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		<title>A reminder, &#8220;like we always do about this time&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://theworsthorse.com/2012/01/just-a-reminder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The many arms of the &#8220;Pepper-Spraying Cop&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://theworsthorse.com/2011/11/talk-about-many-armed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have seen a post on Gawker today about how the &#8221;UC Davis Pepper Spray Cop Is Now a Meme.&#8221; Now, by way of Occupy Lulz on Facebook (and the Facebook friend who brought the below to my attention), comes this, um, arresting contribution to the meme: The &#8220;Pepper Spraying Cop&#8221; continues his beat across the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You may have seen a post on Gawker today about how the<a href="http://gawker.com/5861431/uc-davis-pepper-spray-cop-is-now-a-meme/gallery/1" target="_blank"> &#8221;UC Davis Pepper Spray Cop Is Now a Meme.&#8221;</a> Now, by way of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OccupyLulz?sk=wall">Occupy Lulz</a> on Facebook (and the Facebook friend who brought the below to my attention), comes this, um, <em>arresting</em> contribution to the meme:</p>
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<p>The &#8220;Pepper Spraying Cop&#8221; continues his beat across the internet. You&#8217;ll find some of his many tragicomic manifestations at <a href="http://peppersprayingcop.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">his new, dedicated Tumblr</a>, which includes a few more run-ins with religion, Eastern and Western.</p>
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		<title>Video: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog takes on Occupy Wall Street &#8212; and a meditator is in his path</title>
		<link>http://theworsthorse.com/2011/11/video-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-takes-on-occupy-wall-street-and-a-meditator-is-in-his-path/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Considering that meditation has played an ongoing and meaningful role in the Occupy protests &#8212; note for example the related coverage my colleagues and I have been posting on the Shambhala Sun blog &#8212; it will be interesting to see how Buddhists respond to this Conan segment from Thursday night, in which Triumph the Insult Comic Dog takes [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Considering that meditation has played an ongoing and meaningful role in the Occupy protests &#8212; note for example <a href="http://www.shambhalasun.com/sunspace/?s=occupy+wall+street" target="_blank">the related coverage</a> my colleagues and I have been posting on the Shambhala Sun blog &#8212; it will be interesting to see how Buddhists respond to this <em>Conan</em> segment from Thursday night, in which Triumph the Insult Comic Dog takes on Occupy Wall Street and a meditator gets in his line of fire. &#8230;<em>You&#8217;ve been warned. </em>But will you laugh anyway?</p>
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		<title>The Meditation Flash Mob lives on</title>
		<link>http://theworsthorse.com/2011/07/the-meditation-flash-mob-lives-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theworsthorse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meditation flash mobs: are they more than just a fad? Sure, none of the participants are moving, but this new &#8212; and certainly fad-inspired &#8212; activity seems to me far more meaningful than, say, planking, doesn&#8217;t it? After all, here are the reasons given by the people behind today&#8217;s &#8220;Med Mob&#8221; in Los Angeles: 1. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-22490" title="medmob2011" src="http://www.shambhalasun.com/sunspace/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/medmob2011.jpg" alt="" width="128" height="91" />Meditation flash mobs: are they more than just a fad? Sure, none of the participants are moving, but this new &#8212; and certainly fad-inspired &#8212; activity seems to me far more meaningful than, say, <a href="http://theworsthorse.com/2011/06/photo-of-the-day-a-monk-planking/" target="_blank">planking</a>, doesn&#8217;t it? After all, here are the reasons given by the people behind today&#8217;s &#8220;Med Mob&#8221; in Los Angeles: <span id="more-4221"></span></p>
<blockquote><p>1. To expose the world to meditation through public display of meditation.<br />
2. To create an environment for people from all walks of life to come together in meditation.<br />
3. To come together as a Global Community to create and expand positive intention out into the world.</p></blockquote>
<p>Positive intention, indeed!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245508585461077" target="_blank">Click here for details</a>. And leave a comment if you participated or if you want to share what you think of Med Mobs.</p>
