[Link] Puzzling Russian Puzzle
The Russians are often puzzling, and so is this Russian Puzzle…
[Link] Mick Jagger’s Appeal to Belarusians (Video)
You can’t always get what you want: Mick Jagger, of all people issues a video clip supporting freedoms for Belarus.
[Link] ‘Baby Einstein’: a bright idea?
A new study shows that those bizzare “Baby Einstein” videos might not be such a bright idea .
Dr. Death visits the Gators
Apparently the University of Florida is paying $50,000 to have suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian speak at their campus. Kevorkian has to obtain the permission of his parole officer in order to attend the event, but Gator students are excited nevertheless: While many pro-life students are upset by the appearance, [UF student Ashley Emans] says “Kevorkian … Read more
[Link] What makes Southern sweet tea so special?
House wine of the South: What makes Southern sweet tea so special?
Mansfield vs. the millitant atheists
It’s hard to walk through a bookstore these days without tripping over the stacks of books by “evangelical” atheists like Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris. These writers and others like them seek to not only raise the profile of atheism, but to subvert influence of theists. Harvard professor Harvey Mansfield, whom I had the … Read more
[Link] Web 2.0 applications list
Need a web-based program to do just about anything? This listing has about everything you might need, from video editors and photo apps, to calendars and officeware.
Bat Boy, R.I.P.
It was with great sadness that I learned of the demise of one of my most trusted news sources, the inscrutable Weekly World News. The New York Times reports that the venerable supermarket staple is soon to shutting down the press. This is a great loss to the world checkout line journalism. Weekly World News … Read more
Politics, religion, and a funny word called hermeneutics
What benefit can examining a political candidate’s religious beliefs have for voters? Not long ago, I wrote a post on Sen. Hillary Clinton’s comments regarding her self-described Christian beliefs. A reader named Ron commented: In fact, that part of the Constitution coincides with my personal interest about the religion of a politician. All I want … Read more
[Link] A Deeply Religious Civil Religion
A Deeply Religious Civil Religion: Ken Myers of Mars Hill Audio gives a brief review of David Gelertner’s new book on ‘Americanism.’