"Revealing your most personal dreams and hidden wounds can be scary, even with a loved one. Imagine revealing them to Leonard Nimoy."
To read more about Nimoy's photographic journey, click here.
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Christo, the artist who wraps the world, reminisces in Tokyo
"Christo -- the artist behind The Gates in Central Park, New York City and The Umbrellas in Ibaraki and California -- made his way back to Japan in February for the opening of a new exhibition Life=Works=Projects at 21_21 Design Sight. Issey Miyake, who is a longtime friend and also runs the museum, personally commissioned the exhibit when he heard the news that Christo's wife and collaborator Jeanne Claude passed away last November."
Click here for more on Christo and his work.
Click here for more on Christo and his work.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Art for Government’s Sake: Why Art with an Agenda Fails as Art
"Philip Kennicott is uneasy.
As art critic for the Washington Post, it was Kennicott’s job to review a new book called Art for Obama. Now, this art critic is no conservative—on the contrary, he’s about as liberal as they come. And yet, this particular book of art has got him down."
Click here for more on Chuck Colson's commentary.
As art critic for the Washington Post, it was Kennicott’s job to review a new book called Art for Obama. Now, this art critic is no conservative—on the contrary, he’s about as liberal as they come. And yet, this particular book of art has got him down."
Click here for more on Chuck Colson's commentary.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Veterans wall in Schaumburg honors Indians' service
"In his youth, Joe Yazzie wanted to be an artist. But his mother knew he would be a warrior in the proud tradition of his Navajo forebears. He was named for G.I. Joe and was made to run and chop wood in his native New Mexico to keep fit and prepare for war.
'There will be another one,' his mother warned.
She was right. Yazzie was drafted shortly after high school and served a tour in 1964 as an Army machine gunner in Vietnam, joining his brother Harold, a Marine."
Click here to read more of this moving story.
'There will be another one,' his mother warned.
She was right. Yazzie was drafted shortly after high school and served a tour in 1964 as an Army machine gunner in Vietnam, joining his brother Harold, a Marine."
Click here to read more of this moving story.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Moonscapes from memory
"Almost 40 years have passed since Alan L. Bean walked on the moon as an Apollo astronaut, but he still wrestles with the experience every day, trying to recapture in the medium of paint what he and other astronauts saw and felt."
Click here to read more about Alan Bean the artist.
Click here to read more about Alan Bean the artist.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Art Car bash shows how Houston rolls
"The intricately painted cars drove down Allen Parkway Saturday afternoon, drawing squeals from adults and children alike.
Included in the celebrated procession: A giant, rolling living room, complete with couches and a bar.
One car was made to look like a peacock with a giant waving tail."
Click here for the rest of the story, the photos and the video -- but stay within the speed limit, okay?
Included in the celebrated procession: A giant, rolling living room, complete with couches and a bar.
One car was made to look like a peacock with a giant waving tail."
Click here for the rest of the story, the photos and the video -- but stay within the speed limit, okay?
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Good News for April 11 (posted by Mary Beth)
Easter Saturday
"Today we wait: having faced the sorrow of Good Friday, we eagerly anticipate the joy of Resurrection Sunday. We have the benefit of knowing what happened on that glorious day. Pity Jesus’ followers who were waiting with all of the doubts and fears and pains brought on by the previous day’s events."
Click here for more on Easter Saturday.
Resurrection pastors rely on Mark to tell Easter story
"When pastors gaze upon their flocks after sunrise on Sunday, many will see congregations cast in shadows—haunted by diminishing investments and the prospect of losing jobs and homes.
Amid this fear and doubt, the clergy must lead the faithful to a message of hope—the miracle of the Resurrection commemorated at Easter.
To do it, many will rely on the Gospel of Mark, a tale that embodies the anxiety of confronting the unknown."
What can Mark say to you in these times? Click here to find out.
Live Stations of the Cross: Houston worshippers gather to witness re-enactments of Christ’s last hours
"Join St. Phillip of Jesus Catholic Church parishioners as they portray the Stations of the Cross."
Visit the slideshow here.
Chocolate masterpiece: Snook’s Candies a popular spot for Easter supplies
"Just call him Folsom’s Michelangelo, but instead of marble, he works with chocolate.
Snook’s Chocolate Factory on Sutter Street, which was founded in 1963, is offering a wide variety of Easter treats including various chocolate bunnies. The store’s classic surprise bunny has a chocolate coin and a coupon for a chocolate-dipped waffle cone sealed inside its hollow body."
Click here for the sweet story!
Mom's job: Driving kids ... everywhere
"This week alone, my four boys had basketball practices and games, tae kwon do classes, religious education classes, floor hockey games, piano lessons, a Japanese class, chess club, a violin lesson and two birthday parties.
Like parents everywhere, my husband, Pat, and I struggle to manage the schedule of our four boys (ages 11, 9, 7 and 4). Including trips to preschool and the elementary school, we made 26 round trips and spent about seven hours in the car."
For tips on managing a schedule full of chauffeuring, click here.
Having a ball: Bowling is still the family sport
"As a kid in the '70s, I occasionally watched the Pro Bowlers Tour on ABC. It was appealing in an old-fashioned sort of way. I dug the players' double-knit pants, the special shoes, and, of course, announcer Chris Schenkel's even-keel call of the games.
Bowling is anything but dowdy these days."
Click here to read more on a real family outing.
New apartments open for seniors in Lower 9th Ward
"A new Lower 9th Ward apartment complex, built with financial help from the city and the federal government, is giving some senior citizens a chance to return to the part of the city they called home before Hurricane Katrina.
Rising Sun Homes, a 34-unit complex at 1420 Charbonnet St., offers efficiencies that rent for $375 a month and one-bedroom apartments for $475 to people 55 and older with low incomes."
Learn more about this bright spot on the New Orleans map by clicking here.
Backstory: How rapper Lil Wayne was saved by alert off-duty cop
"Lil Wayne never would have made it had it not been for big Robert Hoobler.
