The Grand Street Sessions

There is a Stan Lee post coming.  Given the sorry state of my computer, currently transitioning through its death throes and its replacement on its way, the post will likely be up in a couple days. For now, I thought I'd take a moment to share some kirtan dates with you, as well as this...

Bitcoin and Chidhananda: Some Thoughts on Cryptocurrency in the Age of Unchecked Desire

"The solution of every problem is another problem." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The subject of Bitcoin came up a few weeks ago in the strangest of places.  I'd traveled from Brooklyn with friends to lead kirtan on Martha's Vineyard, and after a day's drive and three hours of singing, a dozen of us, the...

On Kirtan

We left Brooklyn early Saturday morning for Martha's Vineyard, where the seasonal tourists have disappeared, the foliage has turned to brilliant shades of orange, red and gold, and the mid-October temperatures have dropped suddenly and precipitously.  This is all familiar to me, having grown up near Portland, Maine.  Autumn in New England always stirs a...