Saturday, August 06, 2005



This constant tension, between the desire to know and strive for the truth and the internal certainty that is not dependent on anything concrete; between the words and categories and the physical and mental experience in which the words disappear Small wonder that Kabalah sits along the fence of the New Age of mysticism

Art of Living & Literature Across Frontiers: The Life of Brian and Bobbie Houston
While Hillsong revels in chart-topping CDs and the beaming approval of some prominent politicians, it does divide observers.

Some admire the church's material and spiritual success. Others suspect a political agenda and worry about Hillsong's financial arrangements. Through it all the Houstons have avoided personal media scrutiny, but tonight, for the first time, they've allowed cameras into both their church and their private life so people can judge for themselves. This is their story


The worst thing you could say to me is that I look like a minister [Researching social policy: Trends, tragedies and triumphs ; Kadare does not consider himself to have been a dissident, has never claimed to be one, and cannot be accused of having perpetuated a myth of his own dissidence I'd like to thank my oppressor... ]
• · There've been stories about books for your mobile/cell-phone before, but here's a major publisher embracing the new technology and format Publishing on your phone; Thanks to Patricia and Caterina for this great review What Kevin Trudeau doesn't want you to know about
• · · Whose vision of an information society? World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) ; Can Culture be considered Cultural Goods and Services?
• · · · Why do people laugh at all? Poking fun What is the point of it? ; How schools are destroying the joy of reading
• · · · · Kafka of Kokroaches: Imagine a future in which terrorists seize an embassy and police can send in a remote-controlled insect outfitted with a microscopic video camera that reveals where the gunmen are hiding and what kind of weapons they hold Futurists look beyond, and it's not mere sci-fi ; And a warning to Europe from across the Atlantic: are you sure you want a privatized healthcare system like in the US? Doctor! Doctor! My private health insurance policy is driving me crazy!
• · · · · · Happiness is Overrated is a straightforward book about the value of happiness that develops a plausible conclusion A state or process of flourishing ; The prosperous Poles risk becoming too jaded—and apolitical—for their own good Too content by half