You don't get many of them, really, in your lifetime. Two or three? Maybe a half dozen, if you're lucky? I suppose it largely depends on the era you get to live in, its energy and pulse, its surfeit or shortage of joie de vivre. Also, who you get as president. And if he or she has any real, you know, balls. Shall we count Obama's sort of stunning, sort of overdue, sort of obvious, sort of shockingly open-throated support of gay marriage as one of those things? One of those turning points, a truly ballsy, pivotal moment in the culture, in politics, in the way we view ourselves? Is it not something that explodes the way we think and re-orients the nation in the ... Continue reading →
SAN FRANCISCO -- President Obama, in an interview with ABC News, said Tuesday that "same sex couples should be able to get married," becoming the first sitting U.S. president to take the position and marking a watershed in political and cultural history. "I've been going through an evolution on this issue. I've always been adamant that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly and equally," the President said in an Oval Office interview with ABC's Robin Roberts of "Good Morning America." "I've hesitated on gay marriage, in part because I thought civil unions would be sufficient," he said. "I was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word marriage was something that evokes ... tradition, religious beliefs." But "over the ... Continue reading →
Here is my good and dear friend. After far too many years of entanglements and hesitations, scuffles and ego battles, she is about to finally sign the divorce papers. Maybe. Hopefully. Barring any last-minute legal snags and ex-husband resentment hiccups. It is so long overdue as to be laughable and silly and weird, were it not also sort of debilitating and energetically destructive and weird. Here is my dedicated and powerful yoga student. She is also going through a massive transition, a real dark night of the soul, questioning everything she thought she knew and exploding nearly all of it, as she lets her former identity slough away like rusted armor. It's a complete spiritual/career/perspective overhaul of who she is and what she wants to ... Continue reading →
RALEIGH, N.C.—North Carolina has long prided itself on its moderate politics dating to the civil rights era, as well as its place as a New South leader and a hub for high-tech, banking and higher education.Even though the state backed Democrat Barack Obama for president in 2008, it has maintained a socially conservative streak. North Carolina was represented for 30 years in Washington by the late Sen. Jesse Helms, the conservative stalwart who opposed abortion, gay rights and gun control.Now the Tar Heel State finds itself drawing nationwide attention for a referendum Tuesday on a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between a man and a woman, effectively slamming the door shut on same-sex marriages.In the campaign's final days, Obama cabinet members have voiced ... Continue reading →
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han solo & boba fett. it represent to me the fight between good and evil,and through my whole childhood i watched the original triology with my mom. done in KIK Tattoo studio in Osijek,Croatia Continue reading →
Hey! See those people sitting next to you at that restaurant? That café? That food court juice bar sushi joint? Ever notice what happens when their food order arrives? ...Food, mind you, that has (usually) been carefully planned, meticulously prepared, perfectly cooked, beautifully presented, food that has been sourced from the finest or at least most fascinating array of growers, butchers, manufacturers, tastemakers, plants and animals from all over the world? Watch and be sort of... depressed. Many, even most Americans will barely glance at their plates when they land in front of them. It's true. From casual café fare to the fanciest gourmet meal, most will simply take one glimpse to make sure everything appears tolerable and not moldy, and then plow right into ... Continue reading →
