Tibet - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/tibet/?source=rss&aim=tibet en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT Dalai Lama's time bomb By Salil Tripathi Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/01/dalai_lama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/01/dalai_lama/index.html?source=rss Some Tibetans have had it with the spiritual leader's nonviolence. But as Gandhi showed, patience can be the deadliest of weapons. King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/10/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/10/thursday/index.html?source=rss The Olympic torch ducks out of sight in San Francisco, leaving the streets to thousands of politicians. Tibetan Orientalism Andrew Leonard Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/02/sa_dingding_and_tibet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/02/sa_dingding_and_tibet/index.html?source=rss Chinese pop star Sa Dingding has big plans for taking her blend of Tibetan Buddhism and world music international. Is now the right time? Seduced by the Dalai Lama By Louis Bayard Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/03/25/dalai_lama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/03/25/dalai_lama/index.html?source=rss He may be a global icon of goodness, as Pico Iyer's biography reminds us. But is the Dalai Lama the political leader Tibet needs? King Kaufman Sports Daily By King Kaufman Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/25/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/25/tuesday/index.html?source=rss IOC president Rogge's pretense that the Olympics aren't political has him defending China as it cracks down on freedoms. The Dalai Lama's moment of truth By Erich Follath and Wieland Wagner Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/24/tibet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/24/tibet/index.html?source=rss His Holiness struggles to defuse mounting violence between Tibet and China. How did China learn how to spin Tibet? Andrew Leonard Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/21/china_tibet_spin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/21/china_tibet_spin/index.html?source=rss One well-known Chinese blogger suggests we can look to the White House for the answer. "The Beijing Olympics debacle has begun" Andrew Leonard Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/20/beijing_olympic_debacle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/20/beijing_olympic_debacle/index.html?source=rss Riots and death in Tibet, out-of-control pollution, protests over Darfur: Beijing's ready for its close-up! A Buddhist approach to climate change Andrew Leonard Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/12/bhutan_endless_knot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/12/bhutan_endless_knot/index.html?source=rss The endless knot tells us everything is mutually interdependent. Including, but not limited to, free software, Bhutan and the World Bank. Tibet: Lost in the Himalayas By Terence Clarke Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/02/04/tibet_johnson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/02/04/tibet_johnson/index.html?source=rss An American photographer who brought three children out of Tibet talks about how the country's legendary spiritual tradition is vanishing. The Dalai Lama   Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/11/30/dalai/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/11/30/dalai/index.html?source=rss By Chris Colin The Dalai Lama By Chris Colin Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2000/11/28/dalai/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2000/11/28/dalai/index.html?source=rss China hates him, the West wants to hug him. The spiritual leader of Tibet isn't just the bodhisattva of compassion -- he's one heck of a marketer. "Free Tibet" By Jeff Stark Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2000/08/24/free_tibet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2000/08/24/free_tibet/index.html?source=rss Half flimsy documentary, half unexceptional concert movie -- but Beck and Bjvrk are priceless. "Virtual Tibet" and "The Search for the Panchen Lama" By Gavin McNett Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2000/06/21/schell_hilton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2000/06/21/schell_hilton/index.html?source=rss Even the experts fail to grasp the banality of Tibet. The Elián González of the Himalayas By Carole Zimmer Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/28/karmapa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/28/karmapa/index.html?source=rss The 14-year-old Karmapa faces Chinese vengeance, accusations of espionage and the political intrigues of Tibetan Buddhism. People have the power By Seth Mnookin Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/log/2000/02/09/tibet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/log/2000/02/09/tibet/index.html?source=rss Patti Smith, David Byrne, Angelique Kidjo, Philip Glass and others throw a New Year's benefit party for Tibet. Two women and a monk By Shanti Menon Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/2000/01/14/monastery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/2000/01/14/monastery/index.html?source=rss On an innocent afternoon in Kumbum Monastery, we choked down yak cheese and learned about Paradise. Sacrificing Nepal By Jeff Greenwald Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/11/06/mustang/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/11/06/mustang/index.html?source=rss The extraordinarily scenic and untouristed area of Mustang is about to have its figurative throat slit -- by a greedy highway project. Letter from Ladakh By Steve Van Beek Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/10/26/ladakh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/10/26/ladakh/index.html?source=rss The rugged inhabitants of this starkly beautiful, isolated land are now preparing for the latest invader: Winter. Laughing with the Dalai Lama By Rachel Louise Snyder Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/10/05/dalai_lama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/10/05/dalai_lama/index.html?source=rss From Lhasa to Dharamsala, a Westerner pieces together the poignant puzzle of Tibetan Buddhism and its exalted leader in exile. Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/08/16/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/08/16/bush/index.html?source=rss George W. Bush's "compassionate conservatism" is a lie; Tibetans don't deserve their oppression; is "sex ed" just a way of controlling teenagers? China good? China bad? By Hank Hyena Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/08/07/tibet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/08/07/tibet/index.html?source=rss Nothing is simple in Tibet. Woman scales Everest second time Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/06/07/everest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/06/07/everest/index.html?source=rss South Africa's Cathy O'Dowd becomes the first woman to climb the world's highest peak from its northern and southern sides. Joan Chen: Guerrilla director By Michael Sragow Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/05/27/chen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/05/27/chen/index.html?source=rss The actress talks about the filming of her directorial debut, "Xiu Xiu," under a shadow of Chinese governmental disapproval. Brahmaputra: Tales From the River By Tiziana And Gianni Baldizzone Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/12/16/pass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/12/16/pass/index.html?source=rss An extraordinary portfolio of photographs from a stunning new book portrays a mighty river's journey through Tibet, India and Bangladesh. By Tiziana and Gianni Baldizzone.