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Archive for July, 2008

Art is present (2)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Creativity | 3 Comments »

When we say creativity the first group of people we think of is artists(*). Here are some more great examples. David Lynch turned a warehouse building in New York into a giant musical instrument. Look at the kids especially. Imagine how ...

Face2Face project

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Taking a stand | No Comments »

Earlier I wrote about a project mocking the Israeli West Bank barrier. The Face2Face project of Parisian street artist JR is an other effort to bridge the divide between Israelis and Palestinians.

Benjamin Zander shares his love for classical music

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Taking a stand | 1 Comment »

Watch in this TED talk how Zandler lives that "classical music is for everybody". As he puts it: "My job is to awaken possibility in other people". His definition of sucess: "How many shining eyes do I have around me?"

Tour of embraces

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Taking a stand | No Comments »

The New York Times describes Mata Amritanandamayi hugging 8000 people in two days, generously calling it an assembly line of love. She has been doing this since her teens, spreading a message of unconditional love.