New book by spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism will raise the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of Tibet The Dalai Lama’s successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes…

By Georges BatailleTranslated by Constantine Lignos Among the mysteries offered to each of us through a short life, the [mystery of] the presence of masks is perhaps the most loaded with confusion …

Known as “Sir Lady Java,” the actress, singer, dancer, and comedian rose to prominence in the 1960s Los Angeles club scene, where she was the righteous challenger of a municipal “cross-dressing law.”