Indian American author. Lahiri’s debut short story collection, Interpreter of Maladies (1999), won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and her first novel, The Namesake (2003), was adapted into the popular film of the same name. Lahiri is a member of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Archive for September, 2011
Sep/15/11//Curtis Ogden//Inspiration
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Reside in Hope
“The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance, but live right in it, under its roof.”
― Barbara Kingsolver
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Sep/14/11//Curtis Ogden//Sustainability
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Choosing Reality
A mentor of mine says that one of the most important disciplines we can individually and collectively engage in is to repeatedly ask and attempt to answer the question, “Where am I/we now?” This is something of a daunting task when it comes to our global climate, and yet embracing this current reality is key to creating the future we would want to see inherited by generations to come. In this spirit, we are all invited to join The Climate Reality Project to hear more of the truth about climate change from those who are experiencing its impacts around the world, and watch the live stream here starting at 7pm CT today (September 14).
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Sep/13/11//Gibrán Rivera//Inspiration
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What’s Your Adjacent Possible?
Steven Johnson, author of books like Emergence and Where Good Ideas Come From, just introduced me to the concept of “adjacent possible” (he in turn credits scientist Stuart Kauffman). I thought it a perfect compliment to my post on reclaiming the impossible.
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Sep/12/11//Cynthia Silva Parker//Your Experiences
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Remembering 911—Lessons Unlearned
I spent last week alternately avoiding and arguing out loud with the wall-to-wall media coverage of the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001. I started to hear—mostly through the silences and omissions—many lessons that seem still to be unlearned.
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