Culture: Society
Currently listing articles 4248-4201:
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TasteTV: The New Media Tastemakers Summit— TasteTV presents video highlights from the first ever New Media Tastemakers Summit on May 2 at Supperclub San Francisco.
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Interview with Joel Richardson, Co-Author of Why We Left Islam: Former Muslims Speak Out— "If I remained silent, it would be hateful to the [book's] brave individuals, many who are living under a death sentence for leaving Islam."
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Question Hunter S. Thompson's Death— As flaming ironies go, Hunter Thompson’s dying “by his own hand” has solar flares whirling around it like atomic Medusas.
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Book Review: The Wisdom Of Whores by Elizabeth Pisani— The Wisdom Of Whores paints as true a picture as possible of the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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An Analysis of the Arguments Presented in Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed— An examination of the theories and ideas presented in Ben Stein's controversial new documentary about Intelligent Design.
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Now Taking Smug Living to the Back Yard— Smug living moves into the back yard.
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My Libertarian Blues and Ron Paul in Disgrace (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Hillary Clinton)— Ann Coulter, Al Barger and Richard Mellon Scaife can't ALL be wrong in supporting Hillary.
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Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 133— It's not that big of a deal.
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Book Review: You Don't Love Me Yet by Jonathan Lethem— Jonathan Lethem presents another indictment of consumer culture in his latest novel.
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Short Film Calls for Global School Lunch Program to Fight Child Hunger— A new short film is a call to action to end the hunger that afflicts 300 million children worldwide.
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Jeremiah Wright Ain't Much of a Christian— Only in God damn America
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Too Old to MySpace, Too Young to Die— When people start to think they’re “too old” for anything, it might be time for them to think they are old enough to die.
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Austrian Incest Monster Is A Reflection, Not An Exception — Our priorities and where we’re willing to put money, time, and effort speaks louder than words: We don’t really care what happens to children.
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The Politics of Hate: Rod Parsley and John McCain— With all of the turmoil surrounding Barack Obama's relationship with Jeremiah Wright, we shouldn't forget McCain's friends.
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What Do Canada's Native Residential Schools And Barack Obama Have In Common?— You can't just wish away history or whisk it under the rug as if it never happened.
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Confessions of a Smug Driver— A road trip from Michigan to California convinced me not to give the gas companies and the state of Michigan more money.
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Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 127— Fearing myself...
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Convenience Killed The Cat: Pets are The Victims of a Throwaway Society— We have gone too far when we abandon pet animals for the sake of convenience.
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Book Review: Pagans In The Promised Land - Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery by Steven T. Newcomb— A must-read for anybody wishing to understand what truly motivates American policy towards its indigenous people.
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Drink Up: Catpooccino Has Arrived!— Discuss the global food shortage over a pot of poo!
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Today In This Life— We come within speaking distance of each other when we least expect it.
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Satire: An Earth Day Interview With Mother Earth— Mother Earth was in quite the mood. She's really out of touch with what it means to be human.
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Critical Commenting— Everybody is a critic. How can you be a better one?
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Book Review: Water Cooler Diaries - Women Across America Share Their Day at Work, Edited by Joni B. Cole and B.K. Rakhra— An entertaining and insightful glimpse into the lives of working women across the country.
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Flag Pins and Patriotism— Flag pins are worn to express 'patriotism" but has the political Right hijacked the symbol to mean something else?
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Andy Warhol Exhibition at the Wexner— A master and practitioner of multiple creative forms of expression, Warhol was a painter, writer, music producer, avant-garde filmmaker, magazine creator, sculptor, and photographer.
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Satire: Miss Manners Scolds President Bush — Judith Martin speculates on the origins of the incumbent after his indecorous regard for His Holiness.
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Do We No Longer Have Great Leaders, and If Not, Why Not?— History embellishes with abandon the greatness of leaders. How will historians find worthy candidates within in our present crop?
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Virtual Virtues Trump Moral Reasoning— Virtual virtues are displacing moral reasoning and the candidates are getting a free ride on religion.
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Let's Debate The Great Debaters— Is it okay to promote a stereotype or false assumption if you are black?
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Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 116— Comments from you; answers from me.
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Music Review: Babylon Circus - Dances Of Resistance— Remembering what it means to be human is probably the best "Dance Of Resistance" we have at our disposal.
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The Last American— Where is the last American in this land of hyphenated-cultures and rabid political fanatics? I crave to see his face...
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Blindly Navigating a Maze of Bureaucracy, Depression, and Suicide— Trapped in a spider's web of just barely being out of reach of help, be it government programs or financial assistance.
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Book Review: Arrival Of The Prince By James Rutledge— If you only read one book this year, make it Arrival Of The Prince, a superior work of fiction.
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Get Earth Day Friendly with Earth-Friendly Products and Fashions— Take a look at these new eco-chic and environmentally conscious products.
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New "Nuevo Tango" Sacrifices Tradition and Grace— The women want to appear hip and current, but their partners are hurting them with what they’re doing. It’s nuevo, but not tango.
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Music Review: Kimya Dawson - Remember That I Love You— If you've not listened to Kimya Dawson yet, you're missing out on some of the best and most human music going.
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Dan Nied's Fortress of Weight Loss: Day 112— Has the Fortress become more of a mental test than a physical test?
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The War on Women's Films— What is it that's keeping men from going to see women's movies?
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Japan: A "Safety" Country— There's a big difference between "safe" and "safer than."
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Colorado College Saves Campus From Satire Of Feminist Publication— Sniper rifles are different from male castration.
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Interview: Big Green Purse Challenges Women to Embrace Conscious Consumerism— Diane MacEachern's new book challenges women to use their Big Green Purse to buy sustainable products and support eco-conscious companies.
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Theater Review (NYC): Sizwe Banzi is Dead— This play speaks only of one town in one country, but it transcends time, race, sex, and class.
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Theater Review (NYC): Arthur Kopit's Chamber Music and The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis— Susan B. Anthony, Joan of Arc, and Amelia Earhart fear an attack from the men's ward.
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Some Thoughts on Conspiracy Theories— Do you live in a shadow world where the rules of reason are suspended and every event stems from the dark intent of a
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Securing the Future of Freedom through Provocations— Provocations, from Salman Rushdie's Novel to Wilders' anti-Quran Film, are fostering tolerance among Muslims to secure West's future of freedom.
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Reflecting on Collections and Collecting Dust and Other Things— Can you really have too much of a good thing?
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