The concept of a life of service has fascinated me for a long time. Each and every time I think I am starting to understand it, something or someone sheds light on yet another aspect of it and I am left musing for many more hours. And I love it. You know how we’re always… Read More To sleep or not to sleep, is that the question?
Thanks to Annie Leonard’s book, “The Story of Stuff”, based on her video of the same name, I have been consciously building my relationship with stuff. You know how having stuff is important to so many of us, and how we can easily get sucked in, without even knowing it, into a culture of overconsumption?… Read More My Story of Stuff
Whatever you might think about Assange and WikiLeaks, you have to admit that the conversation around it has been nothing but fascinating. If Assange is a hero or a traitor remains the principal question at hand, but the variations on the theme seem to be unlimited. Democracy Now! has had many amazing pieces on the… Read More WikiLeaks’s Assange: Some thoughts
I have been lucky enough, in the last couple of weeks, to meet individuals who work in community development and education. On top of that, they are all patient enough to undergo the tough test of Sahar’s 1,001 questions, and kind enough to allow me to use their inspiration as a source for a couple… Read More Some thoughts on Edumacation
It was brought to my attention recently that whereas before, the variety of my interests as reflected by blog posts was rather broad, it has somewhat been narrowed down to only two or three at the most. I took the time to scroll through my recent blog posts and yes, there definitely seems to be… Read More Expanding and consolidating knowledge: an attempt to widen the scope of my discourse
While some people envy celebrities for their lavish lifestyles, I constantly find reasons to feel very sorry for them. A couple of months ago, Jessica Simpson, a beautiful and talented young woman, came under fire because she supposedly looked fat. While I still am of the opinion that the pants she was wearing were not… Read More First Jessica Simpson, now Christina Aguilera: Fat, really?
What can I say – I like her. Lady Gaga’s level of comfort with who she is definitely makes her worthy of being noticed. And noticed she has been – amongst other accolades, Lady Gaga made it to number 44 on the New Statesman’s list of “People Who Matter in 2010”. This list recognizes individuals… Read More “People who matter in 2010” – at least according to some
The recrudescence in the last couple of days of videos such as “Killing us Softly” (which you can find below) makes me happy in that the discourse surrounding the ridiculous unrealistic expectations with regard to women’s bodies is yet again at the forefront of my discussions with many of my girlfriends. However, I’m also bothered… Read More Women, body image, models and the such
So I decided to read the first chapter of Creating a New Mind again. It comes a day after I indulged in an episode of Fringe, which (as those of you who also follow my other blog, Sahar’s Reviews, already know) is one of my favourite TV shows. One of the main themes in Fringe… Read More Creating a New Mind with a little help from Dana Scully and Peter Bishop
It’s been a little while (OK, fine, not that little a while) since I have posted reflections on this blog. The reasons are numerous, but most important is the fact that when your thoughts are jumbled and your direction, unclear, it’s rather hard to reflect on anything coherent enough to be shared with others. Interestingly… Read More Reflections of a MIA blogger