LONDON – Joy Crookes knew she was making a statement by calling her debut album “Skin”. “It’s one of the strongest parts of our body,” said the 22-year-old singer-songwriter. But “in every other way, socially and externally, it is used against us,” she added in a recent interview in her London apartment, on the sofa … Read more
Besides The Roots and her nightly appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson has many other jobs. “Usually I jump into the ignorant lake of creativity with absolute devotion,” says the drummer, A-list DJ and podcast host of Questlove Supreme. “Write a book? I’ll do this. Teach at NYU? Yeah, I’ll … Read more
We can learn a lot from older people who know how to listen carefully and quietly practice their beliefs. One of the prayer intentions of the past few years for the Pope’s worldwide prayer network has been for the elderly, “supported by families and Christian communities, who can apply their wisdom and experience to spread … Read more
One of my earliest childhood memories is that I was around two or three years old and walking down a Florida beach with my parents. My father showed me a starfish that had washed up on the beach. He explained to me that if he lost one of his arms, it could regenerate over time. … Read more
Mission: Joy – Finding Happiness in Troubled Times is streaming from the Tribeca Film Festival through June 23rd. Buy tickets here. This inspiring and edifying documentary is directed by Oscar-winning director Louie Psihoyos and co-director Peggy Callahan. It was filmed during Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 2015 visit to Dharamsala, India, on the 80th birthday of His … Read more