A Buddhist monk has been charged with beating to death the head monk of his temple. According to NBC-affiliate WTVA, Vern Phdsamay, 32, was arrest...
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi | Posted 04.24.2012
The Board of Trustees at the University of Pennsylvania appointed Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois Honorary Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies on February 17th 2012. This short video captures the day's activities.
Samuel Brown | Posted 04.06.2012
In general terms, secrecy can suggest bad motives or suppressed scandal, but we must simultaneously recognize that there are times and places where respectful silence is still appropriate.
Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 03.30.2012
Somehow, perhaps alchemically, my Taoist persuasion connected me to a unique subset of Chinese culture, opened secrets of the city and beguiled me with the charms of surrounding Guangdong, a province that most tourists, drawn to the more frequently-visited tourist areas in China's northern throw, never see.
Posted 03.16.2012
With No. 15 Norfolk State knocking off No. 2 Missouri on Friday afternoon, all the favored teams on the NCAA Tournament schedule for Friday night are ...
AP | Posted 05.11.2012
PHILADELPHIA -- Temple knows its seed and site. The Owls are just waiting for an opponent in the NCAA tournament. Temple (24-7) earned a No. 5 seed i...
Dr. Faheem Younus | Posted 04.16.2012
There is a bright line distinction, though, between both crazy acts: one is driven by knowledge and love, while the other by ignorance at best, and hatred at worse.
Kevin Bermeister | Posted 04.03.2012
In the time it takes for the brain's signals to pass through the neck's constricted channel, Jewish mystics identify that the transference of a thought into its physical interpretation occurs.
Gil Asakawa | Posted 02.06.2012
Colorado's Laotian community woke up on Monday to a terrible tragedy: The Lao Buddhist Temple of Colorado was burning down, the flames and smoke engulfing the building in less than half an hour.
Posted 11.29.2011
The Monkey Buffet Festival, held each year in Lopburi, Thailand, is meant to promote tourism in the area and to give the local monkey population somet...
Chris Weigant | Posted 12.03.2011
Abbie Hoffman's merry band of pranksters took a tour of the NYSE on August 24, 1967. The tour ended at a gallery overlooking the trading floor. Hoffman and his friends rushed to the railing, and began throwing money onto the heads of the traders below.
Wendy Diamond | Posted 11.19.2011
"All living things fear being beaten with clubs. All living things fear being put to death. Putting oneself in the place of the other, let no one kill...
Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 09.20.2011
During my brief visit to Mongolia, I was able to visit some of the museums, temples, architectural sites as well as take a few trips to the countryside. Please enjoy the pictures.
Alex Budak | Posted 08.14.2011
The Karni Mata Temple is a beautiful marble temple, but upon arriving and removing one's shoes, the carving on the doors make it clear that this is no ordinary Hindu temple.
Suhag A. Shukla, Esq. | Posted 06.18.2011
Women throughout Hindu history have demonstrated their ability to stand up to the status quo, to right wrongs, or to simply lead the way, and have done so with elegance and humility.
Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011
This set includes many photos from the eastern part of the island including their mountains, hot springs, fish markets as well as a few more of their interesting warning signs.
Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011
Annie Buckley | Posted 05.25.2011
One For The Table | Posted 11.17.2011
I was recently roped I...I mean asked to participate in Canter's Chanters Chanukah Extravaganza at my Temple. When it was first presented to me, I th...
Bob Stoll | Posted 05.25.2011
Starting quarterback Boo Jackson is out for this game, but I actually think the Bobcats' attack will be better with running quarterback Phil Bates at the helm. Bates isn't very accurate as a passer, but he is an exciting runner.
Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011
It is taking the tuition of eighty kids to field a football team that loses money. Maybe some people need to look into a good business school. Wait, tuition is $92,000? Maybe not.
Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011
On July 3, 2010, I received an email from a friend informing me that Congressman Brad Sherman, who is seeking reelection to his 8th term in California...
Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011
Got your pool filled out? Great. I am sure you nailed every one of those picks. (I am so ticked at Obama for knocking out Temple in the first round -- I may join a Tea Party.)
Arn Tellem | Posted 05.25.2011
As a kid, I had dreamed of some day playing for 'Nova, of crossing myself at the foul line like a good Catholic lad, of praying to be the Wildcat who would drain the game-winner in the NCAA Finals.
The New Yorker | Adam Gopnik | Posted 05.25.2011
When we meet Jesus of Nazareth at the beginning of the Gospel of Mark, almost surely the oldest of the four, he's a full-grown man. He comes down from...
The Huffington Post | Samreen Hooda | Posted 05.14.2012