Why anybody would even bat an eye over yesterday's disclosure of Schwarzenegger's love child is ludicrous. The man's core identity was defined by the illicit. Read More...
The writing process is remarkably similar to filmmaking: both writers and filmmakers need to plan their work, commit their project to film or paper and edit and polish their work until it measures up as both enlightenment and entertainment. Read More... More on Black Swan
My affair with an antidepressant reinforced what I already knew: I'm not one for affairs. I'd rather fight tooth and nail to keep and restore what I have than take a break from it. But that is so much easier said and done with a Klonopin in my pocket. Read More... More on Mental health
Two burley KGB guards, Andrei and Mikhail, marched into the classroom. "Vladlen Barsonav. Vladlen Barsonav -- out!" The 15-year-old almost fell out of his seat with fear. I was witnessing Soviet repression in action. Read More...
People who are happy in their jobs often report being happy spouses, as well. In effect, job satisfaction can increase relationship happiness. Read More... More on Love and Relationships
Self-compassion helps you feel more connected, less isolated. Your story is my story. We're all going to feel the same way at some point. Read More... More on Wisdom
Chief among claims from opponents is that legalizing same-sex marriage will infringe on the religious freedom of those who oppose the practice on theological grounds. Read More... More on Gay Marriage
Spending our time passively does little to prepare us for the changes that life exacts. If you can't be curious or imagine your life differently, then your response to change is also stuck. Read More... More on Emotional wellness
In the old days, raising big money and netting an early appearance on shows like Meet The Press would mint first tier candidates like Newt Gingrich. Now, the soundbites that emerge from such shows can matter more than the entire appearance. Read More... More on Paul Ryan
The Newark Peace and Education Summit was a truly inspiring event. I am glad I took so many images and wrote down ideas while I was there. Read More... More on Wisdom
I think it's important for activists to hold a more positive vision of what's right with their country: what's going well, and what they'd like to grow or see more of. Read More... More on Wisdom
So it happened that on that Sunday evening, presented with the option to stay tuned in to the latest bin Laden news, I made my decision: I turned off the computer and went to bed. Read More... More on Unplug And Recharge
In just about every situation and circumstance in life, we really do have more than is required to not only "deal" with what's happening, but to thrive in the face of it. Read More... More on Mindfulness
My affair with an anti-depressant reinforced what I already knew: I'm not one for affairs. I'd rather fight tooth and nail to keep and restore what I have than take a break from it. But that is so much easier said and done with a Klonopin in my pocket. Read More... More on Mental health
For those of you who still tell me you donʼt even have 10 minutes to fit in an exercise, I am telling you that multitasking might be your answer. Read More... More on Fitness and Exercise
In the world of foot problems, there are many repetitive stress and traumatic injuries that affect connective tissues, which can be responsible for chronic pain and disability in many patients. Read More... More on Chronic Pain
But even intelligence, openness to experience and grit are not enough for genius to emerge. Those traits must be placed together in a singular environment. Read More... More on Memory and Cognition
This is one of the great myths about healthy eating -- ranking right up there with the fallacy that eating healthy doesn't taste good. It's more economical to cook a fresh, healthy meal than to eat junk food. Read More... More on Nutrition
Okay, I'm talking about craigconnects and asking people to spend a little time in ways that can really make a difference. I might actually be funny, but can't tell, and hate viewing my own videos, so please check it out.
Once again, galleries throughout the country are heavily favoring the medium of painting this month. While there was an overwhelming amount of abstraction on view in April, May seems to be the month of representational painting.
The figure fares particularly well, as artists continue to address the historically-laden subject matter with new aims and ideas. In the interest of giving attention to lesser known artists, I did not include Gagosian Gallery's incredible Picasso exhibition on this list, but his presence can be strongly felt in dozens of shows this month.
My list includes both emerging and mid-career artists, and one who turns ninety years old this year. Gaylen Hansen has been one of the Pacific Northwest's best kept secrets for decades. His humorous, but hard-won paintings first came to the attention of a wider audience in the 1970s, and he was the focus of a solo exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum in 2007. In Hansen's work, influences from outsider art to Philip Guston come together to form a language that is wholly his own.
Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity.
I used to be excited about going green, but now I'm starting to feel like I can never do enough. I feel guilty if I sometimes forget to recycle something, or grab a [disposable] cup of coffee at a Starbucks. How can I deal? My boyfriend says I'm kind of obsessed...
