Oh, Maya! Is 2012 the end? Probably not Nov 12, 2009
Some New Agers and environmentalists agree ... "We're not all going to die, we're on the cusp of a shift in human consciousness," says New Age writer Daniel Pinchbeck, author of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl. (USA Today -- Life)
Newt Gingrich's Religious Overhaul Nov 11, 2009
He followed the New Age philosophy of Alvin and Heidi Toffler. And though a promoter of traditional values, he didn't push the point, in part because doing so would invariably cause people to remind him that he had sought a divorce from his first wife while she was recovering from cancer surgery. (CBS News -- US)
How to Share Your Wi-Fi Connection Nov 11, 2009
One way would be to celebrate the dawning of a new age, perhaps with cheering and parades. Another would be to breathe a sigh of relief, in the way you do when the plumber installs a nice new dishwasher and you can junk the loud and annoying one you've been stuck with. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Isle 'warrior monk' inspired role in 'Goats' Nov 11, 2009
"Bill Django," the character based on Channon and played by Bridges, introduces the U.S. Army to a smorgasbord of New Age mysticism and old-fashioned paranormal pursuits. For this, Channon is mostly grateful. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Preview: Freescale VP to call for open connected-device standards Nov 11, 2009
For more on the key trends and in Internet and mobile connectivity, particularly in the area of Smartbooks, Auto Infotainment, Smartphones and eBooks, see Su's full keynote comments at this week's conference: Entering a new age of embedded design. Other highlights of the event include panels on middleware, development, processor choices and networking and security, along with group chats, virtual booths and one-on-one interactivity. (EETimes)
Carnage at General Motors Nov 10, 2009
" The indications of this great transition, however, are there for those who care to look. Six way stations on the road to ordinary nationhood Here is my list of six recent developments that indicate we are entering "2025" today. All six were in the news in the last few weeks, even if never collected in a single place. They (and other events like them) represent a pattern: the shape, in fact, of a new age in formation. 1. At the global economic summit in Pittsburgh on Sept. 24 and 25, the... (Salon)
Nothing loony about today's toons Nov 10, 2009
With or without Mickey, there is little doubt that animation has entered a new age of wonder. The Telegraph, London. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Car theft victim socked with fees Nov 10, 2009
com reviewer said it resembled an "Old West saloon meets New Age coffee shop." Background music is likely to be live concert tapes from blues artists. But apparently there's a formula here, and it seems to be working. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Interview embroils Thai ex-PM in new controversy Nov 10, 2009
On a Web page he maintains, Thaksin later said that The Times had distorted his comments, especially in its headline reading, "Ousted Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra calls for 'shining' new age after King's death.". "I want to condemn timesonline for presenting this false news and causing this confusion. I affirm once again that my family and I have loyalty to the King and the Queen, and I am ready to sacrifice my life to protect the institution, the same as all Thais are.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Seeking the cellphone future, in Kampala Nov 8, 2009
They (and other events like them) represent a pattern: the shape, in fact, of a new age in formation ... "I could die now and it already would have been worth it." Few said so, but in the course of the Olympic decision-making process the U.S. was summarily and pointedly demoted from sole superpower to instant also-ran, a symbolic moment on a planet entering a new age. (Salon)
Next apocalypse? Mayan year 2012 stirs doomsayers Nov 8, 2009
But most archaeologists, astronomers and Maya say the only thing likely to hit Earth is a meteor shower of New Age philosophy, pop astronomy, Internet doomsday rumors, and TV specials such as one on the History Channel that mixes "predictions" from Nostradamus and the Maya and asks: "Is 2012 the year the cosmic clock finally winds down to zero days, zero hope?". It may sound all too much like other doomsday scenarios of recent decades -- the 1987 Harmonic Convergence, the Jupiter Effect or... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Lévi-Strauss, the total anthropologist Nov 8, 2009
It was a feature story suffused with New Age thinking, in which Quinn endorsed a supposed miracle experienced by a woman who had walked through a labyrinth designed to foster spiritual thoughts. As the woman, Marylin Arrigan, made her way through the maze, she told Quinn. (Boston Globe)
The goats stared back Nov 7, 2009
