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Medical miracles
Spontaneous recovery is common among patients, but rarely talked about by doctors Tijn Touber | September 2006 issue Mr. Wright was seriously ill. With tumours the size of oranges in his neck, under his arms, in his chest and pelvic area, he didn’t have long to live. Or so his doctor told him. Read More...
A writer's worst fear
Giving thanks for a fiasco Tijn Touber | December 2005 issue While waiting for an airplane flight, I put the finishing touches on an article I had been working on for a week. I packed away my laptop feeling satisfied. Boy that felt good. Now I could get some sleep on the plane. A couple of Read More...
Caf
A new method for promoting dialogue results in collective wisdom. Marco Visscher | May 2005 issue How do you keep public participation high in a community where things are already running well? Once you’ve succeeded increasing public involvement in political decisions? When you’ve managed to Read More...
No one can prescribe the ideal diet for you...
...but you can figure it out on your ownTijn Touber | November 2004 issue From low carb cornflakes to low carb beer to low carb toothpaste, food corporations are doing all they can to outdo the competition in the battle against carbohydrates. The trend has gathered enormous steam thanks to diet Read More...
Think like a magician
You can reach a place of infinite potential by finding your own pathTijn Touber | December 2004 issue People sometimes tell me they have a hard time finding Ode on the newsstand. Should they search among the news magazines or in the health section? Politics? Ecology, psychology, spirituality, Read More...
Easy ways to improve your (public) life
Jay Walljasper | June 2005 issue * Sow flower seeds in vacant lots, median strips, and anywhere that could use a little more life. Plant flowers in your front yard or a window box. *Throw a party and invite everyone on the block or in your building. Spend a little time discussing what you’d Read More...
The love in an orange
On a hot day in Senegal, a lesson in generosity. Fodé Beaudet | September 2004 issue “Can I sit here?” I was seated at a wide table with three empty chairs. After a quick look up at the beautiful woman, I hastened my response: “Sure.” “Thank you.” We didn’t speak another word, Read More...
All together
Tsunami unites humanity Tijn Touber | March 2005 issue Along with all the suffering, the tsunami in Asia has also brought us something good. There has never been such a massive, worldwide outpouring of sympathy, compassion and grief. Donations of money and goods are streaming in from all over, Read More...
The pilot who said no
Yonatan Shapira stood up for peace inside the Israeli Air ForceRobert Hirschfield | Jan/Feb 2006 issue Many in Israel are still trying to make sense of Yonatan Shapira, an Israeli Black Hawk helicopter pilot who in September 2003 made public a “pilots’ letter of refusal” which he authored Read More...
A great awakening
Starting the day right--relaxed and unrushed--makes all the difference. That's the lesson I reluctantly learned from my boyfriend. Mandy Burrell | October 2004 issue My partner is a teddy bear of a guy. He’s squeezably soft, more than a little fuzzy and he truly loves to cuddle. We live Read More...