I don’t know what Dutch company Boels Rental was thinking when they green-lighted an advertising campaign that involved images of Shakyamuni Buddha printed on Porta Potties around the Netherlands, but it’s safe to say they didn’t…
Happy Halloween! Since it’s almost time for the year’s only holiday that encourages you to pretend to be someone else, it’s the perfect opportunity to let you know that if you live in Thailand, your local…
It’s Friday the thirteenth (paraskevidekatriaphobics, beware) and what better way to celebrate than with an interview with “smash-and-grab Buddhist” Ian Astbury, veteran grunger and bandmember of The Cult? As the interview begins on the Huffington Post,…
Black Friday is upon us. And as we’ve come to expect with the arrival of our favorite American holiday, there have been huge sales, massive crowds, and the trampling of workers and pregnant women. Actually, those…
Last year, in an interview for Tricycle (“The Natural,” Fall 2010), Katy Butler asked Jeff Bridges whether he thought of himself as a Buddhist. His answer? “A Buddhistly bent guy sounds kind of right.” I’m not…
One of the benefits of being a member of the Tricycle Community is having the chance to get involved in some great conversations. Two conversations going on now are the discussion following Rita Gross’s fourth and…
In the Summer issue of Tricycle, “Animal Realm” columnist Rick Bass digs deeper into the lives of our non-human friends with a feature on humpback whales. In “Whale Song: Secrets beneath the shimmering blue” Bass tells…
The Financial Times recently ran a profile of hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons’ New York City apartment. Inside they found a whole lot of Buddha statues. Mark Wellwood writes: The decor in Russell Simmons’ homes is dominated…