Ronsons book chronicles military efforts to harness New Age techniques in order to fight nonlethal wars, and details a post-Vietnam unit of psychic warriors whose goals included making themselves invisible, passing through walls and reading enemy thoughts. Heslov figures 65 percent of his Men Who Stare at Goats, is lifted from the book, with more madcap shenanigans and some hollow-horned escapees thrown in. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Doomsday sect's future is in doubt Nov 7, 2009
In the waning days of Prophet's reign as the church's divinely chosen messenger, its focus shifted from civilization's end to the development of a New Age publishing juggernaut, producing hundreds of books and recordings drawn from Prophet's mystical declarations. The church still keeps its 750-person shelters stocked with food -- "insurance," its leaders say, against possible dark days ahead. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Reviews: 'The Box,' 'Goats,' 'Precious' Nov 7, 2009
Clooney plays a prodigy of this New Age militarism, with Jeff Bridges as his Dude-like mentor, Kevin Spacey as a psychic rival and Ewan McGregor as a reporter uncovering the story amid the war in Iraq. The movie opens with the promise of a Catch-22 or Strangelove-style satire, but while it maintains much of the book's drolly incredulous spirit, the dots of absurdity just don't connect that well. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
'The Men Who Stare at Goats' Nov 7, 2009
Instead, first-time director Grant Heslov has come up with something wackier and more whimsical, a quirky comedic drama about one of the stranger aspects of the modern American Army, a time when certain high-ranking officers felt that the New Age techniques and beliefs of the counterculture could transform military practice as we know it ... Wilton is the audience surrogate here, the nominally regular guy who reacts with predictable disbelief to the shenanigans the New Age Army is up to. (FOX59, IN)
Its ‘Mother' dead, doomsday sect's future is in doubt Nov 7, 2009
As many as 1,000 followers of a New Age spiritual leader and doomsday prophet are expected for her memorial service this weekend at the sprawling Montana ranch she used as a headquarters ... In the waning days of Prophet's reign as the church's divinely chosen messenger, its focus shifted from civilization's end to the development of a New Age publishing juggernaut, producing hundreds of books and recordings drawn from Prophet's mystical declarations. (Montana Standard, MT)
Ranking Zemeckis Nov 7, 2009
Never mind the whole muddled, Matthew McC arc as some kind of new age "faith dude," the opening pull back through the universe and the use of you-are-there special effects make the movie worth watching, as does its success at making space a place of wonder and hope again. "I can feel your look, Wilson. All I'm saying is - I'm in the red. And it ain't a good thing to have a race car, in the red."Cast Away is two-thirds of a great movie, about learning what living really is when he's forced to... (IGN FilmForce)
Review: 'Stare at Goats' is baaaaaad Nov 7, 2009
Spinning out the tall tale of a battalion of New Age paranormal soldiers who were trained, during Vietnam, to don cloaks of invisibility, kill goats with their minds, and generally turn war into a groovy thing, Heslov slaps gags together and never begins to find a point of view. Actors like Jeff Bridges (in a ponytail) and Kevin Spacey (in the worst hairpiece of his career) jabber away as if locked in their own private acting classes, and Ewan McGregor, as the reporter who tags along with... (CNN)
At Brandeis, Israel's guilt and innocence on display Nov 7, 2009
In his welcoming remarks, Brandeis president Jehuda Reinharz observed that we live in a new age of warfare, in which civilized nations confront terrorists able to mix and melt into the civilian population. Asked Gold, after describing the thousands of rockets launched by Hamas at Israeli communities: What would you do if your population was facing repeated attacks for eight years. (Boston Globe)
‘Goats’ suffers from a lack of concentration Nov 6, 2009
George Clooney as New Age warrior Lyn Cassady in The Men Who Stare at Goats ... Imagine that a Vietnam veteran in the early 1970s dropped out, did a ton of drugs, absorbed every New Age bromide the Left Coast had to offer, then created an experimental unit of hippie warriors trained in psychic arts like remote viewing (i. (Boston Globe)
'Goats' takes good with the b-a-a-a-d Nov 6, 2009
The lightweight satire, based on a nonfiction book by British journalist Jon Ronson, is a sort of New Age "Catch-22." It recounts a period in the 1980s when senior officials in the U.S. military, the intelligence services and Washington began to believe bizarre things ... Clooney plays a prodigy of this New Age militarism, with Jeff Bridges as his Dude-like mentor, Kevin Spacey as a psychic rival and Ewan McGregor as a reporter uncovering the story amid the war in Iraq ... "We will be the first... (Fresno Bee)
The Men Who Stare At Goats Review Nov 6, 2009
