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    Gary Snyder Interview (Earth Day 2009) Paid Member

    Posted by Sam Mowe on 08 Sep 2010
    Here is a short interview with Gary Snyder, conducted by Adam Phillips for Earth Day 2009. Snyder—Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Zen practitioner, and Beat legend—primarily discusses the environment. More »
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    At the Tricycle Book Club: An Interview With David Loy Paid Member

    Posted by Sam Mowe on 07 Sep 2010
    David Loy is going to be at the Tricycle Book Club Monday, September 20 to discuss his latest book, The World is Made of Stories. If you are planning on joining the conversation (or aren't sure yet and need some convincing), you will enjoy listening to a Q&A about the book between Loy and Tricycle's Joan Duncan Oliver. During the interview Loy explains the big subject of his little book: what constitutes a story and why it matters. More »
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    This Buddhist Life Paid Member

    Posted by Rachel on 25 Aug 2010
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    Saturday with a three legged Buddha Paid Member

    Posted by Rachel on 20 Aug 2010
    One a recent sunny Saturday, a friend and I made the trip upstate to Storm King Art Center, an expansive sculpture park in Mountainville, NY. For years I'd heard about this impressive landscape, spotted with trees, ponds, and massive sculptures, but I was most excited about a new installation---Zhang Huan's Three Legged Buddha. Weighing 12 tons and towering at 28 feet, Three Legged Buddha does not travel easily, and it seems that Storm King is to be its final resting place. Huan's sculpture is certainly hard to miss. Placed in an open field atop a hill, the massive work of copper and steal towers over its visitors. Standing next to the Buddha's head and beneath his three legs, my friend and I wondered aloud about the extra limb and the sculpture's strange disfigurement. A few days later, I did a little research into Huan's work and career. More »
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    At last, an interview with Aqua Buddha Paid Member

    Posted by Rachel on 16 Aug 2010
    There's quite a bit of intrigue surrounding Aqua Buddha—a deity that Rand Paul, a GOP senate hopeful, forced a young woman to worship during a bizarre hazing ceremony that took place while Rand was a college student in the early 1980s. While many have focused on the kidnapping and drug portions of the story that first appeared in GQ, MSNBC news anchor Keith Olbermann was determined to find out more about who and what Aqua Buddha is. Olbermann was able to snag an exclusive interview with Aqua Buddha and recently sat down with the deity (via Skype, apparently Aqua Buddha couldn't make it to the MSNBC studio) to set the record straight. More »