"Lou Reed, a massively influential songwriter and guitarist who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, died today on Long Island. ..." Read more
"Lou Reed, a massively influential songwriter and guitarist who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, died today on Long Island. ..." Read more
"For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe, who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them with food and clothing. You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt." Read more
A wise philosopher (George Clinton) once said, "Free your mind and your ass will follow." Here's hoping that works the other way around as well. Read more
Seeing someone wearing such a shirt was a clear signal that here was a fellow who, with $60 or so in his pocket, couldn't think of anything better to do with that money than to "upgrade" to the shirt with the little horsey guy. Read more
In Luke's Gospel, Jesus says, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." Tim LaHaye explains what this passage means: The 144,000 Tribulation Saints cryptically mentioned in the book of Revelation will have "no real bed and no pillows." Read more
1. Franklin Graham really doesn’t know how to party: A major celebration is planned next month for the 95th birthday of the Rev. Billy Graham. Graham’s son Franklin said Tuesday that between 600 and 700 people have been invited to the Nov. 7, party in Asheville, N.C. The Rev. Franklin Graham says among the invitees are President Bill Clinton, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and real estate mogul Donald Trump. The elder Graham will attend, but won’t give a speech.... Read more
I'm not sure an approach guaranteed to lower workplace morale is really the wisest first step in any effort to improve productivity. Read more
A high school football team is entwined in two of the most scrupulously measured arenas: sports and education. Sports and public education are chock-full of statistics. They keep all kinds of stats, measuring all kinds of outcomes. So what we have here is a ton of data -- win/loss records, offensive and defensive rankings, SAT scores, scholarships earned, graduation rates, attendance, disciplinary records, concussion rates, injury rates, percentage of student-athletes going on to college, etc. Read more
Get on board the Jubilee Train and check out some dispatches from war correspondents at the front lines of the ongoing assault on people who work for a living. Read more
Try not to whine about disparaging glances from your servants. Religion should not try to be cool. No one should try to be cool. Jeff Dunn on our trouble with scripture. Patti Smith covers Debby Boone, unironically. R. Tod Kelly's search for reasonal moderate "Men's Rights" activists comes up blank. What fundies mean by "love." Justin Welby invites you to be baptized. (Or, I guess, to be "baptised.") Read more
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