How often does an opportunity come along to blame a) the kids, b) the Internet, and c) the self-esteem movement for every ill that besets 21st century society? If you answered "every five minutes" you'd be approximately correct. This state of affairs has unfortunately not dampened media enthusiasm' [...] 
This is the Vedanta Temple in San Francisco as pictured in The Visionary State: A Journey Through California's Spiritual Landscape by Erik Davis and photographer Michael Rauner. It was my birthday last week and Tom Matrullo kindly gave me this amazing book as a present.' [...] Meanwhile, The New York Times has a story' [...]
