At The Daily Beast, singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge responds to the passage of Proposition 8 by telling the state of California, “You can forget my taxes.”
Dr. Maya Angelou talks with The Early Show‘s Harry Smith about the historical/spiritual importance of Barack Obama’s election as the 44th President of the United States.
Via Buddhist Art News: Last month, I blogged about a dramatic reading of the words of the Buddha at New York’s Rubin Museum of Art. The reading celebrated the release of The Way of the Buddha, a new edition of the Dhammapada featuring images of artwork from the Rubin’s permanent collection. Performers included Academy Award-winner Ellen Burstyn (The Exorcist, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, W.), Brian Cox (Manhunter, X2: X-Men United, “Deadwood”), and Linus Roache (The Wings of the Dove, Batman Begins, “Law & Order”). The Venerable Rewatha, chief incumbent at Scotland’s Buddhist Vihara, writes about the event here. He’s got pictures too–check it out!