The Dresden Dolls are a Horse favorite band. So it’s especially cool that Amanda Palmer has written a piece about her meditation practice — and how it works with her musical practice. It’s our newest feature; check it out here.
And if you don’t know the Dolls, you should. Hear them here.
Thanks to the mighty Kin for passing these on. Check ‘em out:
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This is what we’re talkin’ bout.
Via US Campaign for Burma:
Dear Friends,
You did it! After thousands of supporters urged their Senators to support this effort, the US Senate voted unamimously today to award Aung San Suu Kyi the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal. [The US House of Reps. has already voted 400-0]. [...]
Sorry to disappoint all you pro-China flame-posters:* this item may be ridiculous, but it’s no joke. Click here to see a little example of journalism at its best.
* (Actually, no, I’m not. Not at all.)
Via CNN: “Security concerns and sympathy toward Tibetans prompted a Buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan, to withdraw from participation in the Olympic torch relay next week, a temple official said on Friday.” …Read the rest of the story here.
Thanks to new reader Mary for sending on these two doozies. She writes: “Hi Horse, I wanted to share some magazine ads I tore out years ago. I kept them, thinking I wouldn’t be alone in appreciating them for their sweetly goofy naivete. I found the Worst Horse website tonight and I’m sure I’ll be [...]
Via Stereogum:
“Don’t hate us for that headline: This past Friday, Death Cab were the special, unannounced guests at the Seeds Of Compassion Conference. The concert took place at Seattle’s KeyArena, where Dave Matthews was the listed draw. He did double time, performing a lengthy set with right hand man Tim Reynolds and interviewing the Dalai [...]
An article via the NY Times. Check it out if only to see the accompanying photograph (it’s worth several thousand words), but really, it’s worth a read.
Everyone’s talking about Steve Hadley’s infamous misunderstanding of the differences between Tibet and Nepal. Even Mr. Burns himself Harry Shearer has written a short, sweet blog-entry for Huffington Post, including a video-link. See it here.