The celebrated New Orleans rapper would have bled to death on the floor of his mother's Hollygrove apartment the afternoon of Nov. 11, 1994, at just 12 years old, after accidentally shooting himself in the chest while playing with a 9 mm handgun."
Click here for the story of a big-hearted man and a future star.
Artwork from Hearst Castle returned to heirs of Jewish couple
"The grandchildren of a Jewish couple whose artwork was taken by the Nazis in 1935 received three of the paintings back from the state of California this afternoon at a ceremony in Sacramento attended by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger."
To read more on the story, click here.
"Today we wait: having faced the sorrow of Good Friday, we eagerly anticipate the joy of Resurrection Sunday. We have the benefit of knowing what happened on that glorious day. Pity Jesus’ followers who were waiting with all of the doubts and fears and pains brought on by the previous day’s events."
Click here for more on Easter Saturday.
Resurrection pastors rely on Mark to tell Easter story
"When pastors gaze upon their flocks after sunrise on Sunday, many will see congregations cast in shadows—haunted by diminishing investments and the prospect of losing jobs and homes.
Amid this fear and doubt, the clergy must lead the faithful to a message of hope—the miracle of the Resurrection commemorated at Easter.
To do it, many will rely on the Gospel of Mark, a tale that embodies the anxiety of confronting the unknown."
What can Mark say to you in these times? Click here to find out.
Live Stations of the Cross: Houston worshippers gather to witness re-enactments of Christ’s last hours
"Join St. Phillip of Jesus Catholic Church parishioners as they portray the Stations of the Cross."
Visit the slideshow here.
Chocolate masterpiece: Snook’s Candies a popular spot for Easter supplies
"Just call him Folsom’s Michelangelo, but instead of marble, he works with chocolate.
Snook’s Chocolate Factory on Sutter Street, which was founded in 1963, is offering a wide variety of Easter treats including various chocolate bunnies. The store’s classic surprise bunny has a chocolate coin and a coupon for a chocolate-dipped waffle cone sealed inside its hollow body."
Click here for the sweet story!
Mom's job: Driving kids ... everywhere
"This week alone, my four boys had basketball practices and games, tae kwon do classes, religious education classes, floor hockey games, piano lessons, a Japanese class, chess club, a violin lesson and two birthday parties.
Like parents everywhere, my husband, Pat, and I struggle to manage the schedule of our four boys (ages 11, 9, 7 and 4). Including trips to preschool and the elementary school, we made 26 round trips and spent about seven hours in the car."
For tips on managing a schedule full of chauffeuring, click here.
Having a ball: Bowling is still the family sport
"As a kid in the '70s, I occasionally watched the Pro Bowlers Tour on ABC. It was appealing in an old-fashioned sort of way. I dug the players' double-knit pants, the special shoes, and, of course, announcer Chris Schenkel's even-keel call of the games.
Bowling is anything but dowdy these days."
Click here to read more on a real family outing.
New apartments open for seniors in Lower 9th Ward
"A new Lower 9th Ward apartment complex, built with financial help from the city and the federal government, is giving some senior citizens a chance to return to the part of the city they called home before Hurricane Katrina.
Rising Sun Homes, a 34-unit complex at 1420 Charbonnet St., offers efficiencies that rent for $375 a month and one-bedroom apartments for $475 to people 55 and older with low incomes."
Learn more about this bright spot on the New Orleans map by clicking here.
Backstory: How rapper Lil Wayne was saved by alert off-duty cop
"Lil Wayne never would have made it had it not been for big Robert Hoobler.
The celebrated New Orleans rapper would have bled to death on the floor of his mother's Hollygrove apartment the afternoon of Nov. 11, 1994, at just 12 years old, after accidentally shooting himself in the chest while playing with a 9 mm handgun."
Click here for the story of a big-hearted man and a future star.
Artwork from Hearst Castle returned to heirs of Jewish couple
"The grandchildren of a Jewish couple whose artwork was taken by the Nazis in 1935 received three of the paintings back from the state of California this afternoon at a ceremony in Sacramento attended by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger."
To read more on the story, click here.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Good News for March 22 (posted by Mary Beth)
Was Jesus a Universalist?
"In this discussion, I’d like to dispute the common notion that Jesus was a universalist. Once again, I openly admit that many Universalist Unitarians and I have disagreements about the inspiration of the Bible as well as whether the current 66 books of the Bible should be the primary basis for establishing one’s theology. Nevertheless, I endeavor to answer this question by referring to the recorded words of Jesus."
Click here for more of this commentary.
Devilish and Divine: The man who is the voice of God and the incarnation of Screwtape
"Several times a week, Max McLean does something that most would want to avoid—forever.
He goes to hell. On purpose. And he has a devil of a good time doing it.
McLean, you see, is the eponymous star of The Screwtape Letters, a stage adaptation of C. S. Lewis's classic that has played to sold-out audiences over the last year and wowed critics in New York, Washington, D.C., and, most recently, Chicago."
Click here to read more on McLean's "transformation" into Lewis's Screwtape.
Michael Jordan Cries Over Basketball Victory
"Michael Jordan celebrated another Chicago basketball championship - his son's.
Marcus Jordan, son of the Bulls' six-time champion, scored a game-high 19 points to lead Chicago Whitney Young to a 69-66 victory over Waukegan in the Illinois Class 4A championship Saturday."
For more on Michael Jordan's parental pride, click here.
Looking beyond grades and scores: Students' stories move admissions panels
"The admissions team at Tufts University embraced the Yahtzee enthusiast and budding engineer who built a wooden catapult in his backyard and the straight-A teenager who described herself as a 'wise old owl' whom her friends turn to for advice.
Amherst College eagerly admitted the son of a New York City cab driver, a Bangladeshi immigrant who had flunked gym class but founded a newspaper dedicated to economics. The school's admissions committee also delighted at the math wiz from Queens who loses sleep when he's stumped by a problem and lives for bowling nights in his mother's league."
Click here for more on the secrets of getting admitted into college.
