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| Dancing Cebu Inmates Rock the Planet on Youtube |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 2:07 am |
| Tags: Funniest Videos, Culture, News |
| Nearly a thousand inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) have gained a global audience for their impressive synchronized dancing after videos of their routines were uploaded in the Youtube website. The inmates' latest Youtube hit is their version of the algorithm march a dance first popularized in the |
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| Diana Butler Bass: Michael Vick Versus Gregory of Nyssa |
| Published: July 25, 2007, 2:07 pm |
| Tags: Culture, Environment |
| While the rest of the world buried its collective nose in Harry Potter last weekend, I spent my time reading early Christianity. It proved a tough call: The fate of Hogwarts or the Roman Empire? I chose Constantine over Voldemort. I am not a total geek, but I am writing a new book on church history for progressives. One problem of classical |
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| And don’t wear white after Labor Day |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 10:04 am |
| Tags: Politics, Social Issues, Pop Culture, World Religions, First Person, Sex |
| The intersection of religion and dress is most fascinating to me. I grew up with a mother who was far and away the most fashionable pastor’s wife I knew. And then I also had acquaintances and neighbors involved in the Christian modesty movement, which required women to wear large pieces of fabric that covered them extensively. As I prepare |
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| Getting Rid of Mice the Natural Way |
| Published: July 25, 2007, 12:38 pm |
| Tags: Culture |
| In the world of home ownership, uninvited guests show up from time to time. From in-laws to grown children, from spiders to mice, visitors always seem to appear as if out of nowhere, bags of luggage and a used one-way ticket in hand. Though there may be no repellent for some of these guests, mice can usually be controlled. However, controlling |
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| On a Simpsons Kick |
| Published: July 11, 2007, 1:12 pm |
| Tags: Popular Culture, The Simpsons |
| So, as you may guess from my last post, I’ve been on a Simpsons kick the last little bit. I’ve been eating Frosted KrustyO’s for breakfast the last couple days. The other night I enjoyed a cold can of Buzz cola. Even though I’m not a huge fan of comic books, I enjoyed reading the “special original issue” of |
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| The Simpsons and Religion |
| Published: July 9, 2007, 7:16 pm |
| Tags: Popular Culture, The Simpsons |
| religion and popular culture, I can’t think of any television show that comes close to its incisive critique (although some come close). Besides the many “official” publications related to the series, there are also a number of analyses of “The Simpsons” available. Here are some of my favourites: John |
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| Re-thinking Rachel Carson |
| Published: June 10, 2007, 2:30 am |
| Tags: Post Modern Culture |
| David Wayne reflects on Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and the epidemic of malaria her brand of environmental paranoia unleashed on the world's poorest. |
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| Wild Child |
| Published: June 4, 2007, 9:43 pm |
| Tags: Post Modern Culture |
| One hopes that while Paris cools her heals in the LA County celebrity slammer, she'll take the time to ask herself a few hard questions. Maybe attend a few AA meetings. Maybe even come to Jesus. |
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| The scarlet epithet |
| Published: May 3, 2007, 3:26 am |
| Tags: Post Modern Culture |
| Is it time for the n-word to go? |
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| Apostasy on apostasy? [Gene Expression] |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 11:49 pm |
| Tags: Culture |
| Looks like there might be a recantation of the argument against death for apostasy by the Grand Mufti of Egypt. Abu Aardvark has the details. Read the comments on this post... |
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| Gareth Higgins: Ray LaMontagne, Irish Car Bombs, and Business Travelers |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 11:49 am |
| Tags: Culture, Music, Violence, War |
| the radical Jesus in a culture that often seems to privilege consumerism above all else and seeks to avoid anything resembling physical work at all costs. We'll talk about faith and social justice just what does it mean in our day to hear Jesus tell the rich young ruler how hard it is to get into the kingdom of heaven? We'll investigate |
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| Carter and Clinton's 'New Baptist Covenant' excludes pro-gay groups |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 11:30 am |
| Tags: Baptists, Culture Wars |
| Leaders of an upcoming Baptist unity celebration have denied two Baptist groups an official role in the event because they support gay rights. The decision was made by organizers of the "Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant," endorsed by former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. The celebration is to take place in Atlanta at the end of |
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| Hip hop violin, making string instruments cool for... |
| Published: July 12, 2007, 2:51 pm |
| Tags: Pop Culture, Music |
| Hip hop violin, making string instruments cool for the 21st century: |
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| I'm a big girl now, I'm five There is something I... |
| Published: June 19, 2007, 8:04 pm |
| Tags: Pop Culture |
| I'm a big girl now, I'm fiveThere is something I love about the aesthetic (if one can call it that) of the late 70s and early 80s. Early Muppet Show, early Sesame Street, current episodes of Mexican reality-dance shows...maybe it's because I didn't start going to school until fall of 1980 and, according to my second grade diary, didn't truly start |
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| Damn, Daily Show, put the gun down... [video] |
| Published: May 27, 2007, 1:34 pm |
| Tags: Wesleyan, Pop Culture |
| Damn, Daily Show, put the gun down...[video] |
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