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Neuroscience Meets Ancient Japanese Scrolls

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Video, Jackson Pollock, Neuroscience, Art Meets Science, Neurons, Monk, Greg Dunn, Edo Scrolls, Meditation, Japanese Art, Japanese Scrolls, Slideexpand, Minimalism, Arts News

Greg Dunn is a neuroscience PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania and an artist passionate about Japanese minimalist scrolls. While these inte...

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Man on Fire -- But Who Is Watching?

Christal Smith | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Human Rights, Self Immolation, Tibet, Monk, China, Foxconn, Apple Foxconn, Ipad, World News

"The monk, by burning himself, says with all his strength and determination that he can endure the greatest of sufferings to protect his people... " ...

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Tattoo Art Shows Bring A Different Sort Of Ink To Gallery Walls

HuffingtonPost.com | David Sands | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Tattoo Art Show Detroit, Monk, Detroit Tattoo, Mark Heggie, Bob Tyrell, Beyond the Machine, Clean as a Whistle, 323 East, Start Gallery, Detroit News

Bikers love them. Sailors, too. And now the art form that once sprung from traditional Polynesian culture to become a worldwide phenomenon is making i...

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TV's Most Unconventional Detectives

Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Monk, Moonlighting, Psych, Bored to Death, Reality-Free, Veronica Mars, TV Canada, Armchair Detective, Television, Castle, Video, White Collar, Terriers, Arm-Chair-Detective, Angel, Charlie's Angels, The Mentalist, TV News

With so many police procedural dramas on TV, how do you keep things interesting? For starters, give your small screen detective more than a just a bad...

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Tibetan Monk's Body Reportedly Paraded Through Streets Of China

AP | SCOTT McDONALD | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Nyage Sonamdrugyu, China Monk Self Immolation, Self Immolation, Tibetan Monk Self Immolation, Monk, Free Tibet, Tibet China, Tibet, Tibetan Monk, China, Video, World News

BEIJING — The body of a Tibetan monk who died after setting himself on fire was paraded through the streets in northwestern China, a report said...

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USA Scheduling Shake Up

Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Peter Ocko, White Collar, In Plain Sight, Monk, Mary McCormack, USA, Sarah Shahi, Fairly Legal, Ryan Johnson, Psych, USA Networks, TV News

Could this be the beginning of the end for "Fairly Legal"? USA announced both the Sarah Shahi-headlined series and "In Plain Sight" will move to Fr...

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What Marathons Are On This New Year's Weekend?

TVLine | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Ifc, Oddities, Canada Tv, Teennick, BBC America, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Own, Style Network, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Vh1, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Jenny McCarthy, Discovery, The Walking Dead, The Real Housewives of Orange County, Ncis, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Bet, Food Network, Espn, Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest, Fergie, Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys. Sundance, The Amanda Show, Amc, Cnn, Science Channel, Moonshiners, Coldplay, National Geographic Channel, Pbs, Reality TV, Chiller, Monk, The Big Bang Theory, New Year's Eve Live With Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin, Top Gear, E!, The Real Housewives of d.c., Tbs, Television, USA Network, Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, The Soup, New Year?S Eve With Carson Daly, The Real Housewives of New York, Cloo, Bravo, Abc, Batman, We Tv, A&e, MTV New Year's Eve 2012, America?S Next Top Model, Braxton Family Values, Tv, Reality-Free, Twilight Zone, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest, New-Years-2012, Syfy, Fox News, New Year's Rockin' Eve: The 40th Anniversary Party, The Three Stooges, Fear Factor, TV News

If your New Year's resolution is to watch less TV, you can pretty much consider it broken already. The networks are pulling out all the stops to lure ...

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TIbetan Monk Sets Self Ablaze

AP | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Dalai Lama, Monk Self Immolation, Monk Sets Self on Fire, Self Immolation, Monk, Monks, Free Tibet, Tibet, World News

BEIJING — A British human rights group says another Tibetan Buddhist monk has set himself on fire in a protest against Chinese rule over the Him...

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BLOG WATCH> Anatomical Illustrations From Edo-Period Japan At Pink Tentacle

pinktentacle.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anatomical Illustration, Illustration, Art, Monk, Edo Period, Book Art, Spooky, Diseases, Japan, China, Japanese Art, Pink Tentacle, Medicine, Anatomy, Arts News

Here is a selection of old anatomical illustrations that provide a unique perspective on the evolution of medical knowledge in Japan during the Edo pe...

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DVDs: TV's Top 10 Crime Solvers

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Monk: The Complete Series ($249.98; Universal) is out on DVD and it's a compulsively thorough job that's worthy of the OCD man himself. I've been ...