Employers get creative to reduce staff stress
"Taking the helm of troubled Lowell Co-operative Bank after a shake-up, Rich Bolton turned his recent first meeting with employees into a rollicking game show, handing out cash prizes to give staff a needed lift in difficult economic times.
After rolling out cost-cutting measures to weather falling sales, Woburn travel agency executive Karen Hanssen helped turn an old storage space at work into a comfy, low-budget 'oasis room' for relaxed meetings - and a bit of minigolf."
For more on how employers are coping with stressed out employees, click here.
George Rodrigue Blue Dog Painting Fetches $170,500
"Now that's a lot of kibble.
The folks at Rodrigue Studio report an unexpectedly high price paid at auction for a George Rodrigue blue dog painting."
Click here for more on this colorful story.
Killing bugs for Christ: Missionaries work odd jobs
"Randall Adams’ exhibit looked similar to many others at last summer’s Global Missions Conference. A laminated map pointed to where he and his family hope to live — northern Italy. A hand-drawn thermometer showed how much of their financial goal they had raised — a humble 20 percent.
But next to a Bible opened to Romans was an industrial sprayer. And Adams’ shirt didn’t bear a ministry logo or a cross. It said 'Rid-a-Pest, servizio disinfestazione.' That’s Italian for 'extermination service.'”
More on missionaries and their goals awaits you here.
"In this discussion, I’d like to dispute the common notion that Jesus was a universalist. Once again, I openly admit that many Universalist Unitarians and I have disagreements about the inspiration of the Bible as well as whether the current 66 books of the Bible should be the primary basis for establishing one’s theology. Nevertheless, I endeavor to answer this question by referring to the recorded words of Jesus."
Click here for more of this commentary.
Devilish and Divine: The man who is the voice of God and the incarnation of Screwtape
"Several times a week, Max McLean does something that most would want to avoid—forever.
He goes to hell. On purpose. And he has a devil of a good time doing it.
McLean, you see, is the eponymous star of The Screwtape Letters, a stage adaptation of C. S. Lewis's classic that has played to sold-out audiences over the last year and wowed critics in New York, Washington, D.C., and, most recently, Chicago."
Click here to read more on McLean's "transformation" into Lewis's Screwtape.
Michael Jordan Cries Over Basketball Victory
"Michael Jordan celebrated another Chicago basketball championship - his son's.
Marcus Jordan, son of the Bulls' six-time champion, scored a game-high 19 points to lead Chicago Whitney Young to a 69-66 victory over Waukegan in the Illinois Class 4A championship Saturday."
For more on Michael Jordan's parental pride, click here.
Looking beyond grades and scores: Students' stories move admissions panels
"The admissions team at Tufts University embraced the Yahtzee enthusiast and budding engineer who built a wooden catapult in his backyard and the straight-A teenager who described herself as a 'wise old owl' whom her friends turn to for advice.
Amherst College eagerly admitted the son of a New York City cab driver, a Bangladeshi immigrant who had flunked gym class but founded a newspaper dedicated to economics. The school's admissions committee also delighted at the math wiz from Queens who loses sleep when he's stumped by a problem and lives for bowling nights in his mother's league."
Click here for more on the secrets of getting admitted into college.
Employers get creative to reduce staff stress
"Taking the helm of troubled Lowell Co-operative Bank after a shake-up, Rich Bolton turned his recent first meeting with employees into a rollicking game show, handing out cash prizes to give staff a needed lift in difficult economic times.
After rolling out cost-cutting measures to weather falling sales, Woburn travel agency executive Karen Hanssen helped turn an old storage space at work into a comfy, low-budget 'oasis room' for relaxed meetings - and a bit of minigolf."
For more on how employers are coping with stressed out employees, click here.
George Rodrigue Blue Dog Painting Fetches $170,500
"Now that's a lot of kibble.
The folks at Rodrigue Studio report an unexpectedly high price paid at auction for a George Rodrigue blue dog painting."
Click here for more on this colorful story.
Killing bugs for Christ: Missionaries work odd jobs
"Randall Adams’ exhibit looked similar to many others at last summer’s Global Missions Conference. A laminated map pointed to where he and his family hope to live — northern Italy. A hand-drawn thermometer showed how much of their financial goal they had raised — a humble 20 percent.
But next to a Bible opened to Romans was an industrial sprayer. And Adams’ shirt didn’t bear a ministry logo or a cross. It said 'Rid-a-Pest, servizio disinfestazione.' That’s Italian for 'extermination service.'”
More on missionaries and their goals awaits you here.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Shot of the Day for February 16, 2009
Drama Queen and a Joker
Kotryna Zukauskaite e-mail katrez@gmail.com
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Good News Posts from Margaret
How to Choose Valentine's Day Flowers for a Gardener
"Choosing flowers for someone who gardens can be as intimidating as cooking for a gourmet. Don’t think that because they grow flowers, they don't like receiving them as a gift. Many gardeners hate to cut flowers from their own gardens to bring indoors; they like to see their garden full of splendor. So a gift of cut flowers or a flowering plant is a guilt free pleasure that might just inspire them to garden some more."
Click here to read some suggestions.
Spanish artist hopes her art opens people's hearts to God's love
"Contemporary artist Maria Tarruella hopes her first U.S. exhibit can open the hearts of people around her to the love of God."
Click here to read more.
Lighten Up!
"Police who? Police stop telling these awful knock-knock jokes!
Did you laugh? Or crack even the slightest grin (with a slight "oh-brother" eye roll added for good measure, perhaps)? I sure hope so, because our ability to laugh with our children and at ourselves during the rough-and-tumble years of raising preschoolers is often diminished by our pursuit of doing everything right. Doing things right requires our utmost attention and serious thought. It demands we strategically project the consequences of our mothering choices today to the distant future—say when our child is 20 or 30 years old."
Click here to read this article.
February 2, 2009 To Be: Grateful
"We talk a lot about being grateful and counting our blessings round about Thanksgiving time. But as Christians, it’s something we should practice year-round."
Click here to read more.
