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    The price of happiness? $75,000 Paid Member

    Posted by Rachel on 07 Sep 2010
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    A Cat Watches Over the Buddha Paid Member

    Posted by Sam Mowe on 03 Sep 2010
    Curiosity fulfilled the cat. This picture comes our way from photographer Gordon Ball. Image: © Gordon Ball More »
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    25% of Americans believe in reincarnation Paid Member

    Posted by Rachel on 30 Aug 2010
    In "Remembrances of Lives Past," an article that appeared in the New York Times this weekend, Newsweek's religion editor Lisa Miller takes a look at our nation's growing belief in reincarnation. According to data released by Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, a quarter of Americans believe in reincarnation (interestingly, according to the Times piece, women are more likely to believe in reincarnation than men, and democrats are more likely to believe than republicans). This emerging belief in reincarnation is a steep departure from the traditional Judaeo-Christian narrative that most Americans are familiar with: More »
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    The Biggest Book in the World Paid Member

    Posted by Rachel on 26 Aug 2010
    If you spent your summer rifling through cheap paperbacks and you're ready for something more substantial here's a recommendation: the biggest book in the world. Measuring 5 x 7 feet and weighing 133 pounds, The Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom is officially recognized as the largest book in the world by Guinness World Records. Created by Michael Hawley and composed of gigantic photographs of Bhutan, the book is printed only on demand and it takes a roll of paper longer than a football field, more than a gallon of ink, and 24 hours of press time to produce a single copy. More »
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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. More »