The Pacific Gyre is a region in the middle of the Pacific Ocean around which all the major currents swirl. As a result, debris that floats into the gyre gets stuck there.
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Historian Tariq Ali tells Steve Paulson that the current Indian government is dominated by Hindu fundamentalists.
Tony Faber says violins have to age for fifty years to sound their best.
A typical commute turns interesting in David Tigner's story about autonomous cars.
Scott Topper reads from the meditation journal he kept after learning a simple meditation from Buddhist monk George Churinoff.
Walter Moskowitz learned tattooing from his father William, who did tattoos from the basement of his barbershop called Willy’s. In bruising Bowery fashion, the shop offered a unique service.
Stephen Batchelor wants contemporary Buddhists to re-think the life of the Buddha.
British actor Simon Callow is writing Orson Welles' biography. Volume 2 is called "Hello Americans."
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