Are your friends passing around that Q video where Jessica Rey talks about “The Evolution of the Swimsuit“? Now, I like a classy vintage-inspired suit as much as the next girl, but there’s good reason to take Rey’s argument with a grain of salt; the video, after all, amounts to an advertisement for her company. A group of ladies at Christianity Today offer a variety of helpful critical perspectives on the video, and Rachel Marie Stone expounds on her contribution... Read more
This week, CaPCMag is all about controversy. We delve into the stuff that divides us and try to come to some sort of nuanced and truthful place that somehow drives the conversation forward. In two exclusive features available only in the iPad and iPhone app we examine one controversy that’s on the forefront of everyone’s mind, and another controversy that ought to be more prevalent. To read these fantastic articles, make sure you download and subscribe now! (there’s a free trial if... Read more
"It is impossible to discuss marriage policy without a robust conception of what marriage actually is." Read more
"Whatever happens, these cases are sure to be among the most anticipated, most observed, and most commented-on in the Court's long history." Read more
Suicide is a curious and awful human plague, claiming victims among the depressed and the flourishing alike. Last week, a Brooklyn couple that hosted a self-help radio show, The Pursuit of Happiness, took their lives together. On their last airing, they spoke on how change can enhance contentment. Unlike things that change, only satisfaction in Christ, who is “the same yesterday today and forever,” is lasting (Heb. 13:8). Read more
I’ve written about the possibilities and controversies surrounding 3D printers before, but I don’t think there will be too much controversy around this story: Two men have figured out how to print prosthetic “Robohands” for children, and they’ve made the designs and techniques freely available to all. More info here. Read more
"I think sometimes in the rhetoric about how many children we (or better yet, other people) ought to have, we forget that families are complex." Read more
By David Dunham I can’t imagine that Batman would be very much fun at a party. He’s always so grim, a real buzz-kill. Of course, Batman would never really go to a party–he’s not much of a socialite. Even if someone did look past his brooding demeanor, he’s not likely to accept an invite. And he’s not the only character like that. There are a host of characters whose heroism is often accompanied by a deep isolationism. It’s easy to... Read more
Have you become jaundiced about the sports world? Check out this story by Gwen Knapp about inventor Tim Jahnigen who invented a durably soccer specifically for low-income children in impoverished countries, where playing “football” is a simple joy sometimes denied such kids because the harsh environment tears up cheap material. Knapp further elaborates on this story in an interview here. Read more
"I'm content to admire this feat of human ability and look forward to a day when fear and injury are erased from our world." Read more
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