Dell expands US electronics recycling program (AFP)
"Computer maker Dell on Wednesday expanded its US electronics recycling network to more states and began an online gadget trade-in program.
People can bring used computers and other electronics to Goodwill stores in 18 states, where items in decent shape are resold and devices in need of repair are either refurbished or broken down to salvage as scrap."
Click here to read more.
"Choosing flowers for someone who gardens can be as intimidating as cooking for a gourmet. Don’t think that because they grow flowers, they don't like receiving them as a gift. Many gardeners hate to cut flowers from their own gardens to bring indoors; they like to see their garden full of splendor. So a gift of cut flowers or a flowering plant is a guilt free pleasure that might just inspire them to garden some more."
Click here to read some suggestions.
Spanish artist hopes her art opens people's hearts to God's love
"Contemporary artist Maria Tarruella hopes her first U.S. exhibit can open the hearts of people around her to the love of God."
Click here to read more.
Lighten Up!
"Police who? Police stop telling these awful knock-knock jokes!
Did you laugh? Or crack even the slightest grin (with a slight "oh-brother" eye roll added for good measure, perhaps)? I sure hope so, because our ability to laugh with our children and at ourselves during the rough-and-tumble years of raising preschoolers is often diminished by our pursuit of doing everything right. Doing things right requires our utmost attention and serious thought. It demands we strategically project the consequences of our mothering choices today to the distant future—say when our child is 20 or 30 years old."
Click here to read this article.
February 2, 2009 To Be: Grateful
"We talk a lot about being grateful and counting our blessings round about Thanksgiving time. But as Christians, it’s something we should practice year-round."
Click here to read more.
Dell expands US electronics recycling program (AFP)
"Computer maker Dell on Wednesday expanded its US electronics recycling network to more states and began an online gadget trade-in program.
People can bring used computers and other electronics to Goodwill stores in 18 states, where items in decent shape are resold and devices in need of repair are either refurbished or broken down to salvage as scrap."
Click here to read more.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Good News for February 2 from Mary Beth
Stimulus through Contraception?: Fewer Kids to Feed
"President Obama’s proposed economic stimulus plan, now past the House and on the way to the Senate, has a little bit of everything. The stimulative effect of some of the provisions, middle-class tax cuts for example, are easy to understand."
More of Mark Earley's commentary here.
Spraying the Message
"Graffitti art as gospel proclamation? It can be, according to Breakpoint Worldview Magazine."
Click here for the story and the art.
One Month On, Children’s Needs Remain Great in Gaza
"More than a month after violent conflict disrupted life in and around Gaza, Save the Children is stressing that the health and well-being of Gazan children remain under threat and that full humanitarian access to the region is required to carry out a large-scale relief effort to meet children's increasing needs."
Read about what's being done here.
President Obama Springfield, IL-bound for Lincoln's birthday
"Two years ago this month, on Feb. 10, 2007, then-Sen. Barack Obama announced his candidacy for president in Springfield, Ill., -- not far from the Abraham Lincoln museum. Next week, on Feb 12., President Obama will return to Springfield to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth."
More on the Presidential plans here.
Newspapers fight perceptions industry is dying
"Several newspaper executives launched a public relations campaign on Monday to counter what they call 'gloom-and-doom' reports of the industry’s demise."
Click here for more on the story.
Folsom museum explores image of African Americans in popular culture
"Some call the historic depictions of blacks in the media offensive, but for one El Dorado Hills woman, those images, and the stories behind them, need to be told.
Esther Roman, 64, has loaned her collection of black memorabilia to the Folsom History Museum for an exhibit dubbed ;The Evolution of the Black Image.' The exhibit is being shown in honor of Black History Month."
Join the discussion here.
Hope your day is filled with Good News!
"President Obama’s proposed economic stimulus plan, now past the House and on the way to the Senate, has a little bit of everything. The stimulative effect of some of the provisions, middle-class tax cuts for example, are easy to understand."
More of Mark Earley's commentary here.
Spraying the Message
"Graffitti art as gospel proclamation? It can be, according to Breakpoint Worldview Magazine."
Click here for the story and the art.
One Month On, Children’s Needs Remain Great in Gaza
"More than a month after violent conflict disrupted life in and around Gaza, Save the Children is stressing that the health and well-being of Gazan children remain under threat and that full humanitarian access to the region is required to carry out a large-scale relief effort to meet children's increasing needs."
Read about what's being done here.
President Obama Springfield, IL-bound for Lincoln's birthday
"Two years ago this month, on Feb. 10, 2007, then-Sen. Barack Obama announced his candidacy for president in Springfield, Ill., -- not far from the Abraham Lincoln museum. Next week, on Feb 12., President Obama will return to Springfield to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth."
More on the Presidential plans here.
Newspapers fight perceptions industry is dying
"Several newspaper executives launched a public relations campaign on Monday to counter what they call 'gloom-and-doom' reports of the industry’s demise."
Click here for more on the story.
Folsom museum explores image of African Americans in popular culture
"Some call the historic depictions of blacks in the media offensive, but for one El Dorado Hills woman, those images, and the stories behind them, need to be told.
Esther Roman, 64, has loaned her collection of black memorabilia to the Folsom History Museum for an exhibit dubbed ;The Evolution of the Black Image.' The exhibit is being shown in honor of Black History Month."
Join the discussion here.
Hope your day is filled with Good News!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Good News for January 28 from Mary Beth
Giving Them a Pass: Pragmatism over Principle
"As I noted yesterday on BreakPoint, the inauguration of America’s first African-American President was one of the most moving moments in American history.
But now that the celebrations are over, it’s time to take a close look at how President Obama is planning to govern. And the closer I look, the greater my concerns. In his first week in office, he showed shown an alarming tendency to choose pragmatism over principle."
Read Chuck Colson's full commentary here.
MA Church to sponsor Winter Blast, invites people to Come In Out of the Cold
"Come in out of the cold to enjoy live music, fantastic games, crafts, face painting, and giveaways.
