If you made a compilation video of one second of every day for a year, what would it look like? A campaign video to raise awareness of the political strife in Syria wanted to show you what it would look like for a child stuck in the…
As many of you are celebrating your day off (we are taking a mini-break today on Intent as well. Regular blogging schedule will resume tomorrow), we wanted to remind you why it is we have today to spend with our families, to catch up on various left…
What role do art, music, and creativity play in creating a peaceful, sustainable globe? To consider that question, we might first examine the crucial role artists and creators have in our communities and in our own lives. In this address to the members of the World Peace…
As I pull my truck up to the local harbor beach, loaded with sunscreened kids, oversized striped towels and inner tubes, John Kerry’s voice breaks in over my radio, tuned into NHPR. “This crime against conscience, this crime against humanity, this crime against the most fundamental principles…
Last fall, Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman who apprehended her on a school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. She was 15 years old. Miraculously, Malala survived the attack, and today, she turns 16. The United Nations has named July 12 “Malala…