Dalai Lama

2020-05-01 -- Chinese authorities in Tibet have further tightened controls over information flows in the region, arresting Tibetans last year for sharing news and opinions on social media and for contacting relatives living in exile, according to rights groups and other experts. Particular targets of censors and police were images…

By Tim Marcin2020-05-01 09:30:00 UTC Another week of quarantine, another week of tweets.  We've been collecting the best tweets for three weeks — or was it months, who knows, time is a construct in quar — to try to help you get a brief bit of joy via posts on…

Published on: May 1, 2020, 8:30 AM Gie Knaeps/Getty Images Beastie Boys’ trajectory wasn’t planned by any means — of course, not much in life really is. But their story is particularly unsystematic and more serendipitous than anything. During a recent roundtable with HipHopDX, Ad-Rock, Mike D and director Spike Jonze…

After fighting a battle for two years since he was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour in 2018, actor Irrfan Khan passed away at the age of 54 on Wednesday. As the film industry reels from the loss of one of India’s most versatile actors and successful imports to Hollywood, a…

2020-04-28 -- The central Barkhor old town and market area of Tibet's regional capital Lhasa has reopened to the public, and worshippers have begun again to walk devotional circuits around the city's famed Jokhang temple as coronavirus restrictions continue to lift, Tibetan sources say. Major religious sites in and near…

The lady on my computer screen has her eyes closed, and her face radiates serenity. In a deep, soothing voice she says, “Breathe in healing and acceptance. Breathe out fear of the virus, stress, tension and anything else you don’t need.”I am at a free online webinar called ‘Q’undalini Plus…

Apr 25, 2020Phil Jackson, as told to Rick TelanderEditor's note: This as-told-to, from Phil Jackson, was originally published in the May 4, 1998, issue of ESPN The Magazine.In what appears to be the final season of the Chicago Bulls' 1990s reign, coach Phil Jackson has periodically collected his thoughts and…

"Tonight we're gonna tell you the story of three kids who met, became friends, and did all kinds of crazy stuff together over 30 years," says a greying, 50-something dude in a sweater and beige pants, taking to the stage in front of a capacity audience.His co-host, another trim, plainly…

Documentation and Additional Reading Part Part Part Part Thursday, April 23, 2020 Thursday, April 23, 2020 Tags: Audio Transcript This is a rush transcript. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. It's Thursday, April 23rd, 2020. I'm Albert Mohler and this is The Briefing,…

Binge-watchers filling up empty days may ask: Why read a book when there's the movie? Apart from putting the cart before the horse, it's a lazy question TopicsLockdown | Coronavirus | Netflix India Days before the lockdown and disruption of book supplies I was fortunate to have a couple of excellent deliveries: The third…