Month: May 2012

Swag Alert! Coming Soon to DisC-Swag Store

Swag Alert! Coming Soon to DisC-Swag Store

As it is one of our goals to create a Different Is Cool “Endowment for Cool” – a repository of funds to be distributed to aligned, worthy charities – we […]

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Being The Change – Social Activist Rockstar Craig Kielburger

Being The Change – Social Activist Rockstar Craig Kielburger

[Craig Kielburger & young friend.] We all know the quote from Mahatma Gandhi “Be the change you want to see in the world”.  It’s a beautiful sentiment and aspiration, and in […]

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Acting & Activism: Sean Penn is a Rebel With A Cause

Acting & Activism: Sean Penn is a Rebel With A Cause

[Sean Penn at the 2008 San Francisco premiere for the film Milk] A Star Is Born On August 17, 1960, Sean Justin Penn was born to actor and director Leo Penn and actress Eileen […]

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Fill In The Blank: What Makes You Different, Makes You ________. [Daredevil Edition]

Fill In The Blank: What Makes You Different, Makes You ________. [Daredevil Edition]

[Photo AP: Swiss highwire acrobat Freddy Nock walks along a 2-inch wide cable car wire more than 10,000 feet above the ground – without a balancing pole, harness or safety […]

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What’s more important: being good-looking or making a societal contribution?

What’s more important: being good-looking or making a societal contribution?

The young woman is instantly recognizable, the gentleman, probably not. The pretty young woman is American reality television star, Kim Kardashian.  Even if you’ve never seen an episode of her […]

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Friendship

Friendship

[“Hawkeye” the dog lies in front of his slain friend’s casket, US Navy Seal Jon Tumilson. Photo: Lisa Pembleton]   You’ve likely seen this widely viewed, poignant image taken on […]

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Sonic soul treat for a Monday

Sonic soul treat for a Monday

            In case you missed Daniel Lanois’ Greenbelt Harvest Picnic in Dundas, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, August 27, 2011, see below for a couple of the performances […]

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DisC Book Recommendation: “I Am Jack” an anti-bullying young reader fiction story

DisC Book Recommendation: “I Am Jack” an anti-bullying young reader fiction story

  [Cover art for “I Am Jack”]   Susanne Gervay is an Australian author whose young son was being bullied in school – she was understandably concerned and she wanted to […]

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Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz puts the “camp” in “campaign”

Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz puts the “camp” in “campaign”

          For the Fall//Winter 2011 campaign, Lanvin’s Creative Director, Alber Elbaz decided to do something a little different – use gorgeous super models Raquel Zimmerman, Karen Elson, Lowell […]

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The OTHER Happiest Place on Earth – Belwood Lodge & Camp

The OTHER Happiest Place on Earth – Belwood Lodge & Camp

Belwood Camp & Lodge [All Photos Courtesy of Belwood Camp]   For a few years now, our brother Edric [an adult with autism] has spent 2 to 3 weeks each […]

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