Sometimes his immaculate apartment looks like a big sandbox with dozens of bowls filled with colorful sands, which he collects from around the world: purple from Big Sur and Idaho, black and green ...

It’s a real scene stealer. “I grew up loving [John] Travolta, and loving that movie and relating with the character Tony Manero,” said Borowski, whose 34-minute film, “The Mandala Maker,” won Best ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Even though “The Mandala Maker” didn’t receive the Oscar nomination for Best Live-Action Short, it did get, according to writer/director Sam Borowski, “the next best thing.” ...

CHICO — Later this month, Losang Samten, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, will make his fourth visit to Butte County to create a sand mandala. On Feb. 14, he’ll begin creating the mandala, a colorful sand ...