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11 Comedies Canceled BEFORE Getting Emmy Attention (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 05.25.2011

Tonight during the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, three acclaimed comedies are up for Emmys in spite of the minor detail of no longer being on the air: "...

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DJ Qualls: Putting the "Character" in Character Actor

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: London, New Orleans, Alfre Woodard, Monk, Tennessee, DJ Qualls, Jason Lee, George Clooney, Road Trip, Cancer, Hollywood, Law and Order, California, Hustle and Flow, Memphis Beat, Entertainment News

The name DJ Qualls may not resonate immediately, but you'd likely know him if you saw his photo. His breakthrough role was in the film Road Trip.

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The Blagojevich Trial: The Sum of Its Parts Is Not Greater Than the Whole

Tamara N. Holder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rahm Emanuel, Monk, Obama, Governor, Sam Adam, Blagojevich Trial, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Corruption, Tony Rezko, Patrick Fitzgerald, Chicago News

The information in this case is overwhelming -- that is why I am shocked that Blagojevich is required to begin trial just a year and a half after his arrest.

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Mr. Monk and the End

Michael Smerconish | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TV Shows, Television, Andy Breckman, Monk, Tony Shaloub, Entertainment News

Tonight is the night "Monk" aficionados learn who murdered former detective Adrian Monk's wife Trudy in a car bombing fifteen years ago.

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Are Some People Natural-Born Meditators?

Priscilla Warner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Chanting, Monk, Yongey Mingyar Rinpoche, Panic, Meditation, Belleruth Naparstek, Mantra, Thich Nhat Hanh, Anxiety, Healthy Living News

I've listened faithfully to meditation CDs, chirping birds and delicate raindrops. I've stared into pounding surf and scented candles. But the other day, I was forced to confront the fact that my husband is a natural.

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Snoop Dogg's Best Lines from Past TV Appearances

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Television, Entourage, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Martha Stewart, Monk, Brothers, Tv, Snoop Dogg, Guests, Fox, The Man Show, Martha, Cameo, Entertainment News

For a well-known hip-hop artist, Snoop seems to spend a lot of time making cameos on TV. Take a look at the best of Snoop's past appearances, along with his Snoopiest lines.

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"Monk" Finale Sets Cable Ratings Record: Most Watched Drama Show EVER

Hollywood Reporter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Television, Cable, USA, Monk Ratings, Cable Tv, Monk, Tv, Media News

"Monk" ended its eight-season run with a bang, becoming the most-watched hourlong series on basic cable. The Friday series finale of the USA Networ...

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Our TV Sleuths Need to Take a Page from British Mysteries

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Earl, Alexx Woods, Bbc, Monk, Grace Hanadarko, Pbs, CSI Miami, Adam Dalgliesh, Miss Marple, John Thaw, Lord Peter Wimsey, Jane Tenneson, Prime Suspect, Inspector Morse, Helen Mirren, Kyra Sedgwick, Henning Mankell, Bones, Saving Grace, David Caruso, Kenneth Branagh, Holly Hunter, Brenda Johnson, Khandi Alexander, Horatio Caine, Masterpiece Mystery!, Wallander, Psych, Crime, Entertainment News

In the US we create unidimensional detectives because we're focused on one-upping each other on plot devices that show the weirdest ways to die or the coolest tricks in the lab.

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What's Television Telling Us About American Men in Deep-uh-?

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Men's Studies, Damages, Monk, Burn Notice, Society Trends, The Fugitive, Rescue Me, Mad Men, Television, Series Television, Men's Psychology, Entertainment, Saving Grace, Eli Stone, Life, 24, Charlie Crews of Life, Ironside, Happiness, Pain-Killers, Gregory House, John Carter, Fox's House, House, The Sopranos, Er, Vicodin, Les Miserables, Tony Soprano, Paul Weston, Artie Gavin, Health, American Men, Jack Bauer, Don Draper, Entertainment News

Maybe this is an overdue recognition that men -- traditionally socialized to be strong, to deny their flaws adamantly -- are finally able to come face to face with them.

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What NBC Can Learn From Baseball About Their Primetime Fiasco

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Television, Primetime, America's Top Model, Monk, USA, Scifi, Jimmy Fallon, Battlestar Galactica, Nbc, Media News

Maybe it's time for NBC to start using it's strengths in cable to build a great primetime lineup. When a show on an NBC cable property hits, give them a shot at the big leagues.

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DVDs: TV Show Boxed Set Rip-Offs

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barbara Stanwyck, TV Shows, Battlestar Galactica, The Sopranos, John Sayles, Monk, Derek Jarman, Westerns, Movies, Dvds, Honeydripper, Gunsmoke, Xanadu, Entertainment News

A spreading practice needs to be stopped right now. A number of studios -- led by Paramount/CBS -- are releasing old TV shows in half-season sets.

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