BeyondSiri

An unsung American hero played on a bittersweet field where the personal intersected sharply with the political. Thanks to her, there are now over 300,000 girls playing Little League.    Read more >

Academy Award-winning best documentary short Saving Face is, on its surface, a hero's journey involving a successful native son who returns to his homeland to tackle a seemingly insurmountable social ill.The affable Pakistani-born, London-based plastic surgeon Mohammad Jawad has traveled to Pakistan ten times since 2009, volunteering his time to treat over 50 courageous women. These women - the film's real stars - have been horribly disfigured in acid attacks at the hands of abusive husbands, in-laws, and rejected suitors.But Saving Face raises larger issues about this global human rights atrocity -- and how simple endings are seldom that easy.  Read more >

 To the degree we can embrace our mortality rather than deny it, we can live that much more completely and joyfully.- Dean Ornish, MD  Read more >

It was a very risky idea, given how much he wanted Beats headphones ($200 headphones for a kid?) and a Wii.  But this past week I gave my tween-age son his holiday present, choosing to surprise him with the gift of an experience over a thing.Here's what came out of his 5-day art class (and I've got the pictures to prove it!)...  Read more >

I think it's the perfect gift for the holidays.  But how will my son react when he finds out where I'll be sending him for the next five days?  Read more >