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Alain De Botton

A 24 Hour New York City Subway Ride

Thomas A. Shakely | Posted 04.24.2013 | New York
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Thomas A. Shakely

Where I'm heading is everywhere and, well, nowhere. I'm started what on Twitter I'll call #24onMTA, and in real life describe as an experience in endurance. I'm riding the New York City subway for 24 hours straight, with no plan other than to just go.

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Harry Styles Wants YOU To Learn About Greek Philosophy

| Posted 02.14.2013 | Teen
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By Aja Romano What do you get when you cross modern philosopher Alain de Botton with one of the biggest names in pop music? 20,000 retweets and ...

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Why Your Sex Life Isn't 'Normal'

Posted 01.14.2013 | Books
Read More: Normal Sex, How to Think More About Sex, Alain De Botton, The Point of Sex, The Meaning of Sex, Sex in Society, Sex Book, Books News

Alain de Botton's latest book How To Think More About Sex has an eye-catching title, and is an intelligent discussion of society's greatest obsession....

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What's So Funny About Peace, Kindness and Understanding?

Russell C. Smith | Posted 10.03.2012 | Impact
Read More: A Kindness Movement, Social Media, Social Web, Nike, Online Advertising, Advertising, Acts of Kindness, Just Do It, Kindness, Alain De Botton, John & Yoko, Advertisingweek, Impact News
Russell C. Smith

Advertisers have long used human emotions to sell soap, cigarettes, and cars. So why not create campaigns that serve society's higher ideals and do it from within the same agencies that have long been vilified?

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Philosopher Wants To Make High-Brow Porn

The Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.18.2012 | Home
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In a world where the overtly sexual novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" can dominate the cultural landscape -- and the best-seller lists -- it seemed likely ...

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The Week's Best Tweets About Parenting

Posted 05.04.2012 | Parents
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What were parents talking about on Twitter this week? Well, nudity, for one thing. And the fact that Jessica Simpson finally gave birth. Not to mentio...

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Do Atheists Have Anything To Learn From Religion?

Posted 03.28.2012 | Religion
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By Kimberly Winston Religion News Service (RNS) Stripped of its supernatural elements, does religion have anything to offer atheists? What can non...

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Alain de Botton: In Conversation

Trisha Andres | Posted 05.25.2012 | Books
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Trisha Andres

Photo credit: Charlotte de Botton The age-old wars against religion is moved on by philosopher Alain de Botton's bold statement that religion can be...

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A Mind Safari with Stargazer Not Vital

Kisa Lala | Posted 04.05.2013 | Arts
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Kisa Lala

By Kiša Lala Artist Not Vital in Agadez, Niger - Mekafoni. Camel, 2003 - Courtesy of the artist and Sperone Westwater Gallery New York Rais...

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The Sad, Silly Idea Of 'Religion for Atheists'

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie | Posted 05.13.2012 | Religion
Read More: Purposes of Religion, Alain De Botton, Atheism, Religion for Atheists, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Religious Books, Religion News
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie

When God and belief are stripped out of the equation, we are left with rituals and practices that are primarily hedonistic and hollow. What de Botton offers us is "religion for atheists," but what he gives us is pseudo-religion and empty routine.

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Atheists And The F-Word

David Lose | Posted 04.07.2012 | Religion
Read More: Religion, Albert Camus, Alain De Botton, Atheism, Values, Faith, Ethics, Atheism and Faith, Atheists Faith, Religion News
David Lose

The values that guide both our everyday and extraordinary ethical decisions are just that: values, not facts. Values are philosophical or religious speculation about what should be.

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Coming Soon: Atheist Church?

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 03.26.2012 | Religion
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Atheists have long criticised devout followers of faith. But now it seems Atheism is stealing from that very religious tradition by erecting a temple ...

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Philip Pullman, Kazuo Ishiguro, Alexander McCall Smith And Others On Bad Reviews, Their Favorite Authors And More

The Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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We asked some of the leading authors at this year's Guardian Hay festival a series of questions. Here are their answers...

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How to Hotel

Chip Conley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
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Chip Conley

Delivering on guests' needs alone doesn't capture the magic that makes a hotel legendary. Great hotels reflect place, and provide the ultimate civic living room for locals to mix it up with visitors.

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Alain de Botton To Be Heathrow Airport's Writer-in-Residence

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
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LONDON — Heathrow Airport has hired a writer-in-residence to chronicle the modern travel experience in hopes of showing frazzled passengers ther...

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Dream It and You Can Do It (Sometimes)

Dennis Whittle | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Dennis Whittle

Many of these self-motivational books are recipes for major disappointment and backlash down the road, because they fail to set expectations: success and failure have a random component.

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The Shelf Talker: Naming, Discounting and Hot Chicking

Kevin Smokler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
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Kevin Smokler

Just from asking around, missing the LA Times Book Festival this past weekend was the social equivalent of toilet paper on the shoe.

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