An older Edward Current piece, brilliant as all of them: Your Thoughts? [Read more...]
God Is In The House
September 11, 2009 by Leave a Comment
As I’ve mentioned before: As far as I go, no singer/songwriter better explores the theme of religion or better employs religious imagery than Nick Cave. Very few people write either religious music or music about religion that avoids either preaching on its behalf or railing against it. Nick Cave is liberated from any creedal loyalty [Read More...]
Philosophy Degree Surprisingly Lucrative
September 11, 2009 by 3 Comments
Not for me yet but apparently on average it’s a first step to more lucrative careers than more than half of the rest of the majors on this interesting ranking. Your Thoughts? [Read more...]
Daily Hilarity: Team Identification
September 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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Derren Brown Plays 9 World Class Chess Players Simultaneously And Loses To Only 3
September 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
And shows us the super-cool way he does it in this video. And don’t forget to check out his current trick (and my inspiration to go see more of his past videos) by clicking here. The trick is that he “predicts the lottery numbers” live on TV. Your Thoughts? [Read more...]
Harvard And Yale Lose Billions
September 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Rather mind-boggling numbers: Harvard’s endowment tumbled 27.3 percent in its latest fiscal year, largely because of problems with its private equity and hedge fund portfolios, lopping off $10 billion and shrinking its portfolio to $26 billion. Meanwhile, Yale University suffered about a 30 percent loss in its portfolio, to $16 billion, the university’s president disclosed in [Read More...]
Gorgeous Wave Photography By Clark Little
September 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Click here for more stunningly beautiful photographs like these: Here’s Clark’s website and information about his new book, The Shorebreak Art of Clark Little. [Read more...]
Valedictorian’s Benediction Gets Way Out Of Hand
September 9, 2009 by 3 Comments
Stick with this video to its bizarre ending. I oppose benedictions and forced group prayer in public institutions because of the offensive presumption to speak on behalf of a mixed group in the case of group prayer and the arrogant presumption that the audience accepts the authority of the giver of the benediction to invoke [Read More...]
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