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...series of reports charted the world of complex networks inside our heads, the intricate wiring that channels our senses, movements and self-perception. Readers valued the new scientific mappings, but were circumspect about their contribution to theories of the soul and afterlife...
It’s no accident that many Americans have turned to Buddhist meditation, African dance classes, and soul-searching service-vacations in Latin America. Perhaps without realizing it, they are turning Hegel’s continuum on its head, suggesting that the “developed” world, in some ways, should be progressing toward the Third World. As this Black History Month comes to a close, we should all pause to reflect and celebrate our heritage for what it is and not merely for its resemblance to classic Western ideals of greatness. Here?...
...Cold War highlight the importance of information secrecy, while political atrocities such as the Abu Ghraib scandal illuminate how secrecy can be used as a shroud to condone harm and, as one film interviewee describes, to “dip back into the well of evil in the human soul.” The film is narrated only by a portentous score from local composer John Kusiak. REVEALING THE TRUTH In a question-and-answer session following the screening, Moss and Galison said that the intent of the event was to gauge reaction and open dialogue before the film?...
...SPIRITUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Sidney Poitier Mr. Sidney Poitier’s hands are clasped together in a contemplative pose; the image is taken in a solemn black and white. His eyes point towards you, though not directly at you. Seemingly looking though you, he peers into your soul and evaluates every problem you may think you face. Then, speaking in a heady and wise voice, he declares: “Yes, you may have some troubles. I see. But I have born the fardel of having effectively represented an entire generation of African Americans for the past 40 years...
...death and the turbulent end of a love affair, and both get examined in myriad ways. In the song “Mama You Sweet,” she introduces the grief caused by the loss of her mother: “And the pain in my soul / The pain hits a wall / Doesn’t know which way to go...Pain courses through every vain every limb / Trying to find a way out.” Then, in “Fancy Funerals,” Williams turns her experience planning an extravagant funeral for her mother into...