Inspired by British journalist Jon Ronson s investigative book about the U.S. Army s brush with the New Age movement, The Men Who Stare at Goats assembles an impressive cast around its stranger-than-fiction premise but only produces mixed results. stars as Bob Wilton, a journalist whose recently dissolved leads him to Iraq to prove his worth as a war reporter. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Royal Enfield launches 'Classic 500' Nov 5, 2009
Part of the Eicher group, the company is revamping its product portfolio with new age engine technology like electronic fuel-injection system. The company on Wednesday launched a new model in India the 500cc Classic that is designed around Royal Enfields J2, a model that shot to prominence in early 1950s. (India Times)
Sound of music Nov 5, 2009
At Lihu e Library, you will find that volumes of musical scores, mostly for keyboard, guitar and voice, are available for a wide variety of music including barbershop, campfire, children s, Christian, Christmas carols, country, disco, Hawaiian, jazz, Motown, musicals, new age, patriotic, rock and roll, movies and TV themes, ukulele, and wedding. He Mele Aloha Hawaiian Song Book edited by Carol Wilcox features a huge collection of Hawaiian backyard music songs and ukulele chords. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Michael Jackson film tops UK box office Nov 4, 2009
"Couples Retreat," the story of four couples trying to heal their relationships at a New Age therapeutic resort, was down at six from four. Animated sci-fi movie "9" came in at seven with the apocalyptic tale of puppets fighting to the death with an army of exterminating machines. (India Times)
Few aftershocks in inevitable rate rise Nov 4, 2009
That's close to what might become normal in a new age of debt wariness. Source. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
We shall all be changed Nov 4, 2009
Personalised religion is much more obvious, though, in the various New Age enterprises, whch are unabashedly about the individual, about personal fulfilment. They also provide a spiritual outlet for those put off by institutional or orthodox religion. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
'Men Who Stare at Goats' has fuzzy vision Nov 4, 2009
Something of a stand-in for Ronson, McGregor's Bob Wilton is a reporter who stumbles onto the story of the New Earth Army, founded by Vietnam vet Bill Django (Bridges), the pioneer of New Age techniques meant to give his troops a spiritual edge and superpowers to win over enemies -- or wipe them out. Django's prize pupil is Lyn Cassady (Clooney), whom Wilton accompanies through a series of mishaps on a mission in Iraq. (Albany Times Union)
The Men Who Stare At Goats Author Jon Ronson Nov 4, 2009
" Thirty years later, British journalist Jon Ronson explored the legacy of Channon's New Age manual and the U.S. military's surprising and often sinister enthusiasm for supernatural warfare in his 2004 book, The Men Who Stare At Goats. TIME spoke with Ronson about turning his book into a Hollywood film, and why he thinks Channon's vision of the future is still in the works. Related Stories I noticed that Jim Channon has been in the run-up to the film's release. How'd that come about? Well, I... (Time.com)
New age art creates a stir Nov 3, 2009
KOLKATA: Its the dawn of new age art in India ... Its the dawn of new age art in India. (India Times)
Karadzic to continue trial boycott Nov 3, 2009
He was first indicted in 1995 and was arrested 14 months ago on a Belgrade bus disguised as a New Age healer. Since then, he has been working on his defense in his cell at the tribunal's detention center. (Florida Today)
Editorial: Students must have voice at polls Nov 3, 2009
This upcoming election will redefine the political landscape of State College in a new age. Worried about the nuisance ordinance and how it might affect one's ability to throw any sort of gathering. (Daily Collegian, PA)
In absentia, Karadzic blamed for ’95 Srebrenica massacre Nov 3, 2009
Karadzic says that he did not have enough time to prepare his defense, despite having been first indicted in 1995 and arrested 14 months ago on a Belgrade bus, disguised as a New Age healer. Since then, he has been working on his defense in his cell at the tribunal s detention center. (Boston Globe)
Miss Millet's food fest Nov 1, 2009
She's derisive about New Age pill therapy. "Nowadays, beta-carotene is the in-thing but as supplements, in capsules. Why go for pills when bajra, ragi and jowar have so much nutritional value? Almost 90% women in Punjab are anaemic. They need a millet diet," declares Kaur. (India Times, India)
Read the story Nov 1, 2009
They don't exist because the visionary real men of NASA in the 1960's have been replaced by new age bean counters who are quite comfortable doing as little as possible. They certainly don't want to take any risks that might endanger there cozy desk jobs, health care, and retirement plans. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Imperialism and the birth of the UN Nov 1, 2009
A. That in 1945 a new age was declared of human rights and international law in which international matters would be adjudicated not on the basis of power but rather on the basis of rights and of the values enshrined in the UN Charter. Q. And the more accurate version. (Boston Globe)
