The 10 Changes in People Who've Had Near Death Experiences
According to Fr. Richard Rohr, and Harvard prof Phillip L. Berman.
The Real Reason People Fear Speaking in Public
It's the same reason cats sit on the lap of the person who's least interested in them.
Saturday Night Jukebox: A Way Deep Down Cry, Right from the Pit of the Soul
Doris Allen, John Lennon, and what love songs are really about.
Gabor Mate Answers Questions About Ayahuasca
Three videos, from Q & As after TJ's solo show Medicine.
Literary Excerpt: Portia de Rossi on Eating and Exercise
From her autobiography Unbearable Lightness.
Why Do People Cheer for Their Team?
Because it fulfills a need that goes back to prehistory. So says Barbara Ehrenreich.
Coming Soon to Beams and Struts- The Museum of Fearology
An introduction to an upcoming series exploring the subject of fear.
Vaginal Weightlifting Class
Emelia chronicles her search for a traditional form of female empowerment in the modern world.
Totem Figures Interview with Dr. Gabor Mate
Gabor Mate is a doctor and best-selling author. His totems are Gautama Buddha, Yeshua (aka Jesus), Karl Marx, Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud. Beethoven's in there too.
Why Tom Waits Quit Drinking
Famous for booze-soaked ballads in the 70s and creative musical weirdness ever since, the legend is now sober.
Search Beams
Newest Discussions
-
Agreed Mary and thanks for opening the space to clarify that one point. Of course this entire endeavour was filled…
Written by Juma Wood
Sayonara Muthafuckas: 8 Perspectives on the End of Beams & Struts
-
Chela, your willingness to look unflinchingly inside, and then articulate that reality in the world, inspires and amazes me. I…
Written by Karen Kristjanson
I Heart Beams and Struts: A Eulogy
-
Just wanted to say: Writing actually is a verb! And as Ishmael Reed said "Writin is Fightin." A good kind…
Written by Mary W.
Sayonara Muthafuckas: 8 Perspectives on the End of Beams & Struts
-
Well that was honest! Great to read these various un-cloaked perspectives. It feels refreshing to see a take on an…
Written by Sarah Olson
Sayonara Muthafuckas: 8 Perspectives on the End of Beams & Struts
-
Well, I'm sorry that Beams is wrapping up, but excited for all of you. You've done something amazing here, make…
Written by Paul Duke
Sayonara Muthafuckas: 8 Perspectives on the End of Beams & Struts
-
Leah, I'm with you here- "Sometimes it takes a healthy dose of debate to decide what we need to do.…
Written by Trevor Malkinson
Sayonara Muthafuckas: 8 Perspectives on the End of Beams & Struts
-
It has been enlightening to follow along on your coattails, watching the ride from the sidelines. Everything you said is…
Written by Leah Adams
Sayonara Muthafuckas: 8 Perspectives on the End of Beams & Struts
-
This is beautiful Chela, it brought me to tears. Thank you for all your wonderful writing on Beams and Struts!
Written by Chloe Dierkes
I Heart Beams and Struts: A Eulogy
Last 10 tweets from beamsandstruts:
People talking about '@beamsandstruts':