New shows have been added that include Micheal Flaherty the President of Walden Media, Paul Tavilla the Guinness World Record Holder for Grape-Catching, and members of the Boston Ballet Youth Troupe!"
The details await you here.
Big Daddy Weave's Mike Weaver going for 90 pounds in 2009
"Big Daddy Weave’s lead singer and guitarist, Mike Weaver, is resolving to lose 90 pounds this year by launching the '90 in ‘09 Challenge.'
That may seem like a lot of weight for a member of an active band, but fans know that Big Daddy Weave was named after brothers Mike and Jay Weaver, who both admit to having 'larger than average exteriors.'”
Join Mike in the challenge here.
Super Bowl Shirts, Hats and Towels Bound for El Salvador
"The winning team in Super Bowl XLIII remains to be seen, but one thing is certain — either outcome will spell excitement for children and families in El Salvador. Whether the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Arizona Cardinals win, shirts, hats, and towels will be given to people living in extreme poverty, as the National Football League and World Vision team up for the 17th year."
More on this super annual ministry awaits you here.
Chicago museum attendance healthy
"Despite last year's nose-diving economy, Chicago residents and out-of-town visitors continued to frequent the city's museums at a healthy clip, with attendance declining only by about 1 percent in 2008 from the previous year."
Click here for more on the story.
Garden District house is perfect character in Oscar-nominated Brad Pitt movie 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
"One major character in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' won't be sitting expectantly in the audience when the 2009 Academy Awards are given out on Feb. 22, even though the movie received 13 nominations -- more than any other -- this week."
Get behind the scenes (including a video) here.
Sacramento - again - gets starring role in Disney painting
"The Disney Co. is once again giving Sacramento the star treatment. For the third year in a row, Disney is issuing a 'destination' painting showing some of its iconic characters against a River City backdrop."
Share the fantasy here.
Have a great Good News day!
"As I noted yesterday on BreakPoint, the inauguration of America’s first African-American President was one of the most moving moments in American history.
But now that the celebrations are over, it’s time to take a close look at how President Obama is planning to govern. And the closer I look, the greater my concerns. In his first week in office, he showed shown an alarming tendency to choose pragmatism over principle."
Read Chuck Colson's full commentary here.
MA Church to sponsor Winter Blast, invites people to Come In Out of the Cold
"Come in out of the cold to enjoy live music, fantastic games, crafts, face painting, and giveaways.
New shows have been added that include Micheal Flaherty the President of Walden Media, Paul Tavilla the Guinness World Record Holder for Grape-Catching, and members of the Boston Ballet Youth Troupe!"
The details await you here.
Big Daddy Weave's Mike Weaver going for 90 pounds in 2009
"Big Daddy Weave’s lead singer and guitarist, Mike Weaver, is resolving to lose 90 pounds this year by launching the '90 in ‘09 Challenge.'
That may seem like a lot of weight for a member of an active band, but fans know that Big Daddy Weave was named after brothers Mike and Jay Weaver, who both admit to having 'larger than average exteriors.'”
Join Mike in the challenge here.
Super Bowl Shirts, Hats and Towels Bound for El Salvador
"The winning team in Super Bowl XLIII remains to be seen, but one thing is certain — either outcome will spell excitement for children and families in El Salvador. Whether the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Arizona Cardinals win, shirts, hats, and towels will be given to people living in extreme poverty, as the National Football League and World Vision team up for the 17th year."
More on this super annual ministry awaits you here.
Chicago museum attendance healthy
"Despite last year's nose-diving economy, Chicago residents and out-of-town visitors continued to frequent the city's museums at a healthy clip, with attendance declining only by about 1 percent in 2008 from the previous year."
Click here for more on the story.
Garden District house is perfect character in Oscar-nominated Brad Pitt movie 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
"One major character in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' won't be sitting expectantly in the audience when the 2009 Academy Awards are given out on Feb. 22, even though the movie received 13 nominations -- more than any other -- this week."
Get behind the scenes (including a video) here.
Sacramento - again - gets starring role in Disney painting
"The Disney Co. is once again giving Sacramento the star treatment. For the third year in a row, Disney is issuing a 'destination' painting showing some of its iconic characters against a River City backdrop."
Share the fantasy here.
Have a great Good News day!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Good Vibes, Bad Vibes: Obama's First 72 Hours
"No matter who we voted for in the presidential election, many of us—perhaps most of us—felt a patriotic pride in seeing America’s first African American president take the oath of office. As Peggy Noonan wrote in the Wall Street Journal, 'There was a low-key patriotic fervor” on Inauguration Day, and as Obama was sworn in, children who were watching “must have picked up this: Anything is possible in America.'”
Read Chuck Colson's full commentary here."
Bats' surprising behavior
"Researcher finds their health is more apt to take wing if they live under bridges than in caves, and they handle the stress of noise just fine after awhile."
Home in on the rest of the story here.
The eighth baby was the surprise
"A team of 46 doctors, nurses and surgical assistants at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center meticulously planned the births for weeks. As the date approached, they held two practice runs. They didn't want any surprises. But they got one anyway Monday morning when it came time for the delivery."
Click here to read about the historic delivery.
Ballet company's performances at NOCCA will have an international flavor
"On his previous visit to New Orleans, as a dancer with the legendary Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Benoit Swan-Pouffer broke his foot on stage and continued to dance."
Leap into the rest of the story here.
A new page of bicycle racing history
"The Amgen Tour of California bicycle race begins in Sacramento Feb. 14, featuring some of the world's best teams and riders, including Lance Armstrong. A new Web page dedicated to race coverage includes, among other features, an interactive contest for picking winning times."
Race over to check out the information here.
In Orange County of the 1950s, a lifelong friendship began
"It is possible, of course, for friendships to be eternal. Who can say whether it's chemistry or karma or some magic combination of the two, but when you have one, you know it. Doesn't have to be defined or explained, it's just something belonging to you and someone else that can't be sold or traded away."
Follow the friendship here.
