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BREAKING NEWS: R.E.M. Breaks Up (Requiem For My Youth) Originally Posted: 09/24/2011 - 5:14pm | Type: Blog: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! It's the End of the World and We Know It. We're Losing Our Religion. Our Pilgrimage is OVER. NOOOOOO ...
Would I Risk as Much as the Dreamers? Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog: The youngest person in a crowd of teenagers and young adults at the Dream Act Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday was an 8-year-old girl. The youngest person in a cro ...
How Peer Pressure Creates Social Change Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog: People are rarely swayed by information alone. People are rarely swayed by information alone. If they were, the cigarette industry would have collapsed when the first Surgeon Gene ...
Big, Fat Kisses Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog: My first date was a big fat sloppy hour and a half of kissing (sorry Mom and Dad) supported by the screenplay of <em>My Big Fat Greek Wedding</em>. My first date was a ...
For True Civility in Arizona, The Walls Must Come Down Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog: The shooting in Tucson, Arizona has spurred numerous 'calls for civility' in the heated political tension of Arizona and beyond. The shooting in Tucson, Arizona has spur ...
When is an Incentive a Bribe? Israel, Settlements, and Fighter Jets Originally Posted: 12/24/2011 - 7:15am | Type: Blog: Imagine a parent with two recalcitrant teenagers.</p> Imagine a parent with two recalcitrant teenagers. Parent: "We've got one spare car that we'd like ...
Our Righteous Lament Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: There is quite a strong tradition in the Old Testament of complaining to God about injustice and suffering. It's lamenting -- and we should perhaps reclaim this part of our tradition. ...
What Gamblers Anonymous Can Teach Us About Wall Street Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: The defenses that Goldman Sachs execs gave to this week's Senate hearings for their actions were full of emotion and denial. They claimed shock that anyone could question their actions. ...
My Son's Struggle with Christianity vs. Christ Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:19am | Type: Blog: As is the case for many Americans, I use the Christmas and New Year holidays as a time to reflect and try to gain perspective on matters near and dear to me. As is the case for ma ...
A Child's Prayer and a Parent's Predicament Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: A Facebook friend sent me a link to a wonderful YouTube video. A Facebook friend sent me a link to a wonderful YouTube video. The clip, which apparently has now gone viral with ov ...
Whip It: What a Girl Power Movie Should Be Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p>This is what a girl power movie should be. I went to see Whip It because it looked fun and was a totally Austin film (there's something fun about sitting in the Alamo Drafthouse watching a movie ...