Politics: Menino looms Nov 1, 2009
But talking about his approach to conflict resolution early last week, he sounded more like a New Age guru than a rough-and-tumble man of the streets, saying that, as mayor, he wouldn t keep a naughty list of critics and political opponents - a reference to a phrase found in the e-mails of a top aide to Menino. If you come to a community meeting or you come to a press conference or you offer a concern or a different point of view or you re critical, we re going to hug it out, Flaherty said at a... (Boston Globe)
Hot 'n' spicy babes Nov 1, 2009
We let you know the hottest est new age actresses who don't shy away from showing off that luscious body any more ... One of the hottest and the spiciest new age actress, Jiah Khan truely left us speechless about her bold performance in her movie 'Nishabd. (India Times, India)
Spirituality with a twist Nov 1, 2009
These new age therapies are customized to meet your hectic and demanding lifestyles ... More and more people in the urban areas are resorting to new age therapies to deal with stress ... These new age therapies are customized to meet your hectic and demanding lifestyles. (India Times, India)
Another View: James Ray and the dangers of self help Nov 1, 2009
Alihandero wrote on Oct 29, 2009 3:20 PM:" Not only should the profiteering and opportunistic Ray himself be held accountable in so many different ways, but our societys secular and/or liberal and virtually omnipotent TV personalities such as the redoubtable Oprah Winfrey, primordial Larry King, and the trendy Ellen DeGeneres have all encouraged their own widespread audiences into swallowing this New Age, its all about Me, personal wealth seeking mindset. ". kermit the frog wrote on... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
6th Athens Xclusive Designers Week opens Nov 1, 2009
Angelos Frentzos' creations in faded black, purple and green on the other hand are characterized by new age and art rock elements, while Dionisis Chalikias- behind the brand Sense_nu (in catalan it means "without nudity") is inspired by the Amazons. Editor: Li Xianzhi. (Xinhuanet, China)
Lake Ashton danceevent set Nov. 8 Nov 1, 2009
From the tango to torah, from Irish to new age, the company offered an exceptional evening of dance, wrote the Charleston Gazette. Tickets can be purchased at Lake Ashton Activities Office at 4141 Aston Club Drive in Lake Wales or by calling 863. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Witches Among Us? Meet the Wiccan Next DoorMore Americans are Wiccan, and will celebrate Samhain not Halloween Saturday. Oct 31, 2009
A hodgepodge of ancient European pagan practices and new age spirituality, Wicca is practiced by a small but growing number of Americans. 1. (ABC News)
Gerry Dulac's NFL Forecast: Week 8 (Yesterday) Oct 31, 2009
The skinny: Research historians are desperately needed in Detroit, where volumes of paperwork are being scoured to uncover one of the great mysteries of the new age: When was the last time the Lions were favorites. Prediction: Lions, 11-8. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Are your tweenagers trick-or-treating without you? Oct 31, 2009
Oh for crying out loud new age Mommies and Daddies let a 12 year old trick or treat ALONE start leaving your kid alone. Pansy parents. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Lust for danger: Why vampires are so sexy Oct 30, 2009
Edward is a very romantic, smoldering figure, explained Carrol Fry, professor emeritus at Northwest Missouri State University and author of Cinema of the Occult: New Age Satanism, Wicca and Spiritualism in Film. Hes like Byron, or, say, James Dean. (MSNBC -- Health)
Sleepy Sun shifts sounds Oct 29, 2009
Sleepy Sun's album opener, "New Age," summons the spirits of San Francisco's summer of love with thundering, duo drumbeats and desperate, breathless chants. The sextet evokes the past while channeling it into a soundtrack for a new age by calling to the atrocities of the present: "Dirty streets are filled with suits and televisions/ the smell cuts through glass drawing blood of the season/ heads roll down the hills/ while the kings sit still." ... As "New Age" progresses, layers of guitar grime... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
U2 to play at Brandenburg Gate Oct 29, 2009
Antonio Campo Dall'Orto, executive producer of the awards ceremony, said the "world's major music players" would be coming together "against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall to celebrate music, freedom and the birth of a new age in Europe". The ceremony, which will be hosted by US singer Katy Perry for the second year in succession, will include performances from Robbie Williams and Jay-Z.. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Sparks of romance, regret in ‘Shooting Star’ Oct 28, 2009
A resident of Austin, Texas, she tells Reed she is en route to Boston for a New Age cleansing ceremony for a friend. The clenched and harried Reed looks like he could use a good cleansing. (Boston Globe)
GUSA Act Considers Hate Crime Penalties Oct 28, 2009
