http://www.ideamagazine.org www.ideamagazine.org en-us Idea Magazine DW Alliance LLC http://www.dwalliance.com http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ce147f313f1a453d62e54fecc80eb258&from=rss 2012-05-10T07:02:30-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=94822206be840d3501ddb7f7a00383d3&from=rss 2012-05-08T17:21:59-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ae34194ffd5e11f7f1eaacb4612ba690&from=rss Christian Denes Photo Essay 2007-06-25T21:41:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=210537af614d7f4d8122d5cec9de5b52&from=rss Christian Denes Photo Essay 2007-06-25T21:41:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=d26f38e09299bd68e8c19a6317f73853&from=rss Christian Denes Photo Essay 2007-06-25T21:41:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=6449bc174857e328a31bed292450b019&from=rss Christian Denes Photo Essay 2007-06-25T21:41:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=4fe1a90a1e3660a1c1b7823f0e7f0eb8&from=rss Christian Denes Photo Essay 2007-06-25T21:41:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=4caf0b318041c267cb2a9be17a365a12&from=rss Christian Denes Photo Essay 2007-06-25T21:41:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=14e4add2596bd6b7930a4a7b26f76ded&from=rss In northwest Argentina most structures are built from readily available materials such as the adobe bricks that come straight from the earth This creates a synchronicity of textures and colors across the landscape and nearly everything else eventually fades to match the everpresent beigeIt was because of this uniformity that the doors started to call my attention Not only the solid recently painted colors but also the partially faded reds and greens that could not be created willingly on a palette Christian Denes Photo Essay 2007-06-25T05:41:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=b6733fdc6782e6ec458e7413949feb0c&from=rss Hace poco un compaero de mi escuela de kung fu me pidi mi opinin sobre la relacin entre iwu weii y la disciplina iWu weii es un concepto clave del Taoismo que se puede traducir como sin accin y que se puede interpretar como la idea de hacer sin esfuerzo accin sin accin no resistir fluir con la corriente o actuar en armona con el universo Catherine Black Ensayo 2007-06-18T09:15:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=11a28c48737b00922473d0ead6d5777c&from=rss Si ests leyendo esto probablemente sea buena idea advertirte que ests al borde de arruinar la poca si acaso magia de la imagen que te trajera hasta estas lneas iThe thing isi solo un pequeo chiste de antao las madres pretendan ensearles a sus hijas que deban casarse con un hombre de dinero para ser felices y que siempre que les invitaran a cenar deban pedir langosta siendo usualmente el plato ms caro y una especie de smbolo de status Cristian Caccavelli Imagen 2007-06-15T14:01:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=4d65f550b11ab9e8628444c85880907f&from=rss 2007-06-15T14:01:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=f12b3ee9ecc6382e0205aa5c5eaf3097&from=rss This is really just a little joke in the old days mothers tried to teach their daughters that they had to marry a man with money in order to be happy and so if they were invited out to dinner they should order the lobster since it is usually the most expensive dish and a kind of status symbolbrbra hrefhttpwwwideamagazineorgnewsviewarticlehtmlarticleid4d65f550b11ab9e8628444c85880907fbClick here for expanded version of this imagebabrbra hrefhttpwwwideamagazineorgnewsviewarticlehtmlarticleid11a28c48737b00922473d0ead6d5777ciTexto original en castellanoia Cristian Caccavelli Image 2007-06-15T09:01:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=1d11550a00cd11a4f696359127cad53f&from=rss Measurable logical pragmatic physical time does it exist A quick and simple answer to this question might be yes but this answer is a result of historical and social conditioning We are trained to think there is little reason for questioning the degree to which our concept of time is wellfounded So we say Time is a clock a calendar minutes seconds years it is past present and future The intention of this essay is to expand these narrow notions that normally limit our thinking about TimebrbriLea la versin original en espaol a hrefhttpwwwideamagazineorgnewsviewarticlehtmlarticleid324dd4107f1bf68f4c82a32fba84c857aquiai MonoRecargado Essay 2007-05-31T13:27:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=324dd4107f1bf68f4c82a32fba84c857&from=rss El tiempo medible lgico pragmtico fsico racional existe Una respuesta rpida y