<p>See also: <a href="http://www.shambhalasun.com/sunspace/?p=22160" target="_blank">Steve Silberman&#8217;s Notes from a Meditation Flash Mob</a>, via Shambhala SunSpace.</p>
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		<title>Flaming Lips&#8217; Wayne Coyne &#8220;sees an existentialist dilemma in Tibet&#8217;s situation&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://theworsthorse.com/2011/03/flaming-lips-wayne-coyne-sees-an-existentialist-dilemma-in-tibets-situation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After playing Tibet House&#8217;s annual benefit this year, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne is wondering about Tibet&#8217;s situation. According to Spinner, he&#8217;s said of Tibet House (and, presumably, its mission to preserve Tibetan culture): &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to put it down &#8212; these are humane peaceful people trying to do something. That being said, if [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After playing Tibet House&#8217;s annual benefit this year, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne is wondering about Tibet&#8217;s situation. According to <em>Spinner</em>, he&#8217;s said of Tibet House (and, presumably, its mission to preserve Tibetan culture):</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to put it down &#8212; these are humane peaceful people  trying to do something. That  being said, if I had been oppressed for [this long], I think I&#8217;d just  accept it and say &#8216;Who gives a s&#8212;?&#8217;&#8221; &#8230;Yes, that <em>does</em> sound bleakly negative and resigned, but Coyne turns his view to himself and qualifies things: &#8220;Kind people that make the world a better place, but I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;m like that.&#8221; (More, via Spinner, <a href="http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/24/flaming-lips-wayne-coyne-tibet-house/" target="_blank">here</a>.)</p>
<p>Whether Wayne&#8217;s in for next year or no remains to be seen, but Tibet House still could benefit from <em>your</em> help and attention. Check out them <a href="http://www.tibethouse.us/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Video: U2 and Jay-Z celebrate Aung San Suu Kyi</title>
		<link>http://theworsthorse.com/2010/11/video-u2-and-jay-z-celebrate-aung-san-suu-kyi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theworsthorse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via Rolling Stone: &#8220;U2&#8242;s &#8216;Scarlet&#8217; (shown below) was played to celebrate the release of Burmese political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, and was mashed up with Jay-Z&#8217;s &#8216;History,&#8217; which he wrote after President Obama was elected.&#8221;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/68404/238106" target="_blank">Via</a> Rolling Stone: &#8220;U2&#8242;s &#8216;Scarlet&#8217; (shown below) was played to celebrate the release of Burmese political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, and was mashed up with Jay-Z&#8217;s &#8216;History,&#8217; which he wrote after President Obama was elected.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Father Guido Sarducci&#8217;s opening benediction for The Rally to Restore Sanity</title>
		<link>http://theworsthorse.com/2010/11/father-guido-sarduccis-opening-benediction-for-the-rally-to-restore-sanity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 22:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Glad to see this is now online. I really apologize that you&#8217;ll have to watch the Axe ad, with all its &#8220;balls&#8221; jokes. Guh-ross. Well, I guess Axe understands how to advertise to their market. Anyway, if you can get past that you&#8217;ll eventually get to the Worst Horse-relevant bit of this. (Okay, once you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Glad to see this is now online. I really apologize that you&#8217;ll have to watch the Axe ad, with all its &#8220;balls&#8221; jokes. Guh-<em>ross</em>. Well, I guess Axe understands how to advertise to their market.</p>
<p>Anyway, if you can get past that you&#8217;ll eventually get to the Worst Horse-relevant bit of this. (Okay, once you get the general setup, you can just jump ahead to the 4:25 mark or so.)</p>
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<td style="padding: 3px; width: 33%;"><a style="font: 10px arial; color: #333; text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/" target="_blank">The Daily Show</a></td>
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<p>And also, Dear God, please deliver us from further Axe ads if you can.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;This Body Will Be a Corpse&#8221; &#8212; The T-Shirt (Updated)</title>
