New York, N.Y. When I was a freshman in college I moved into the international dorm and was faced with people from around the world who spoke English better than I. Many of them frequently used vocabulary twice the size of my own. As I began the novel The Two Krishnas, I was reminded of [...]
Archive | August, 2012
Togo Women Push Sex Strike to Unseat President
Lome, Togo. The female wing of a civil rights group is urging women in Togo to stage a week-long sex strike to demand the resignation of the country’s president. Women are being asked to start withholding sex from their husbands or partners as of Monday, said Isabelle Ameganvi, leader of the women’s wing of the [...]
Jim Luce on Orphans International Worldwide
Jim Luce traveled to Indonesia in 1995 where he encountered an orphanage — and an orphan named Mathew — that would change his life. Through the persistence of his mother, Jim went on to found Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW) in 1999. New York Times Essay: First One Orphan, Then Many More Orphans International Movement to Help Kids Around the World Janusz Korczak [...]
David Lynch Fnd.: Women, Violence & T.M.
New York, N.Y. When I first read that 19,000 women a year get raped in the military, I thought it was a typo. When I read the next sentence that women in our military were more likely to be raped by our own soldiers then by the enemy, I thought, obviously. If any nation’s soldiers [...]
Global Themes of The Stewardship Report
New York, N.Y. In 2009 my friends began to suggest that I use my writing skills and inventory to begin my own platform about Thought Leaders & Global Citizens – called The Stewardship Report. We announced this at my 50th birthday party on July 24, 2009. Our theme is “Connecting Goodness” under five main categories, [...]
David Lynch Foundation Hosts Gala for Soldiers at Fort Hamilton
New York, N.Y. Recently I had the privilege of attending an open-air gala at historic Fort Hamilton Army Garrison underneath the Verrazano Bridge in Brooklyn for the David Lynch Foundation‘s Operation Warrior Wellness (OWW) and the film Code 9: Officer Needs Assistance. Then, I heard first lady Michelle Obama mention Operation Warrior Wellness in her [...]
Slow Food at Sprig Fights Fast-Food Culture
New York, N.Y. In a sea of steaks, burritos and grab-and-go food in busy Midtown East, there is a beacon of the Slow Food movement, serving healthful food in an elegant, inviting environment. For nearly two years, Sprig Restaurant has served consistently superb New American cuisine that celebrates artisanal goods, seasonal produce and local distributors. [...]
Invite Only to La La Land
Water Mill, New York. Sir Ivan, aka Ivan L. Wilzig, former banking exec and lifelong peacemaker invited his close friends, media mavens and celebutantes to engorge themselves in decadence while celebrating his newest self-released single, “La La Land.” on his Peaceman Music label. The themed event was such a luxurious retreat from the hustle and [...]