sencilla a este interrogante puede ser s Esta respuesta surge de un condicionamiento histrico social en el cual no cabe ni siquiera la ms mnima posibilidad de poder repreguntar que grado de asidero posee iLean traduccin al ingls a hrefhttpwwwideamagazineorgnewsviewarticlehtmlarticleid1d11550a00cd11a4f696359127cad53faquai MonoRecargado Ensayo 2007-05-31T13:27:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=305f8a9fa526a0333d03504c3da40ab9&from=rss Overall I agree that there is a certain malaise afflicting the American populace that might be described as a symptom of the decline and fall of an empire as the fruit of too much comfort and distraction as the apathy cynicism and ignorance of people with too many resources and too little struggle To me the strongest example of this is the fact that despite the political ideology and professed beliefs of millions of Americans who oppose military aggression in Iraq no one is willing to get in the street get arrested or do anything much but voice their opposition through political polls or consumption of opposition mediabrpiA response to a hrefhttpwwwideamagazineorgnewsviewarticlehtmlarticleidf01b89041b1c28f7dca0e4ac3b80d3e0Cynicism Can We See Beyond It in 08ai Michael Siegel Response 2007-03-30T08:13:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=f01b89041b1c28f7dca0e4ac3b80d3e0&from=rss Lately Ive been astonished by the extent to which the cynical attitude has penetrated the American mind So it struck me that Barack Obama maintains that the chief opponent of his presidential campaign is cynicism I would extend that sentiment beyond his campaign to include all of us Americans living in the early 21st century for perhaps the first time in the short but vibrant history of the United States the pioneering spirit that built this country faces a formidable foe from within Cynicism is proving to be our greatest obstacle to moving forward in these dark years Catherine Black Essay 2007-03-14T07:33:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=c2f7d23c279c931587232eb01d4dccd1&from=rss The Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary where my husband Jon and I lived for six months is located in the dwindling rainforest of Kerala state in India It is adjacent to a national forest and is a privately owned sanctuary of over 50 acres for native Indian plant species as well as native species of birds monkeys snakes frogs and other animals even elephants at some times of the year The sanctuary was founded by a German named Wolfgang and his Indian wife Leela Wolfgang has been in India for some 37 years and the sanctuary is over 25 years old bPhotos by Suprabha Seshan Sandilya Theuerkauf Jennifer Knox and Jon Graingerb Jennifer Knox Essay 2007-02-15T23:16:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=292ca6373a99af5538fce389ff197db8&from=rss The first time I saw Obama speak I had never heard of him After a few minutes I called all my children into the house told them sit still be quiet and listenyou are watching history in the making Since then Ive pondered quite often just why that speech moved me as much as any Id ever seen I had to conclude it was the union of a complete and exceptional person mind heart soul And since were talking about saving the Democratslets also include balls But perhaps the thing that appealed to me most was his shredding of the blue and the red the left and the right the political clichs that we have been limited to brpiA response to a hrefhttpwwwideamagazineorgnewsviewarticlehtmlarticleide3ef9b12f19ca5f47d783f84e1903726Why Hillary Should Run as Obamas VPai Andrew Johnston Response 2007-02-08T05:55:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=e3ef9b12f19ca5f47d783f84e1903726&from=rss We must be willing to take radical risks these days because the old rules of cautiously plotted campaigning no longer apply in an age when starpower and spin can turn an election What I propose is that the two brightest stars of the Democratic Party Hillary and Obama unite in an unexpected ticket Obama for President Hillary as VicePresident Although the inverse seems like a more practical compromise at first Hillarys presidential candidacy would still be far too divisive for the vast camp of swing voters that only Obama as the frontrunner stands a real chance at winning Catherine Black Essay 2007-01-24T01:10:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=2ca40cd0c9ce92ed0605f6ef2bba3a4f&from=rss Short and longsleeve t shirts and BBQ apron for the 4th of Julya hrefhttpwwwcafepresscomideamagazine targetblank Click herea to purchase online from a