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No Such Thing as Fearlessness
Sarah Hays Coomer, From Physical Disobedience
The Startup World: Why You Should Join Our Startup
By Ryan Abbott, From The Syrup Trap
The Personal Cost of Computer Technologies
By Christina Crook
Appreciating Indigenous Ways of Knowing
By Leigh Ann Henion, From Phenomenal
Don’t Blame the Devil: St Augustine and Original Sin
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Engaging with the vast amount of computer technologies has cost humans their attention spans, free-time and, in some cases, relationships.
Appreciating Indigenous Ways of Knowing
It’s time we reestablish our connection to a body of wisdom that values millennia of holistic experience and subjective observation.
Don’t Blame the Devil: St Augustine and Original Sin
St Augustine of Hippo was a prolific contributor to the formation of modern Christianity, particularly through the concept of Original Sin. The philosophy of human nature this idea implies continues to inform contemporary morality.
Wabi-Sabi: The Art Of Imperfection
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The Haunting of Loon Lake Cemetery
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Fish To Eat Always, Never, and Sometimes
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Arts
William Basinski and the Music of 9/11
There has been a lot of music inspired by or associated with the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but perhaps none is as poignant or thought-provoking as William Basinski’s The Disintegration Loops.
Bookmarked: Geeks, Straphangers, and Monsters
This week in Bookmarked: India's innovators, life without cars, and Palahniuk's take on fashion magazines.
How Much Is Enough?
It’s time for real change in America—difficult, messy, confusing, enthralling change.
Reggie Watts and the Comedy of Disruption
Comedian Reggie Watts uses disorienting performances to make his mark on the avant-garde branch of comedy known as anti-comedy.
Community
Texas Prisons: No Place for Old Men
Texas prisons are filling up with the old and the ill — at enormous expense.
An Economy of False Profits
Our national allegiance to the monetary bottom line threatens to negate other measures of personal and communal wealth. What’s being sacrificed to the cult of money?
American Cities Beginning to Embrace Pedestrian Safety
More than 4,500 pedestrians are killed by motor vehicles every year on the streets of America.
Interview with Gay McDougall: Minority Rights Advocate
As a lawyer and minority rights advocate, Gay McDougall’s career has spanned four decades and reached every continent. Utne Reader caught up with her after her recent appointment to chair the Minority Rights Group.
Mind And Body
The Weighty Effects Of Childhood Obesity
Bullying kids into losing weight won’t work. Emphasis on intuitive eating and a healthy body can mitigate the effects of childhood obesity.
Teachings from Tibetan Buddhism: On Course for Compassion
Mindfulness is not enough — we must develop our capacity for altruism, a Buddhist scholar argues.
Understanding Your Spirit in an Unconcerned World
Whether you identify as Christian, Muslim, Hindu, or you desire a look at spirituality free from religion, "Break the Norms" discusses soul searching in a way that is as deeply impactful as it is honest about the world we live in.
The Union of Science and Spirituality
Science and spirituality need one another to flourish—one alone is never enough.
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