Shaolin monk photos; 13 indigenous grandmothers; On local newspaper ownership; Ben Bradlee today
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Grasshopper: Photographer Justin Guariglia spent eight years documenting the secretive warrior monks of the Shaolin Temple in China. Exhibitions. More on Guariglia and his wife, Zoe Chen, at their site, Guariglia-Chen.
Purposeful: 13 Grandmothers Share Their Earthly Wisdom. Kristin Bender at Women's E-News, The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers came together three years ago as the fulfillment of a shared prophecy among female spiritual leaders. Since then they've been traveling the world, praying and offering home-grown advice.
I hold out hope that local ownership is a big part of the answer to the malaise that affects American newspapers. I am thankful that I work for a corporation that gave me a good dental plan, but I am willing to trade my teeth for a (local) owner who gets it.
Liz Donovan, who worked with Bradlee at the Post during Watergate, found this one.
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