hrefhttpwwwideamagazineorgnewsviewarticlehtmlarticleide3ef9b12f19ca5f47d783f84e1903726Why Hillary Should Run as Obamas Vice Presidenta by Catherine Black 2007-01-24T01:10:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=f95eeb624d3034566a7a7a4630e3c6b0&from=rss We depend on them to clean our urban air to provide shade on a hot day to soothe our eyes after staring all day at screens cars and people They offer us oxygen and relief in the concrete jungle but do we ever stop to wonder what its like to be a tree in the city Catherine Black Essay 2006-11-09T04:02:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=24d6be40a9fd04590139598a3e50174d&from=rss A 5 x 3 sticker a hrefhttpwwwcafepresscomideamagazine78026619 targetblankClick herea to purchase online from a hrefhttpwwwideamagazineorgnewsviewarticlehtmlarticleid590feca24f0874c0c07f4ed1e8e0d619Makotoa by Cristian Caccavelli 2006-09-27T05:05:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=7059a18018ef85988371719f0f22f27a&from=rss Rather than be defined by a fate that was imposed upon him by forces beyond his control Che stubbornly fought to overcome his own limitations and personal history best represented by the everpresent spectre of asthma He fought tooth and nail until he had overcome his fear of drowning and could create his iowni destinythat of Comandante Che Guevara Catherine Black Essay 2006-09-07T13:51:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=241872ccd6e6665328e2b36120e39921&from=rss Whats the ineffable secret ingredient that defines youth When do we begin to grow up and grow old This reflection on the millions of tiny things that remind us were alive echoes the curiosity and passion that characterizes the truly young at heart a hrefhttpwwwideamagazineorgnewsviewarticlehtmlarticleidf15ebccaf106d8790d1a6ab7ff8f0665Lea versin en espaola Cristian Caccavelli Essay 2006-08-28T12:55:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=f15ebccaf106d8790d1a6ab7ff8f0665&from=rss Qu es lo que determina la juventud Las actitudes Las ideas Los sueos Los sentimientos Acaso ser un adulto es ser aplastado por la rutina y eventualmente morirte sin darte cuenta que estabas vivo en un primer lugar Cristian Caccavelli Reflexin 2006-08-28T05:05:05-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=b2843a0f4f714a9ddd1bd01b385a58f9&from=rss You develop a different view of reality when youre surrounded by water the island becomes a miniature world unto itself Knowing that an immense expanse of space stretches away from you in all directions produces a sense of selfcontainment hard to find on continents When you cant expand outward you are inevitably reoriented inward And the world beyond your shores so removed becomes an abstraction a story passed on by visitors Catherine Black Essay 2006-08-18T14:48:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=4f188a8f4f77ddd0dc48665ef1b3b40a&from=rss A holy Indian town at the foothills of the Himalayas a chance conversation on the banks of the River Ganges a mysterious gift from a stranger There are many reasons I believe in magic but one that comes to mind is the story of the white rose Catherine Black 2006-08-15T14:15:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=9121db477f404016c1b2f836a9f4d4f2&from=rss Insecteating bats rely on hearing sonar echoes for navigation This might make them easy prey for predators with better sight but they get around this problem by being nocturnal and often living in the dim light and treetangled air of tropical forests Fruit bats also nocturnal do not echolocate but rather rely on an acute sense of vision and smell to find their food succulent mangoes lychee figs and other tropical fruit What we know as twilight is equivalent to the days beginning for families of Chiroptera who wake to stretch their wings and take flight in search for the first days meal Kevin Olival Poem 2006-08-01T20:51:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=81e27872ad2c397c1124f5b740f0329e&from=rss One day I left Tai Chi practice in casual conversation with a classmate who walked me the entire 16 blocks home without batting an eyelash It wasnt due to any romantic interest that he went a halfhour out of his way he is happily married he simply did not want to interrupt our conversation He acted out of an ingrained habit of prioritizing graciousness and courtesy in human exchanges whenever possible an attitude known in Argentina as ieducacini Catherine Black Essay 2006-07-22T10:17:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=504fd32b31be17a3bd68d7c1f3b3e944&from=rss En el ao 1988 si mal no recuerdo mi padre estuvo de