Gallup has released its poll results of the top 10 most admired men and women of 2013. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton take the top spots. Some of the others may be surprising or even depressing. See the lists after the jump. Who are YOUR
Gallup has released its poll results of the top 10 most admired men and women of 2013. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton take the top spots. Some of the others may be surprising or even depressing. See the lists after the jump. Who are YOUR
After the jump, the top religion news stories of 2013, based on a poll of the Religion Newswriters Association. Strangely downplayed or omitted: the persecution of Christians in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East; the new assaults on religious liberty; the new prominence of aggressive
The manufacture of traditional incandescent light bulbs will be illegal, as of January 1. Compact flourescent bulbs (those with the corkscrew shape) and Light Emitting Diodes, which look something like the old bulbs invented by Thomas Edison, will have to replace them. You can still
It’s still Christmas, there being 12 days of that season, so thanks to Truth Unites. . .and Divides for posting in the comments to another thread this video from Rev. Hans Fiene at Lutheran Satire. You all need to see it:
I guess people are allowed to criticize gay sex after all: Phil Robertson, the patriarch of A&E’s Duck Dynasty clan who was suspended from his hit reality series on Dec. 18 following some incendiary comments about gay people, won’t be put on hiatus after all.
I would say that the most important historical development of 2013, the one that will prove most pivotal and culturally significant , is the Supreme Court decision casting out the Defense of Marriage law, which, along with various other court decisions and state laws, threw
The Associated Press released its list of the top 10 news stories of 2013, based on polls of American editors and news directors. See the list after the jump. What would you add? What do you think was the most important news event of 2013?
You tell me. What do you think was the best movie of 2013?
As others have also said, some of the best and most interesting filmmaking, acting, and screenwriting is taking place not in the movies but in the historically-less respected medium of television. I am appreciating how television can develop a story and characters over many hours
The week building up to New Year’s is a good time to look back at the year that has passed. We’ll be doing that on this blog over the next week, among other things, with your help. Then we’ll look forward to the new year
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