Another new discovery
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Savage Chickens.
Archive for April, 2008
Your flag lapel pin won’t get you into Heaven any more
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008I’m coming to think that the reason that the Jeremiah Wright issue has legs is not only, as I wrote earlier, that it keeps being resuscitated by both the left and the right. It’s also because, as Dave Neiwert writes, it raises deeply uncomfortable issues of self-knowledge among Americans that some would prefer not [...]
A powerful piece on RLP
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Sarah Bickle, guest-blogging on Real Live Preacher, treats some difficult questions about the character and nature of God and the meaning of suffering, from an unfortunately front-row-center seat.
So this is my theory: Death is a mystery. Even for those who believe we’ll meet again in the sky, suffering and death are scary and sad. A [...]
“I am my own ragged company”
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008A friend recently introduced me to Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, who are my new enthusiasm. “Ragged Company,” in particular, is a song that I haven’t been able to get out of my head. Listen if you can, it’s fantastic. (I can’t post a direct link, but the Media button on [...]
Is what I always thought
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Caroline Heldman, Ph.D., assistant professor of politics at Occidental College, writes in Ms. Magazine that media consumption, especially of fashion magazines, is bad for women’s mental health:
My research with college age women indicates that the less women consume media, the less they self-objectify, particularly if they avoid fashion magazines. By shutting out media, girls and [...]
Tristero explains it all for you
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Why the Jeremiah Wright issue has legs: thanks to both the left and the right wing.
I’ve listened to prophetic preachers before and they usually challenged me and made me uncomfortable. That’s their JOB! But as Tristero says:
Of course, there is much I don’t like about Wright - you can start with his [...]
Our secrets
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Now and Not Yet explains exactly why PostSecret is so compelling, and takes the lesson:
Visiting the site reminds me that I am surrounded by people who desperately want to be known, but instead choose to hide. It reminds me that very few people find the acceptance they crave. It also inspires me to [...]
What a coward
Monday, April 28th, 2008Apparently some upstanding Wyoming resident celebrated the removal of the wolf from the endangered species list by shooting a disabled one and two pack mates in an elk preserve near Yellowstone.
Via Werewolf Prophet on Street Prophets, who suggests:
Write. Email. Make phone calls.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 1-800-344-WILD
http://www.fws.gov/duspit/contactus.htm
Do you use Amazon.com?
Monday, April 28th, 2008Did you know that they could be broadcasting your browsing history, recent orders, and wishlist contents to the world? Check out the My Profile page and edit those settings!
My latest literary crush
Monday, April 28th, 2008Michael Chabon. I loved Kavalier and Clay, I loved Yiddish Policemen’s Union (being released in paperback on Tuesday!), and I am absolutely knocked out by Gentlemen of the Road. It’s just beautifully written, succinct, elegant, witty, and a great story. I also adored the Tristram Shandy-style chapter titles, viz.:
Chapter Nine
On Anxieties Arising from the [...]
