February 08, 2010
UTNE DAILY

Pirates of the 2010 Oscars

The nominees for the 2010 Oscars were recently announced, and DVD pirates have already managed to release most of the films to the web....

Would You Recognize a Spiritual Awakening?

Writing for Christian Century, Paula Huston recalls the challenge of coming to terms with a spiritual awakening in our empirical culture….

Children in Mexico Save the Bats

An author helps locals combat superstitions and myths to save the targeted creatures from harm….

Scenes from the GLBT Underground in Uganda

A gay blogger continues to tell his story from one of the most GLBT-unfriendly countries in the world: Uganda, where a draconian “anti-homosexuality bill” was introduced last October….

Meat on the Radio

Tracing the history of meat-themed music and songwriters in American popular music. Yes, it’s possible….

How 250 Prisoners Got Their Lives Back

The Innocence Project is celebrating the latest prisoner to be exonerated through DNA testing in the United States by detailing his case and the cases of each of the 249 wrongfully convicted who came before him....

When Pop Psychology Goes Wrong

Why "venting" won’t make you less angry, and other pop-psychology myths….

Immigrant Prisons: Locally Run, Federally Funded, Accountable to Nobody

Investigative reporter and policy analyst Tom Barry writes about the collision of profits, poverty, and injustice in America’s borderland prisons. In this episode of the UtneCast, Barry talks about his quest and the obstacles along the way....

Aerosol Artists Paint Their Faith

Commissioned by the United Church of Canada, four artists were set loose to express their faith on a wall donated by a Toronto church….

Gloomy Literature for Dreary Days

We’re in the dreary depths of midwinter, and according to The Independent “there has never been a more appropriate moment to explore the darkest corners of your bookshelves and wallow in some truly miserable literature …”



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