Sondheim’s Wisdom, With Wistful Fragility at Café Carlyle One reason any singing actor with a modicum of talent can't go wrong interpreting the songs of Stephen Sondheim is that they make whoever ... Mary Daly, uppity theologian Paul links the figure of Wisdom with the person of Jesus in 1 Corinthians, arguing that this wisdom, from God, makes the wisdom of the world look foolish. ... Tea party wisdom taxes, health-care reform and global warming were wholly at odds with facts, figures and the wisdom of our national intelligentsia. No such thing, for if you witnessed a rally of tea party protesters as I did, and heard what they said about our accumulating federal debt and its dangers for America, you could not help but be struck by the similarity of an assessment the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform. The people on this commission include top budget officials from past Democratic and Republican administrations -- hugely respected for their fiscal savvy -- and if their statistic-backed warnings about possible ruination were expressed in more abstract, academic terms than the p... Wisdom from the Romans for 2010 I spent some time during my holiday break helping my 11-year-old daughter with a social studies project on ancient Roman civilization. Besides learning a lot about papyrus (and being reminded how little I remember from my three years of middle school Latin), this experience made me realize that many Latin phrases and mottos are quite salient and useful for commenting on health care and health reform today. Here are ten ideas about how Latin might be a new and more interesting way for us to talk about some current health care issues: Parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus (Mountains will be in labor, and a ridiculous mouse will be born): Let’s hope thi... January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pearl of Wisdom Campaign to Prevent Cervical Cancer wants women to protect themselves - and their mothers, daughters, sisters and friends - from this preventable disease. Thus, in honor of National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in January, this coalition of leading women's health advocates today launched its "Take the Pearl Pledge" initiative, which asks women to: schedule their annual gynecologic examination, wear a Pearl of Wisdom in support of cervical cancer prevention, and encourage 5 friends to do the same. The campaign aims to secure 4,070 pledges - the same number of U.S. women who were projected to die of cervical cancer in 2009 - by Mother's Day (May 9, 2010... Read . A & E . Master lomilomi instructor, 'Aunty Margaret' shared art, wisdom with many Hawaiian kupuna Margaret Kalehuamakanoelu'ulu'uon*pali Machado passed peacefully Dec. 28, surrounded by 'ohana. She was 93 and widely recognized as a master ... Just how dispassionate is their Iran analyisis? Nevertheless, the misguided idea that it may do so is becoming enshrined as conventional wisdom in Washington." Their op-ed is worth a good hard look, ...

Magi 'models of true wisdom,' says Pope at Angelus We can look to the Eastern Kings as models of true wisdom, concluded the Pontiff, calling them "authentic seekers of God, capable of living the profound ...

Kelly Cutrone Writes a Book Called “If You Have to Cry, Go Outside . . . and Other Things Your Mother Never Told You" Would You Be Interested in Kelly Cutrone's Words of Wisdom? Yes — there's a reason why she's on top. No thanks; I'm not into Kelly or her craziness.