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New on the Horse: Ethan Nichtern on going “low-res” this New Year

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:20:43 -0800

Hey everyone, Happy Arbitrary New Year! Ring it in with Interdependence Project founder Ethan Nichtern in his first piece for The Worst Horse, just posted for you. Just go to the Horse’s homepage: http://theworsthorse.net. Thanks, and enjoy a l...

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Body Vows: Erin's (beautiful!) foot tattoo

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:40:20 -0800

Worst Horse reader Erin sends this pic of her new tattoo: Here is another practice tattoo I just got. It is the Dharma Wheel, I got it to remind me of the Noble Eightfold Path. The artist is Conan Lea. Thanks for sending it, Erin -- it's gor...

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INLAND EMPIRE: More of a David Lynch/Dharma connection?

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:35:19 -0800

Fans of David Lynch, of Twin Peaks, of Dharma in films -- and of JUST PLAIN AWESOME FILMMAKING -- might be interested to know: In Lynch's newest film INLAND EMPIRE (he asks that it always be written in caps like that), there's a scene very much ...

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What has Garry Shandling learned?

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:24:52 -0800

The new (January 2008) issue of Esquire is the "What I've Learned" issue, wherein famous (and not-so) people share, well, what they've learned. Among them is comedian Garry Shandling, who along with a couple of jokes -- "Smoothies might be fatteni...

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Wu-Tang forever! / Heart Sutra recitation on new album

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:34:33 -0800

Just got the new Wu-Tang Clan album, 8 Diagrams. Meant to get it the moment it came out, and somehow didn't. What was I thinking? This album is great. And as a special surprise bonus, it turns out that there's a recitation (in Mandarin) of the H...

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Dharma-Burger! The "Zen Bear" shirt

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:28:56 -0800

In his recent one-man show titled (ever appropriately) "This Filthy World," filmmaker John Waters talked at length about the gay-culture phenomenon of "bears." If you don't know what a bear is, Waters might not be surprised (that is, if you're no...

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Dharma-Burger! "Enlightenmints"

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:53:23 -0800

Thanks to Horse reader Ilene, who sends this great new Dharma-Burger. She writes: Saw this and had to send it on to you. And to think I've been meditating all this time and all I had to do to reach enlightenment was eat a mint. Who knew? Ilene ...

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"Twin Peaks" Dharma? -- A new feature on TheWorstHorse.net

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:28:57 -0800

Just posted a new article for you all: The Owls Are Not What They Seem: The Dharma of Twin Peaks' Dale Cooper. Just go to TheWorstHorse's homepage, here.

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"New York" doesn't "Love" "Buddha"

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:06:14 -0800

Well, it had to end sometime. In last night's final episode of "I Love New York 2," the show's titular queen made her pick from her remaining would-be suitors. While she couldn't deny that "Buddha is hot, sexy, and big" (eccch!), in the end she ...

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Yeah, we got crazy links for you.

nobody@vox.com(theworsthorse.net) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:00:29 -0800

New on The Worst Horse's homepage: * The "gold plated Buddhist cell phone for monks" * What happens when you cross the Buddha with the Michelin man? * The mighty band Mission of Burma to play Boston-area show for -- what else? -- Burma! * Cool:...

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