Addressing whether Newt can recover from this, Grim explained, "saying that Newt could recover from this implies that he had a chance to become president in the first place, and I don't quite buy into that to begin with. But what's really remarkable about this is that it shows that it is universally considered to be political suicide in a Republican primary to defend Medicare. I mean think about how far we've come just in a few months. You cannot defend Medicare in a Republican primary and survive. And I don't see how they can produce a viable presidential candidate through that kind of a primary process."
Grim also explained how Republican leadership now seems quite united around Ryan's Medicare proposal, which is why Gingrich faced so much push-back about his comments.
Newt Gingrich is a star on political television, a status that was supposed to help his underdog presidential campaign. It's not working out that way.
That's because a new model of video consumption has fundamentally changed the payoff of political TV, as Gingrich learned this Sunday. And the very qualities that make Gingrich a popular pundit also make him a lousy candidate.
Gingrich is still "made for TV"—but in an Internet-driven, parody-refracted 24-hour multi-platform news cycle, Gingrich is the kind of pol who is made only for TV. His pundit pronouncements don't play as well in person (more on that in a moment), or when stacked against their contradictory predecessors by his online detractors, his cable colleagues, or by Fox News' reality overlords at Comedy Central.
We're being told that there's a "crisis" and we can no longer afford the middle-class American dream. The truth is the opposite: Our worst long-term problems aren't caused by the middle class, but by politicians who sacrifice the middle class for wealthy interests. Read More... More on Social Security
We're being told that there's a "crisis" and we can no longer afford the middle-class American dream. The opposite is true: Our worst long-term problems aren't caused by the middle class, but by politicians who sacrifice the middle class for wealthy interests. Read More... More on Social Security
It's time to stop saying the country "can't afford" Medicare, Social Security, and other programs that benefit the middle class. When I was a kid and I'd tell my mother that I "can't mow the lawn" or "I can't do all that homework," she'd say: "Don't say you can't. Say you don't want to."
We're being told that there's a "crisis" and we can no longer afford the middle-class American dream. The truth is the opposite: Our worst long-term problems aren't caused by the middle class, but by politicians who chose to sacrifice the middle class for wealthy interests.
At the end of the day the Common Controversy is exactly that ... common. It's the same old uncritical media hype dressed up in newer, cooler clothes. Read More...
401(k) plans are a great deal for employers. Their cost is subsidized by brokers and advisers, at the expense of the plan participants (employees), who are supposed to be the primary beneficiaries. Read More...
Forget all the political commentary over the last three weeks: the fact is, the killing of bin Laden helped Obama. Not as much as the White House would like, nor as little as Republicans would like to think. Read More...
How could the United States' public enemy number one, a man with a $25 million bounty on his head, and the most recognizable face of international jihadist terror, not be known to the Pakistani leadership? Read More... More on Osama bin Laden
HuffPost's Howard Fineman appeared Tuesday on MSNBC's 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' to discuss Newt Gingrich.
Matthews brought up Gingrich's recent criticism of Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) Medicare proposal. Fineman, putting this topic in the context of Gingrich's political style, explained, "Newt Gingrich is by nature a bomb-thrower, he knows how to put the plastique in just the right place to blow up the bridge. And it's the way he is. Why not, since he's totally screwed everything up today, why not give him a little credit for saying, you know what, I don't agree with their [the Republicans] approach."
Analyzing the political consequences of Newt's recent comments about Ryan's plan, Fineman said, "on the one hand, Newt is going to get attacked by fellow Republicans for not being a team player and for issuing a devastating shot at the heart of the whole Republican attack plan this year. But at the same time, if Newt manages to get anywhere, which is unlikely, he's going to be attacked by the Democrats for saying he wanted to see Medicare die on the vine."
How many people know that there is a major UN High Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) this September? Or, for that matter, what NCDs are in the first place? Read More... More on Personal Health
Being the caregiver for someone you love who is gradually losing mental capacities is about as tough as it gets in human life outside of wars, disasters and profound poverty. Read More... More on Alzheimer's
The challenges remain daunting, but it is worth remembering, too, where there has been progress and where the rights community has come together to confront homophobia and transphobia. Read More... More on lgbt
The biggest mistake we make in determining why powerful men cheat is to believe they're looking for sex. If it's sex they're after they have wives who can cater to their needs. No, these men are looking for something else entirely: validation. Read More... More on Arnold Schwarzenegger
In Spain, canning seafood is considered a desirable gourmet treat. Fresh seafood is preserved in its own juices or premium olive oil, with just a touch of sea salt. The cans are something you can keep in your pantry and serve for tapas all year round. But, just because it's in a can, doesn't mean it's cheap.