		<link>http://theworsthorse.com/2010/10/this-body-will-be-a-corpse-the-t-shirt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theworsthorse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York City&#8217;s The Interdependence Project has made a head-turner of a new T-shirt: What&#8217;s the story here? Well, as the IDP site says, &#8220;Wearing this tee is a reminder to stay in touch with the reality of impermanence as well as a way to support the efforts of the Interdependence Project.&#8221; To do so, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New York City&#8217;s The Interdependence Project has made a head-turner of a new T-shirt:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3629" title="corpseshirt" src="http://theworsthorse.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/corpseshirt.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="261" /></p>
<p>What&#8217;s the story here? Well, as the IDP site says, &#8220;Wearing this tee is a reminder to stay in touch with the reality of  impermanence as well as a way to support the efforts of the  Interdependence Project.&#8221; To do so, <a href="http://theidproject.org/node/773" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p>
<p>If the IDP ever makes one with the same slogan in small reverse type, a la <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0209144/" target="_blank"><em>Memento</em></a>, I&#8217;m all over it.</p>
<p>Update: after expressing some of my developing reservations about the shirt to the IDP&#8217;s Ethan Nichtern, I was invited to share said comments on the IDP blog. See this post: <a href="http://theidproject.org/blog/worst-horse/2010/10/18/sure-body-will-be-corpse-should-i-wear-shirt-says-so" target="_blank">Sure, &#8220;This Body Will Be a Corpse&#8221;&#8230; but should I wear a shirt that says so?</a></p>
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		<title>New statue honors Thich Quang Duc as patriot and bodhisattva</title>
		<link>http://theworsthorse.com/2010/09/new-statue-honors-thich-quang-duc-as-patriot-and-bodhisattva/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theworsthorse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vietnam&#8217;s Thich Quang Duc &#8212; whose self-immolation protesting discrimination against his nation&#8217;s Buddhist majority has become one of the defining acts of the Vietnam War era &#8212; has been honored with a new statue that, as VietNamNews reports: is 6.3m tall and stands amidst a 2,000sq.m park at the busy intersection of Cach Mang Thang [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3565" title="tqd-statue" src="http://theworsthorse.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/tqd-statue.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="139" />Vietnam&#8217;s Thich Quang Duc &#8212; whose self-immolation protesting discrimination against his nation&#8217;s Buddhist majority has become one of the defining acts of the Vietnam War era  &#8212; has been honored with a new statue that, as VietNamNews reports:</p>
<blockquote><p>is 6.3m tall and stands amidst a 2,000sq.m park at the  busy intersection of Cach Mang Thang Tam and Nguyen Dinh Chieu streets,  where the self-immolation took place.</p></blockquote>
<p>It&#8217;s beautiful. See it, larger, <a href="http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Life-Style/203801/Statue-honours-patriotic-monk-.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>See also: <a href="http://theworsthorse.com/2010/04/uncovering-the-buddhist-monk-at-the-center-of-one-of-the-most-significant-images-of-the-modern-age/" target="_self">Uncovering the Buddhist monk at the center of one of the most significant images of the modern age</a></p>
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		<title>Video: &#8220;Tattoos and Tibetan Ex-political Prisoners,&#8221; by Heidiminx</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heidiminx &#8212; the very model of the punk-rock dharma activist &#8212; rules. But you knew that, right? Well, if you didn&#8217;t, check out her new video, &#8220;Tattoos and Tibetan Ex-political Prisoners.&#8221;  In it, she interviews a member of the Tibetan ex-political prisoners association, GuChuSum. As Heidiminx writes, &#8220;While there are numerous sites and TV shows [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heidiminx &#8212; the very model of the punk-rock dharma activist &#8212; rules. But you knew that, right? Well, if you didn&#8217;t, check out her new video, &#8220;Tattoos and Tibetan Ex-political Prisoners.&#8221;  In it, she interviews a member of the Tibetan ex-political  prisoners association, GuChuSum.</p>
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<p>As Heidiminx writes, &#8220;While there are numerous sites and TV  shows dedicated to the meanings  of tattoos, the tattoos of Tibet&#8217;s  ex-political prisoners have not been  well documented.  Their experiences  are crucial to understand the  human rights violations China commits on a  daily basis.&#8221;</p>
<p>Support and follow Heidiminx&#8217;s work <a href="http://builtonrespect.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. And <a href="http://www.guchusum.org/" target="_blank">visit GuChuSum here</a>.</p>
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