"No matter who we voted for in the presidential election, many of us—perhaps most of us—felt a patriotic pride in seeing America’s first African American president take the oath of office. As Peggy Noonan wrote in the Wall Street Journal, 'There was a low-key patriotic fervor” on Inauguration Day, and as Obama was sworn in, children who were watching “must have picked up this: Anything is possible in America.'”
Read Chuck Colson's full commentary here."
Bats' surprising behavior
"Researcher finds their health is more apt to take wing if they live under bridges than in caves, and they handle the stress of noise just fine after awhile."
Home in on the rest of the story here.
The eighth baby was the surprise
"A team of 46 doctors, nurses and surgical assistants at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center meticulously planned the births for weeks. As the date approached, they held two practice runs. They didn't want any surprises. But they got one anyway Monday morning when it came time for the delivery."
Click here to read about the historic delivery.
Ballet company's performances at NOCCA will have an international flavor
"On his previous visit to New Orleans, as a dancer with the legendary Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Benoit Swan-Pouffer broke his foot on stage and continued to dance."
Leap into the rest of the story here.
A new page of bicycle racing history
"The Amgen Tour of California bicycle race begins in Sacramento Feb. 14, featuring some of the world's best teams and riders, including Lance Armstrong. A new Web page dedicated to race coverage includes, among other features, an interactive contest for picking winning times."
Race over to check out the information here.
In Orange County of the 1950s, a lifelong friendship began
"It is possible, of course, for friendships to be eternal. Who can say whether it's chemistry or karma or some magic combination of the two, but when you have one, you know it. Doesn't have to be defined or explained, it's just something belonging to you and someone else that can't be sold or traded away."
Follow the friendship here.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Good News for January 24 from Mary Beth
Prime Time America Digest - A look back at the last week's news through a Christian lens
"This week’s PTA Digest begins with a look at some of the interesting presidential inaugurations in our nation's history. Probe’s Kerby Anderson is our guest for this brief look back. Next, there is word from the little African nation of Eritrea of the deaths of several imprisoned Christian believers. We’ll get a report from Open Doors International’s Paul Estabrooks. And finally, we’ll hear from Ed Gungor with perspective on how the church should respond to the popular culture. I hope you enjoy our PTA Digest! – Greg Wheatley"
Click here to listen to the podcast.
Mercy Ships Video Earns Spot with Dallas Morning News 2008 Year in Review staff picks
"Mercy Ships was recently picked by the Dallas Morning News 2008 Year in Review Staff Picks as one of their favorite videos of the past year."
Click here to view the video.
Laundry Tips that Won't Clean You Out
"If your closet is a sea of plastic film and 'We [heart] Our Customers' hangers, you might be addicted to dry cleaning. Sure, it's convenient to have every sweat stain, lost button and wine spill taken care of by a pro. But the costs add up fast. To save a buck, you can solve common garment problems at home or on the go by following a few simple steps. We asked local experts for their tips on coming clean."
Click here for their money-saving tips.
A special house, a special solution: Retrofitting means safety, independence for autistic adult son
"From the curb, the small bungalow is just another home on a quiet Skokie street.
But look closer—and walk through it—and the specialness of the house is more apparent. And the story behind the home makes it even more special."
Read this inspiring story here.
Town giving a hero's welcome to Hudson River pilot
"Friends and neighbors of the pilot who safely landed a crippled jetliner in New York's Hudson River planned to give him a hero's homecoming on Saturday."
Click here to read more.
'Byzantium art': A fit-all category that belies its elusiveness
"Future political analysts may come to wonder why 21st-century historians continued to perceive distant cultures through artificial constructs defined in the 19th century at the height of the colonial age."
"This week’s PTA Digest begins with a look at some of the interesting presidential inaugurations in our nation's history. Probe’s Kerby Anderson is our guest for this brief look back. Next, there is word from the little African nation of Eritrea of the deaths of several imprisoned Christian believers. We’ll get a report from Open Doors International’s Paul Estabrooks. And finally, we’ll hear from Ed Gungor with perspective on how the church should respond to the popular culture. I hope you enjoy our PTA Digest! – Greg Wheatley"
Click here to listen to the podcast.
Mercy Ships Video Earns Spot with Dallas Morning News 2008 Year in Review staff picks
"Mercy Ships was recently picked by the Dallas Morning News 2008 Year in Review Staff Picks as one of their favorite videos of the past year."
Click here to view the video.
Laundry Tips that Won't Clean You Out
"If your closet is a sea of plastic film and 'We [heart] Our Customers' hangers, you might be addicted to dry cleaning. Sure, it's convenient to have every sweat stain, lost button and wine spill taken care of by a pro. But the costs add up fast. To save a buck, you can solve common garment problems at home or on the go by following a few simple steps. We asked local experts for their tips on coming clean."
Click here for their money-saving tips.
A special house, a special solution: Retrofitting means safety, independence for autistic adult son
"From the curb, the small bungalow is just another home on a quiet Skokie street.
But look closer—and walk through it—and the specialness of the house is more apparent. And the story behind the home makes it even more special."
Read this inspiring story here.
Town giving a hero's welcome to Hudson River pilot
"Friends and neighbors of the pilot who safely landed a crippled jetliner in New York's Hudson River planned to give him a hero's homecoming on Saturday."
Click here to read more.
'Byzantium art': A fit-all category that belies its elusiveness
"Future political analysts may come to wonder why 21st-century historians continued to perceive distant cultures through artificial constructs defined in the 19th century at the height of the colonial age."
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Good News Posts by Margaret
"So Help Me God"
"[There was a ceremony in Washington yesterday] that’s the stuff that nightmares are made of — that is if you belong to the ACLU. [The] Chief Justice of the United States [asked]Barack Obama to place his hand on the Bible — the one used by Abraham Lincoln in 1861 — and to swear allegiance to the Constitution. The oath [ended] with the words 'so help me God.' Even worse, this theocratic moment [included] a prayer by an evangelistic minister, one Rick Warren."
Read more of Charles Colson's comments here...
Overcoming Challenges in Your Walk with Christ
"When you choose to follow Jesus Christ, you face challenges head-on."