Famed French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy saw the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair as an opportunity to place the blame precisely where he felt it belonged: with the American system of justice, with the global media and with the woman. Read More... More on Stephen Colbert
It was a downhill day at Cannes. It began with the dependably engaging Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki. But each successive movie was less and less engaging. Oh well, not every day can boast The Tree Of Life. On the other hand, if the international press were voting, Aki's Le Havre would be a contender for the top prize.
LE HAVRE ** 1/2 out of ****
In this typically eccentric and charming comedy by Aki Kaurismaki, the people of a small port town come together to help an adorable illegal immigrant get from France to England. That hardly captures the oddball goofiness of Aki (I'm having trouble spelling his last name, so I hope he'll forgive my informality). Our hero is a shoeshine salesman with a loving wife who takes care of him completely. He's always a dime short but full of good cheer. In Aki's deadpan way, we see our man interact with his friendly fellow neighbors, whether it's the woman with a bakery who lets him take bread on credit ("Your bill is as long as the Congo," she complains. "I'm your best customer, " he blithely responds) to the grocer who hurriedly tries to close shop when he sees our hero coming. They all stand ready to help a teenage boy be reunited with his mother in London. No one seems terribly wound up by race or politics (it simply never comes up), not even the policeman assigned to track the kid down after the boy makes headline news. The warmth of the people in the town is palpable the Aki's goofy style is fully on display. Fans will be pleased. I'm fond of his style but this movie ranks a tad lower than his best. It was a little too slow at places; I certainly didn't need a complete song from the "trendy benefit concert" starring Little Bob. More crucially, the entire film is about seeing immigrants -- even illegal immigrants -- as people instead of criminals or just unwanted faces to be turned away. That makes the fact that the teenage boy has virtually no personality a major negative. Instead he's just a doe-eyed kid, which stereotypes him in another way by not letting this kid come to life in the same eccentric manner as everyone else. However, the film was very warmly received by Aki's fans and the international press. One can never predict what the jury will vote for, but if the Europeans were voting, they'd have Le Havre in a dead-heat with The Artist.
Rep. Donna Edwards is a strong believer in the importance of the Clean Air Act. I reached out to her with four key questions on energy and her commitment to the environment. Read More... More on Environment
The unrest in Tunisia and Libya have turned Lampedusa into a makeshift Ellis Island. Several thousand have arrived from Tunisia, and there's a growing wave from Libya. No one knows when they'll be allowed to leave, or who will accept them. Read More... More on Refugees
No rational person can expect the IMF head to get a fair trial in the U.S., given that the last president we impeached for lying to a grand jury about his extramarital affair with an intern. Read More... More on IMF
The time has come to take secularity seriously as a significant program of study in its own right. Why now? First off, there has been the undeniable growth of secularity in recent years. Read More... More on Atheism
The Senate's most outspoken apologist for the oil industry is at it again. Sen. Mary Landrieu, recently declared that eliminating federal subsidies to the major oil companies would be a gross injustice. Read More...
Proving that banks shaded the truth about mortgage-backed securities should not be very hard. Many on Wall Street suspected or knew these assets were toxic even as they continued to promote them to investors. Read More... More on Banks
Americans must address the question of who will foot the bill for rising medical costs. Even as we complain about mounting healthcare bills, we are reluctant to adopt healthier lifestyle habits to reduce costs. Read More... More on Health
Mohammed El Senussi is the opposite of Muammar Gaddafi: he's soft-spoken, nuanced, dresses in business suits and is also Gaddafi's main rival. Read More... More on France
In the early parts of the 2000 campaign, John McCain was proving himself to be a different type of Republican. While he was as conservative as the rest, he became a Maverick by stating what was on his mind and got a reputation for telling the truth. One could disagree with his politics, but with his history as a POW and the Straight Talk Express, you had to respect him.
After the Bush machine crushed him in 2000 and his ambition made him make peace with the machine, the John McCain you respected disappeared. He became a reflexive Republican attack dog, ganging up on Democrats and spouting the Republican orthodoxy. This came to a head when he chose Sarah Palin as his running mate in 2008. The old McCain would never have done that. He would have made sure that someone qualified was running for vice president.
It seems now that the old McCain might be back. After Cheney, Rumsfeld and the rest of the Bush crew went on TV saying that torture methods like waterboarding were responsible for getting Osama bin Laden, McCain it seems could take no more. It was heartening to see a proud American stand up and say that the Republican Revisionists were wrong and that torture and waterboarding was wrong. He suffered torture, so he should know. He acknowledged the truth that most of the information that led to bin Laden's doom came from old-fashioned intelligence gathering, not waterboarding. It is good to see this John McCain back, a Republican and an individual you can respect.
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