October 10, 2020 During a sheltered upbringing in a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, gay Japanese monk Kodo … Continue reading
Not A Monolith
By Hakeem Jefferson and Alan Yan Originally published in fivethirtyeight.com Oct. 6 2020 How The Two-Party System Obscures The Complexity Of Black Americans’ Politics Joe Biden has encountered a number of awkward moments … Continue reading
Bring the Noise
Henry T. Blanke Bring the Noise: The Pleasures of Musical Cacaphony What does someone mean when they say of some music that it sounds like noise. Usually, it just means … Continue reading
Smooth Spaces: Fragments on Jazz, Zen and Sports
Smooth Spaces: Fragments on Jazz, Zen and Sports by Henry T. Blanke Listen to the Miles Davis Quintet Live in Europe (1967). Young virtuosos (Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams) … Continue reading
Simms: the Great Unravelling
Author: Pamela Boyce Simms originally published at BuddhistQuaker. We are alive at this time to courageously bear witness to the unraveling. (textile by Adrienne Sloane) There are choices available to us, … Continue reading
Pondercast: Best New Dharma Pod
I’ve been following Laurie Brown’s DJ work since she started The Signal, a late night CBC music radio show several years ago. The Signal featured off-beat and lesser known Canadian … Continue reading
