May 09, 2008

Faith in Action

The progressive Christian movement isn’t simply the lefty counterpart to the Christian right. So what exactly is it?

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Not One of Those Mothers

Think special-needs kids are only given to special parents? Think again.

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Under the Needle, Atop the Ivory Tower

“Attractive instructors are popular instructors. Popular instructors fill classes. More students mean more revenue.”

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Faith and Reason, Art and Science, Together at Last

The schism between science and religion has turned into a philosophical “cold war.”

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The Light Side of Wartime Paris

It seems I’m not the only person who found “The Parisians Under the Occupation,” showing in Paris to be unsettling.

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Newspaper Blackout Poetry
By blacking out large sections in newspapers, Austin-based writer and cartoonist Austin Kleon creates poetry....

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Fairy Tale Science
When Rapunzel let down her golden hair for the prince to climb up, the fairy tale may have left out some important caveats of physics....

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Play It Again, Sad
Devastated by a messy break up, I returned again and again to the separation themed lyrics of Tegan and Sara’s album So Jealous. I’m a little embarrassed to admit my dependence on the sisters’ squeaky voices and repetitive tunes...

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The Art of the Long Take
In filmmaking, a “long take” is a cinematographic technique where one continuous shot is extended far longer than the pacing of the rest of the movie would suggest....

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Poverty Hurts
The poor have a rough time of it, in many ways. Here's one more...

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