A 9/11 BUDDHA

A steel cross-beam survives the devastation of 9/11, becoming a symbol of hope for many.. and  yet another reason to fight over the role of religion in the public square.  It is a piece of steel that happens to echo a shape that has, over the last 2000 years, become the principal symbol of Christianity: …

BEAUTY OF BREACHED BORDERS

I was just contemplating the fact that some borders are more beautiful in their breaching -- even began, in that compulsion that cameras induce, snapping photos of breached borders -- when I discovered the Museum of Broken Relationships. If you think of a relationship as two people consciously sharing a same space and erecting around …