The New Age movements are also part of the plan. Post New Comment. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Welcome to 2025 Oct 28, 2009
They (and other events like them) represent a pattern: the shape, in fact, of a new age in formation. 1. (Asia Times Online)
Genocide trial begins; Karadzica no-show Oct 28, 2009
When he was captured he was posing as New Age healer Dr. Dragan Dabic, disguised behind thick glasses, a bushy beard and straggly gray hair. Tieger mentioned Biljana Plavsic as one of Karadzic's key collaborators. (MSNBC -- International)
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U2 to perform free show Oct 28, 2009
"This year's awards will be remembered as the night when the world's major music players came together against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall to celebrate music, freedom and the birth of a new age in Europe," said Antonio Campo Dall'Orto, executive producer of the awards. Germany marks 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the country's reunification on November 9. (iAfrica.com)
U2 To Perform at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards Oct 28, 2009
Commented Antonio Campo Dall'Orto, EVP, Music Brands, MTV Networks International and Executive Producer for the MTV Europe Music Awards: "The exceptional musical heritage of this year's EMAs spans genres and generations and we are extremely proud to be bringing U2 to Berlin for this extraordinary performance. This year's Awards will be remembered as the night when the world's major music players came together against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall to celebrate music, freedom and the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Former Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic Oct 27, 2009
When he was arrested in Belgrade in July 2008, he was living under an alias as a new age healer and had grown a thick, long white beard to match his shock of white hair ... "He was eloquent and a bit strange, like a true bohemian." Goran Kojic, editor of Belgrade magazine Healthy Life, on being fooled by Karadzic's disguise as a New Age healer. (Time.com)
Obama: Is he Carter or Reagan? Oct 27, 2009
To them, Langston said, it's the dawning of a new age, as depicted in a famous 1984 Ronald Reagan campaign ad that declared, "It's morning again in America.". Both Obama and Carter were elected into office at a time when voters were hungry for change. (CNN)
Karadzic a no-show at war crimes trial Oct 27, 2009
Karadzic's whereabouts were unknown for years until his arrest last year, posing as New Age healer Dr. Dragan Dabic, disguised behind thick glasses, a bushy beard and straggly gray hair. Arrested in July 2008 after 13 years on the run, he has been working with a team of legal advisers for months getting ready for this trial, where he intends to defend himself. (MSNBC -- International)
Karadzic boycotts own trial Oct 27, 2009
He was apprehended 15 months ago, on a Belgrade bus in July 2008, posing as a bearded new age healer named Dragan Dabic. "In light of the absence of the accused ... the chamber will adjourn ... until 2:15 p.m. tomorrow," said Chief Judge O-Gon Kown of South Korea. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Associate: Sweat Lodge Guru's Ego Swelled Oct 27, 2009
Then came Oprah Winfrey, who featured Ray and the secrets of other new age experts on her Show - sales soared, as di 00004000 d Ray's personal fortune ... That problem spans all religions be it Christianity, the current new age gurus or anything in any direction. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Where The CIA Got It Wrong About The U.S. Oct 27, 2009
They (and other events like them) represent a pattern: the shape, in fact, of a new age in formation ... "I could die now and it already would have been worth it." Few said so, but in the course of the Olympic decision-making process the U.S. was summarily and pointedly demoted from sole superpower to instant also-ran, a symbolic moment on a planet entering a new age. (CBS News -- Opinion)
Mumford ready to sizzle for the Swans Oct 27, 2009
He might be a Sensitive New Age Guy, but it's a different sort of snag for which Mumford has a reputation. While at Bunyip - and before he dropped more than 20 kilograms to get serious about his footy - he would clean up on sausages (up to 16) at the club's post-match barbecues, but he said it definitely wasn't part of his match payments. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Rachel Carson's Bay State days Oct 26, 2009
By many accounts, Carson s book launched a new age of environmentalism in the country that led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Yet I never really knew the extent of Carson s relationship to Massachusetts, especially to Woods Hole and Plum Island. (Boston Globe)
Karadzic trial set to start without Karadzic Oct 26, 2009
His refusal to show up at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal is a blow to survivors who hold him responsible for tens of thousands of deaths during the brutal 1992-95 Bosnian war (Somerset Daily American, PA)