viaje por Japn durante 6 meses Fue un viaje de estudios y trabajo y anduvo conociendo parte de esa gran cultura Mi padre trajo de Japn entre otras cosas un termino makoto A lo largo de los aos siempre lo he escuchado decir casi siempre refirindose a la cocina esto es rico porque est hecho con makoto Segn el eso significaba que algo estaba hecho con amor a hrefhttpwwwideamagazineorgnewsviewarticlehtmlarticleid590feca24f0874c0c07f4ed1e8e0d619Read English versiona Cristian Caccavelli Ensayo 2006-07-21T05:05:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=c9c948d760db21fcff250ff218da697c&from=rss The sun is warm and clear and penetrates like a rain of golden arrows sending shivers through me I quicken my pace beneath it spurred on by the promise of a great release ahead while the stones along my path slip cool and smooth under my silvery belly It feels beautiful to move Catherine Black Reflection 2006-07-19T08:42:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=590feca24f0874c0c07f4ed1e8e0d619&from=rss I suddenly felt small in comparison with an old woman who often inspires a desire in people to give her a kick in the butt so that she might stop nagging them for a minute My grandmother with her few simple words shattered my view of the world a hrefhttpwwwideamagazineorgnewsviewarticlehtmlarticleid504fd32b31be17a3bd68d7c1f3b3e944Lea versin en espaola Cristian Caccavelli Reflection 2006-07-18T16:01:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=d8b66009f80152787f8fd30e9c271167&from=rss It was the day after Argentina lost to Germany in the quarterfinals of the soccer World Cup I was sitting on a bus winding through the quiet streets of Buenos Aires on a Saturday morning And I was trying to understand why I was filled with such sadness at the teams loss Catherine Black Essay 2006-07-08T10:17:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=da2772e6446e02649b6736f912743b20&from=rss Critical thinking is a positive tool for living a discerning selfaware life But unlike critical thinking the critical attitude a kneejerk negative positioning in thoughts words and behavior results in a narrowing of experience Catherine Black Essay 2006-07-05T08:15:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=859fc0c8a7269155796860461a8acc8d&from=rss She awoke at the sound of Tsering closing the door His robes rustled on the rough wooden floorboards their hems dusty from the street outside There was a difference in his demeanorsomething wilted that she hadnt seen before Feigning sleep she watched him through a slitted eye He stood for a few seconds inside the door looking at the cot where she lay Then he sat down wearily the plastic chair squeaking and stared at the floor Finally he put his head in his hands and to her shock began sobbing quietly into his crimson sleeves The heat and dust of late afternoon in Karnataka filtered through the flimsy wooden walls in bands that striped his robes and shaved head Catherine Black Fiction 2006-02-06T04:05:05-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=a5c44da6fd85b3e0ca9e304d6168a578&from=rss These are crazy times Perhaps never before has humanity been faced with challenges of such a global naturefrom international terrorism to the environmental crisis There is a pervading atmosphere of helplessness and distraction as people watch the world spin out of control How can we rescue a sense of meaning from the chaos around us What can revive a spirit of optimism when cynicism is most peoples response to the spectacle of violence and indulgence we live in How can we define new sources of hope and optimism about our future Catherine Black Essay 2006-02-01T00:32:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=923f8b1bc81eb6b7de8ca305d29c9b37&from=rss Listeners to a much greater degree than is commonly acknowledged determine peoples ability to express themselves Here in Argentina when someone really knows how to listen my spoken Spanish can be two or three times better than it is with someone who doesnt Catherine Black Essay 2006-01-29T22:32:00-08:00 http://www.ideamagazine.org/news/view_article.php?article_id=ea94abba0da3f00ff90de4fbdfe7f483&from=rss I was idly watching the sky from our rooftop hammock the other day when it suddenly got dark and I realized that I had been lounging for over two hours I was thrilled by the fact that for the first time in years I could sit and daydream about nothing in particular without feeling like I was wasting time Ive been detoxing from an overdose of life on the infostimulation superhighway for over a year now Catherine Black Essay 2006-01-28T23:32:00-08:00