Anne-Marie Schleiner is one of the creators of Velvet-Strike, an on-line modification for the game Counter-Strike. Schleiner’s goal is to introduce messages of peace into a violent game.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Ani Pachen is a Tibetan nun who became a warrior after the Chinese invaded. With Adelaide Donnelley, she’s written her story in a book called “Sorrow Mountain: The Journey of a Tibetan Warrior Nun.”
Philosopher Lars Svendsen talks about how fashion--the search for the new, for the sake of novelty--was born during the early renaissance, with the rise of Modern individuality. He says fashion shapes not just the clothes we wear, but almost every part of our lives.
Philosopher Alain de Bottontalks about celebrated artist-travelers, the sense of place and the heightened awareness that makes travel meaningful.
Andreas Dilschneider is the spokesperson for the World Chess Boxing Organization. From Berlin, he tells Anne Strainchamps what they do and why.
Though names like Mother Ann Lee and Charles Fourier are not names that ring a bell for most today, they founded two of the most influential utopian movements in US history. 19th Century communes like the Shakers and Brook Farm are gone today their legacy – politically and culturally, are all around us. Chris Jennings is the author of “Paradise Now: The Story of American Utopianism.” Steve Paulson sat down with Jennings and asked him about what is now a dirty word, utopia.
Anne Strainchamps reports on the new vogue for hand-made goods in America. She visits a major crafts show and speaks with vendors and shoppers.
Adam Hanft and Faith Popcorn are the authors of the “Dictionary of the Future.” We hear lots of examples of the “words, terms and trends that define the way we’ll live, work and talk.”
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