
A fed up angry rant about our ongoing obsession with beauty and with re-defining beauty. I'm done. Let's go for ugly.

A look at the latest offering from the great metal documentary filmmaker Sam Dunn.

A simple vision for our responsibilities to ourselves and to others, caring for a world in which much is needed.

Seth Godin on the futility of being insatiable.

That young people should be seen and not heard is certainly yesterday’s news! Check out this teen with her strong voice for maturity, sanity and respect in the culture of young girls.

A contribution to Dark Side of the Womb week that explores women who tapped into their inner Kali to rock out.

Superwomen, Crazy Bitches and Beauty Queens: Why anger in women is so not cool.


A few tunes to introduce our upcoming theme week.

Beams family member Vanessa Fisher has just launched a new website.

Wow, your latest round of plastice surgery sure makes you look like a creepy alien young.

C4Chaos makes his Beams debut with a scorcher on why we might consider supporting Occupy Wall St.

Political theorist Michael Hardt offers a new vision for societal transition, one now springing forth in the Occupy movement. (video)
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In solidarity with the Occupy Wall St. protests this week's Jukebox looks at different forms of revolutionary music.

In a world vying for our attention and selling inadequacy at every turn, how do we guard against the insatiable desire to consume or to simply change our state moment by moment?

In Beams and Struts' newest game, we invite readers to discuss whether a comment by US politician Michelle Bachmann is Integral or Ignorant?

Is Superman a bold, larger-than-life world-changing superhero, or a self-seeking, inwardly focused anti-hero? Well, it all depends on your worldview.

These days it's not so uncommon to celebrate your friend's upcoming nuptials by dressing her like a giant penis, parading her through town and relentlessly attempting to humiliate her...we're trying something else.

The 2012 Summer of Heart is set to be this generation's Summer of Love

Alright, so this is less of a Sacred reading and more of whine and moan…but an important one.
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Trevor - this sounds awesome. I look forward to hearing about your journey. I find myself falling in love with people all…
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Good additions, james. When I posted a link to this on Facebook, a great discussion ensued in which people offered a bunch…
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I appreciated this article so much Trevor because I am hoping to attend this year as well. I am peer-funding as I…
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Two others:
1. Planet of the Apes (the original with Charlton Heston)
2. The Sixth Sense
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Four Of My Favourite Movie Endings
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thanks Vanessa, and thanks Bonnitta and Lincoln for those great additions. I feel like I got a lot more to say on…
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Thanks Olen, glad to hear it resonated with you. And I appreciate the intention you're bringing to the seminar. I'm pretty sure…
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David - greatly looking forward to reading/watching these - thanks.
You're right - the American public did respond with a yawn. I…
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@Devin!
Yes I think you really describe it succinctly, in that shamans have mastered navigating the subtle realms. The subtle is nothing…
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Have you seen the movie in question, Richard?
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Four Of My Favourite Movie Endings
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From the article:
"And every side of those dynamics gets humanized so that you come to honestly care and feel invested in…
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Four Of My Favourite Movie Endings
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Br. T,
Appreciate you taking the time to put this piece together. It really spoke to me. Also really happy you &…
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Love this one Trevor, and all the comments too. Rich juicy stuff that resonates greatly for me.
Just wanted to say thanks…
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I have to admit, unfortunately, that I voted for Reagan in the first term of his Presidency.
I was quickly disillusioned, first…
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Was Reagan Really a Dumbass, or Did He Have a Sly Intelligence the Whole Time?
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That's awesome, Amy.
I think you're totally right about Ariana-- her talent is so beautifully raw. But she's a pro, as you'll…
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Saturday Night Jukebox: Pulse, Power, and Universe: The Lake Monsters of Ariana Gillis
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Chris - thanks for this overview of Reagan's presidency. I'm definitely interested in finding out more about the man and what happened…
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Was Reagan Really a Dumbass, or Did He Have a Sly Intelligence the Whole Time?
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I highly recommend Maggie's article to anyone interested in this subject. She provides a photograph of castoreum, which is even more disgusting…
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The Common Food Ingredient That Comes From a Beaver's Anus
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I'm not even done reading -- I was sold on that first clip. I don't know if it's her youth, but this…
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Thanks, Richard--
I've gotta check that one out myself! I've been so obsessed with Forget Me Not (and it's gonna be a…
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As Ariana's publicist (and the guy who turned Corin on to her work) may I suggest you also look out for her…
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Saturday Night Jukebox: Pulse, Power, and Universe: The Lake Monsters of Ariana Gillis
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Hi there, nice article. I think that to the extent that integral theory deals with existential currents at all, they do so…
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