Read more of Billy Graham's message here...
CRI sends its next Great Crate to Ethiopia
"A large shipment of gently-used Bibles and Christian books will be sent out soon, made up completely of donations from Christians like you. These materials are scheduled to be sent to the mostly-Muslim nation of Ethiopia."
Read more about this effort here...
A New Look at the Multitalented Man Who Made Tropical Landscaping an Art
"Brazil teems with jungles, forests and all sorts of exotic plants, flowers and trees. But until the Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx came along to tame and shape his country’s exuberant flora, his countrymen had mostly disdained the natural riches that, often literally, flourished in their own backyards."
Read more of this story here...
"[There was a ceremony in Washington yesterday] that’s the stuff that nightmares are made of — that is if you belong to the ACLU. [The] Chief Justice of the United States [asked]Barack Obama to place his hand on the Bible — the one used by Abraham Lincoln in 1861 — and to swear allegiance to the Constitution. The oath [ended] with the words 'so help me God.' Even worse, this theocratic moment [included] a prayer by an evangelistic minister, one Rick Warren."
Read more of Charles Colson's comments here...
Overcoming Challenges in Your Walk with Christ
"When you choose to follow Jesus Christ, you face challenges head-on."
Read more of Billy Graham's message here...
CRI sends its next Great Crate to Ethiopia
"A large shipment of gently-used Bibles and Christian books will be sent out soon, made up completely of donations from Christians like you. These materials are scheduled to be sent to the mostly-Muslim nation of Ethiopia."
Read more about this effort here...
A New Look at the Multitalented Man Who Made Tropical Landscaping an Art
"Brazil teems with jungles, forests and all sorts of exotic plants, flowers and trees. But until the Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx came along to tame and shape his country’s exuberant flora, his countrymen had mostly disdained the natural riches that, often literally, flourished in their own backyards."
Read more of this story here...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
It's January 14 and a Day for Good News! (from Mary Beth)
Heroes for Life: Countercultural Defenders of Human Dignity
In times when many evangelicals are tempted to retreat from the front lines of the battle for human dignity, we need some modern-day heroes for life—people whose bold and countercultural stand for life can serve as inspiring role models.
Click here to read the rest of Mark Earley's commentary.
Two Chicago Bulls staffers honored for humanitarian work
On Tuesday in Phoenix, Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Lanier presented the Bulls' Bill Smith and Joe O'Neil with the league's Value of the Game Award, a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding community service.
Read the whole story here.
Jefferson Parish seeks to adorn more streets with sculpture
With three abstract pieces already installed, Jefferson Parish officials are calling on more sculptors to help turn cluttered thoroughfares into showcases for artwork.
Click here for the story and to see an example of the artwork.
The Body Beautiful -- A Devotion
A caregiver faces many issues. Beyond the physical demands of helping someone to rise from a bed or chair are the emotional demands of assisting in nutrition or personal hygiene.
Click here to read more.
This devotion is part of a series. Click here to access the whole series.
Celebrate Valentine's Day with Julianne Moore
Save the Children Artist Ambassador Julianne Moore is celebrating Valentine's Day by giving back. You too can share your love with a new set of cards made to celebrate children.
See these cards with a heart right here.
In times when many evangelicals are tempted to retreat from the front lines of the battle for human dignity, we need some modern-day heroes for life—people whose bold and countercultural stand for life can serve as inspiring role models.
Click here to read the rest of Mark Earley's commentary.
Two Chicago Bulls staffers honored for humanitarian work
On Tuesday in Phoenix, Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Lanier presented the Bulls' Bill Smith and Joe O'Neil with the league's Value of the Game Award, a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding community service.
Read the whole story here.
Jefferson Parish seeks to adorn more streets with sculpture
With three abstract pieces already installed, Jefferson Parish officials are calling on more sculptors to help turn cluttered thoroughfares into showcases for artwork.
Click here for the story and to see an example of the artwork.
The Body Beautiful -- A Devotion
A caregiver faces many issues. Beyond the physical demands of helping someone to rise from a bed or chair are the emotional demands of assisting in nutrition or personal hygiene.
Click here to read more.
This devotion is part of a series. Click here to access the whole series.
Celebrate Valentine's Day with Julianne Moore
Save the Children Artist Ambassador Julianne Moore is celebrating Valentine's Day by giving back. You too can share your love with a new set of cards made to celebrate children.
See these cards with a heart right here.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Art News at Good News Now is...
more than a Museum opening. Art with heart.
There are three articles I want to bring to your attention that deal with art. Art is something that I love so as I am reading through the news it gets my attention. I also love blown glass, so when I saw an article on the Toledo Museum of Art and its glass collection I not only wanted to post the story I now want to see the Museum… too bad it is in Toledo. I can say that having grown up in Ohio. It sounds like a good day trip when I get my way back home for a visit. Toledo is known for glass factories so the thought that the city has invested in serious glass art is really exciting.
House of glass
And even more exciting is you are able to watch craftsmen blow the glass in a state-of-the-art "hot shops" and lampworking studio. I always enjoy watching glass being created.
The next story is about artists.
Art passes to good hands
This is from the Orange County Register, the best Good News paper in the US. When I lived in Orange County I loved to read the paper. It is because they make effort to print a lot human interest stories about the people of Orange County. This is one. A retired Navy captain-turned-artist finally begins to sell his art. Then he discovers he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. When he could no longer paint his 13 year old daughter begins to paint for him. Read it.
Last and just as interesting a California artist who visited Antartica 10 years ago began to paint from his photos of his trip. He gets picked up by James Monosmith, director of Acme Archives, official licensee of Lucasfilm. The artist Cliff Wassmann is then commissioned to paint Star War scenes that are sold online and at conventions.
May the paint be with you
These photos were submitted by Gather Member Lisa M. of Rochester, NY. What can I say...
