Smashed Kurt Cobain Guitar Fetches $100,000

A smashed up, duct taped Fender Mustang guitar belonging to Kurt Cobain of Nirvana has been sold for $100,000. " A smashed guitar from the late grunge rocker Kurt Cobain has been sold to an unidentified private...

German Artist Hopes to Smoke Kurt Cobain's Ashes

Count this one for the craziest story of the week: German artist Natascha Stellmach raised more than a few eyebrows this week when she announced her plans to smoke Kurt Cobain's ashes as part of a performance art...

YouTube and The New Classroom

Anyone who runs a classroom can speak volumes about the struggles to keep the students engaged in good class discussions. There is always the challenge of meeting the learning needs of each student, without...

Sonic Youth Say Goodbye 20th Century

A new Sonic Youth biography is out this week, titled Goodbye 20th Century. I remember going to a Sonic Youth show a long time ago and thinking at the time they were a bunch of pompous asses. I still think that, but I've since developed an appreciation for the pomposity.Fun...

An edible rooftop garden in Portland

More interesting news coming out of the urban food movement."From atop the Rocket building, there’s no doubt you’re smack in the middle of a city. Swing around in a circle and you’ll see the sun going down...

Parliament monk of Sri Lanka shuns non-violence

Buddha and Buddhism are well known for the Nirvana and the middle path to enlightenment rather than extremes of any form with emphasis on meditation. But the Buddhist monks of Sri Lanka are famous for their...

Nirvana's MTV Unplugged Performance Coming to DVD

Nirvana's infamous MTV Unplugged performance is finally coming to DVD on Nov. 20, just it time for Courtney Love to buy herself some more new lips for the holidays. The performance was...

Nirvana's MTV Unplugged Performance Coming to DVD

Nirvana's infamous MTV Unplugged performance is finally coming to DVD on Nov. 20, just it time for Courtney Love to buy herself some more new lips for the holidays. The performance was released on CD...

Nirvana may start in the kitchen thanks to 'How to Cook your Life'...

On this day, thinking of what really matters brought me to 'How to cook your life'. Not one of these insufferable 'how to live' books mind you.  Directed by Doris Dorrie, 'How to cook your life' is a movie featuring Zen Master Chef Edward Espe Brown (sorry for the...

How to reach Nirvana without meditation

"Close your eyes for a moment. Imagine how happy you could be if only there was nothing to worry about, if only people did what you expected from them, if only you had a lot of good luck and only nice memories, if only you always had a choice or if only all people were good...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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