Thanks to Kirk and to the recommendations from Al, Elizabeth, and Todd at yesterday’s post for alerting me to this touching and illuminating account from British comedian Russell Brand about why he used heroin, how he got clean and has been for 10 years, and
The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, get started today. So far, much of the buzz about the Olympics has been about terrorism fears and complaints about the lack of creature comforts for visitors (undrinkable water, unfinished construction, public toilets without privacy, insects in food, pillows
Jay Leno is off the Tonight Show as of last night. NBC wants to hand off the iconic gig to someone of the younger generation, namely, Jimmy Fallon. Never mind that Leno is going out at #1 in his time slot. Never mind that Leno
George Clooney is a successful actor, director, and producer. But the turning point in his career, he says, was appearing as Batman in the worst and most critically-panned movie in the franchise, Batman and Robin. (more…)
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has issued a statement directing the Roman Catholic Church to change its teachings on abortion and sexuality. The document, which you can read here, begins by addressing the pedophile scandal–which certainly needs to be addressed–but
There is a new app that would give anyone access to facial recognition software. Use Google Glasses to look at someone, whereupon you will then tap into that person’s online profiles, social media networks, relationship status, arrest records, and whatever else is online. Right now,
Under Obamacare, those who don’t have health insurance coverage at work sign up for policies at online “exchanges.” If their income level makes the policies too hard to afford, the government will offer subsidies to make up the difference. There is a problem, though. As
I was struck by something in the Epiphany scripture reading a few Sundays ago, about Christ’s first miracle, turning the water into wine. When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the
On Monday, a complete stranger came up to me and said, “Hey, you know who you look like?” “No,” I said. “That actor who just died. What was his name?” “Philip Seymour Hoffman.” It never occurred to me that we looked like each other, but
According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, Obamacare, when fully implemented, will cost the equivalent of 2.3 million jobs. Not so much from businesses cutting back hiring but because people will not want to work so much. Older people will no longer feel they need
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