There are three articles I want to bring to your attention that deal with art. Art is something that I love so as I am reading through the news it gets my attention. I also love blown glass, so when I saw an article on the Toledo Museum of Art and its glass collection I not only wanted to post the story I now want to see the Museum… too bad it is in Toledo. I can say that having grown up in Ohio. It sounds like a good day trip when I get my way back home for a visit. Toledo is known for glass factories so the thought that the city has invested in serious glass art is really exciting.
House of glass
And even more exciting is you are able to watch craftsmen blow the glass in a state-of-the-art "hot shops" and lampworking studio. I always enjoy watching glass being created.
The next story is about artists.
Art passes to good hands
This is from the Orange County Register, the best Good News paper in the US. When I lived in Orange County I loved to read the paper. It is because they make effort to print a lot human interest stories about the people of Orange County. This is one. A retired Navy captain-turned-artist finally begins to sell his art. Then he discovers he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease. When he could no longer paint his 13 year old daughter begins to paint for him. Read it.
Last and just as interesting a California artist who visited Antartica 10 years ago began to paint from his photos of his trip. He gets picked up by James Monosmith, director of Acme Archives, official licensee of Lucasfilm. The artist Cliff Wassmann is then commissioned to paint Star War scenes that are sold online and at conventions.
May the paint be with you
These photos were submitted by Gather Member Lisa M. of Rochester, NY. What can I say...
It must be in the genes.
or in the water...
Friday, June 15, 2007
Today in the Good News Now was about The Arts.
For whatever reason, the stories that got my attention were stories about art. I like to hear about exhibits and local artists; what they are doing and why. I like to know what motivates an artist to create the way they create. I like to know how an artist deals with their struggles. I want to know how they market their art. I want to know about how they see the world and the process they go through as they develop their work and style. I want to know who and what influences them.
Baltimore painters keep the urban folk art of window screen scenes alive
This is story about and artist from Baltimore MD and a form of art I have never hear of. It is more a craft or folk art but Dee Herget is determined to keep the art alive. She is well know for screen painting. The art come about in 1909 when William Octavec owned a grocery in Baltimore. In the summer he noticed that the sun dried his fruits and vegetables. His solution was to paint the screens that covered his produce with pictures of the produce. People liked them. He decided to paint charming little landscapes of the area. People liked his work so much they requested painting on screens which they put in their doors and windows. In the 40’s and 50’s this art form was so popular there were an estimated 100,000 painted screens throughout the area.
The next article that got my attention was hilarious. It is about a French performing artist Sophie Calle.
A Woman Scorned Turns Rejection Into an Art Form
Sophie received an email Dear Jane letter from a boyfriend and turned it into art. I always say the best revenge is to live well, well she takes it a step further the best revenge to give the email to 107 women of varying professions and talents that have them translate, dissect, reinterpret and a variety of artistic expressions that are blown up and cover the French pavilion at the Venice Biennale, wall to wall and floor to ceiling.
“Calle gets female experts to translate the note into Latin, Braille, Morse code, bar code and shorthand, all presented huge on the pavilion wall. A female journalist writes it up as the briefest wire story; a puzzle writer turns it into a crossword; a grade-school teacher reworks it as a fairy tale with a sad ending; a pair of Talmudic scholars put it through the most rigorous scriptural analysis.
In a room of ever-changing videos, Calle has the e-mail read and commented on by the great French actress Jeanne Moreau, by British stars Miranda Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave, by pop singers Peaches and Feist. It gets "interpreted" by a clown and a puppeteer. It's sung out by an opera diva and danced to as a tango, a ballet and tough punk rock.”
(Blake Gopnik Washington Post June 14, 2007)
Too good to be true and I have a dear Ruth letter I would like to pass around. This just showed me Big Time to not care what people say… to fear God not man. After all what is said about one can be seen in so many different ways from so many different perspectives and analysis, who is to say who is right on how someone is to be understood. I would like to see my letter painted in cubism, performed in a tap dance, sung as a ballad and shot by an archer and more.
Baltimore painters keep the urban folk art of window screen scenes alive
This is story about and artist from Baltimore MD and a form of art I have never hear of. It is more a craft or folk art but Dee Herget is determined to keep the art alive. She is well know for screen painting. The art come about in 1909 when William Octavec owned a grocery in Baltimore. In the summer he noticed that the sun dried his fruits and vegetables. His solution was to paint the screens that covered his produce with pictures of the produce. People liked them. He decided to paint charming little landscapes of the area. People liked his work so much they requested painting on screens which they put in their doors and windows. In the 40’s and 50’s this art form was so popular there were an estimated 100,000 painted screens throughout the area.
The next article that got my attention was hilarious. It is about a French performing artist Sophie Calle.
A Woman Scorned Turns Rejection Into an Art Form
Sophie received an email Dear Jane letter from a boyfriend and turned it into art. I always say the best revenge is to live well, well she takes it a step further the best revenge to give the email to 107 women of varying professions and talents that have them translate, dissect, reinterpret and a variety of artistic expressions that are blown up and cover the French pavilion at the Venice Biennale, wall to wall and floor to ceiling.
“Calle gets female experts to translate the note into Latin, Braille, Morse code, bar code and shorthand, all presented huge on the pavilion wall. A female journalist writes it up as the briefest wire story; a puzzle writer turns it into a crossword; a grade-school teacher reworks it as a fairy tale with a sad ending; a pair of Talmudic scholars put it through the most rigorous scriptural analysis.
In a room of ever-changing videos, Calle has the e-mail read and commented on by the great French actress Jeanne Moreau, by British stars Miranda Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave, by pop singers Peaches and Feist. It gets "interpreted" by a clown and a puppeteer. It's sung out by an opera diva and danced to as a tango, a ballet and tough punk rock.”
(Blake Gopnik Washington Post June 14, 2007)
Too good to be true and I have a dear Ruth letter I would like to pass around. This just showed me Big Time to not care what people say… to fear God not man. After all what is said about one can be seen in so many different ways from so many different perspectives and analysis, who is to say who is right on how someone is to be understood. I would like to see my letter painted in cubism, performed in a tap dance, sung as a ballad and shot by an archer and more.
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