August 2009

Interview With Hani Shihada, New York’s Renowned Sidewalk Artist

Post written by Christa Avampato. You can follow Christa on Twitter. A few weeks ago, I was on my way up to Harlem to do some research for an after-school program I’m hoping to launch in January. As I was walking up Broadway, I stopped to admire a painting that has been done of the [...]

August 30, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Thinking and Drinking Our Way to World Peace?

A guest post by Jennifer Monahan-Searles. It’s easy to think that as a mere individual, we cannot bring about world peace. Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a lecture by Dr. Masaru Emoto, author of The Hidden Messages in Water. For those of you who are not familiar with Dr. Emoto, he has spent [...]

August 28, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Traveling Abroad: A Lesson In Humanity

A guest post by Dani, author of Positively Present. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been traveling. I’ve been from Washington, DC to London to Manchester to Lancaster and back again and, though I’ve learned many things on my journey, one of the most important topics I’ve learned a lot about is people. Yes, people. [...]

August 26, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Writing For Social Change: Empowering Women

Post written by Laura Cococcia. You can follow Laura on Twitter. Much of my life’s interest has focused on women’s empowerment. As a woman who is fortunate enough to have many privileges, both social and economic, I have always felt compelled to help advocate for women’s rights, even on the smallest scale. I completed my [...]

August 24, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Titanic: The Exhibition

Post written by Christa Avampato. You can follow Christa on Twitter. Today I went to the Titanic Exhibition at the Discovery Times Center, located in the old New York Times building on 44th Street. The exhibit tells the story of the Titanic through items salvaged from the wreckage, eye-witness accounts, and scientific exploration. I found [...]

August 23, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

When Idol Jumped The Shark

A guest post by Josh Grau. You can follow Josh on Twitter. I’m calling it right now: Idol is going down. A few weeks ago headline news took a break from the health care debate, the homecoming of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, and John and Kate plus all his dates to bring us the [...]

August 20, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

6 Questions For Josh Hanagarne, World’s Strongest Librarian

Writer. Weight-lifter. Book reviewer. Witty conversationalist. Yep, we’re talking about Josh Hanagarne, author of World’s Strongest Librarian. Last week, I wrote about WSL as my new fabulous find. And, Josh was gracious enough to let me guest post my review of Mental Floss on his site. This week, I’m grateful that he agreed to do [...]

August 19, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Fancy Footwork: An Unexpected Cultural Exchange

A guest post by Kristin Bair O’Keeffe. You can follow Kristin on Twitter. Two weeks ago, I went for my weekly foot massage at a small but charming parlor in the French Concession in Shanghai. After soaking my feet in a steaming herbal bath, giving my neck and shoulders a good rub, #28 set to [...]

August 18, 2009 CONTINUE READING →