Monday night, Feb. 25, I decided to jump into a car with one of the owners of the Annex Hotel in Dharamsala to pick up the missing bags being held hostage in Delhi by the Maharani Guest House. After over a week without my backpack it seemed like the only way they would make in here before we leave [...]
The arrival in Delhi was chaotic to say the least. We arrived at least an hour late to then find out that three hundred bags didn’t make it from London – so three hundred people basically stampeded the baggage claim area all at once. I didn’t have the hotel information and I couldn’t find my [...]
I’m heading off to India today for a spirtual adventure. It seems to be something I do about every decade or so and since I’m heading into my 39th year it seems appropriate (I will actually celebrate my 39th birthday Dharamsala. I’m leaving with excitement and trepidation for the unknown but most of all with a [...]
No matter what your politics its undeniable that Obama’s win at last night’s caucus and victory speech was an historic moment. The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson calls it “a goosebumps moment.” The New York Times’ David Brooks writes in part “Iowa won’t settle the race, but the rest of the primary season is going to [...]
Voyeurgasm takes transparency to new levels. It is our incessant need to see what’s behind the scenes, to know exactly what’s going on with our favorite stars, companies and brands. Reality TV is an example of voyeurgasm that has been popular for several years. Social network sites are taking it to an all time high and [...]
In a world where consumers are constantly bombarded with hundreds of emails, text messages and thousands of advertising messages a day; what is it that has brands like Apple, Nike and Coke create not just fans but zealots? Sure a company’s product or service is important but what’s fast becoming critical is what companies can do [...]
Living in Phoenix, Arizona means putting up with three months of very hot weather in exchange for nine months of nearly perfect weather. When I tell people that this is where I live, they immediately focus on those bad three months and triple-digit daily highs. And when I tell them it is a “dry heat” [...]
Launched just this year at the CGI conference in New York City, is an organization called Green For All, that is touting a new “Green-Collar” job program. Van Jones is a Yale Law School grad, and founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland. He is on a “crusade to help underprivileged African-Americans and [...]
Whether or not you believe Gore’s being handed the Nobel Peace Prize was deserved or not — why not though, at least he’s contributed to the global consciousness of a shared problem more than terrorists and dictators like Yassir Arafat and Mikhail Gorbachev — he has brought the issue to life in a way that [...]
I have to admit that the Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty is quite fabulous. And the new video “Onslaught” from its Self Esteem fund is visually impactful with a message that is loud and clear. Media and business should not be setting the standard for beauty. We owe it to ourselves and this next generation [...]
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