Gail Langstroth: Ephphatha
By the sea in the region of the ten cities they brought Him someone who was both deaf and mute. By the sea in the region of The Decapolis they … Continue reading
Audio: “Santa” by Lightnin’ Hopkins
Sam John Hopkins (1912 – 1982), better known as Lightnin’ Hopkins, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional pianist from Houston, Texas. Musicologist Robert “Mack” McCormick opined that … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: How Many Holy Books
How many Holy Books how many Rabbis, midrashes, priests, hierophants, elephantine in their wisdom, how many words rattled like dice and thrown, how many lecterns leaned on sweated on, how … Continue reading
The Vegan Kitchen: Chocolate Mousse with Whipped Coconut Cream
With the holidays ahead, we love to finish off a meal and dazzle our guests with a great dessert, and what better way than to do it with chocolate mousse. … Continue reading
Fruit and Vegetable Intake during Young Adulthood Prevents Heart Disease Later
Eating fruits and vegetables as a young adult prevents heart disease later in life, according to a study published online in Circulation. Researchers followed 2,506 participants as part of the … Continue reading
Daniel R. Cobb: We Must End the Tyranny of the American Gun Lobby
Today, US federal law allows any adult to buy guns of all kinds, including AR15-style assault weapons, magazines, and ammunition, without any ID or background checks of any kind. These … Continue reading
Deindustrialization, Depopulation, and the Refugee Crisis
Originally posted on Working-Class Perspectives:
The refugee crisis facing Western nations has begun to peak both demographically and politically. The United Nations has reported that more than 6.5 million Syrians…
Deborah Bogen: Preface
Drape prayer flags over every school bus. And every hospital balcony. Fly them from the steeples of churches, wrap the mosques and temples too. Decorate the dictators’ palaces with prayer … Continue reading
Walter Stewart: More Boots on the Ground, They Say – As Long as They Are Not Wearing Them
Ruck-up America and grab your carbines and kevlars, it’s war on. Of course, I wish it were not so, because I’ve been to war and have second place Vietnam War … Continue reading
Jose Padua: On the Cool Blue Steel of Sound in 1965 or ’66
I must have been eight or nine sitting on the long bench with the soft black cushions at the Filipino barber shop on the edge of Chinatown, watching the old … Continue reading
Video: A Guide to Happiness — Seneca on Anger
. In the six-part video series Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness, Alain de Botton looks toward philosophy as a discipline that “has wise things to say about everyday worries.” De Botton’s … Continue reading
Video: Chuck Jones — The Evolution of an Artist
In this short video essay, Tony Zhou shows us the evolution of the artist Chuck Jones who directed over 200 Looney Tunes and created dozens of iconic American cinematic characters.
Video: Ella Mae Morse – Money Honey (1953)
— Ella Mae Morse (1924-1999), one of the first rock ‘n roll singers, was born in Mansfield, Texas. She was hired as a singer by Jimmy Dorsey when she was 14 years … Continue reading
W.J. Astore: A Contrary Perspective on the Middle East
How about a contrary perspective on the Middle East, courtesy of my old globe? It dates from the early 1920s, just after World War I but before Russia became the … Continue reading
