Somewhere in my travels I came across this contrarian secret about Buddhist teacher interviews: if you express anxiety or confusion at an ( Read more... )

Last night I went to see "Examined Life", film wherein the filmmaker gives a dozen-odd modern philosophers ten minutes each to pontificate.

The 2008 film reminded me far too much of a less skilfully done version of Richard Linklater’s 2001 animated movie "Waking Life". The ( Read more... )

It’s been many months since the Friday Five went away, so I guess I’ll take a stab at these questions that are doing the rounds. You didn’t think I’d miss an opportunity to be unique, did you? Mind you, I’m not about to limit myself to one answer each! Let’s get esoteric!
Name a book you own that no one on your friends list does Seven Dada ( Read more... )

If you could only choose 1 cd to ever listen to again, what would it be? Well, I'm torn between two. First, there's the Toasters' 1998 "Live in London" disc. It really captures the essence of their ( Read more... )