Honouring Our Mothers and Fathers
14 October 2009Ezra O'Leary
How do we balance honouring our mothers, fathers, and other elders against the upbringing of others whose relationships with their elders were fundamentally different?
Many religious and cultural traditions have a variation on this principle. There is a practical and social benefit to according the guardians of our youth proper respect. Ideally, bonds are sown in [...]
Can Romo’s Peg Fit Into a Star-Shaped Hole?
13 October 2009Tyson Torres
Is Romo a bust teetering on the waiver wire, or a stud waiting to break out on the world’s largest stage? The truth is, he may be a little of both.
If Ali Used a Pen (A Small Ego Trip)
12 October 2009Kyla G. Bingham
I’m verbally pugilistic.
And tho’ you may not dig me at first, I grow on you like something cystic.
I’m not being narcissistic,
But for you to try and out-word me, that’s like a mortal tryna battle a mystic.
This ain’t gon’ go 12 rounds of 3 . . . you’d just end up paying defeat a visit.
For you [...]
The New Mysticism
12 October 2009Vlad Todor
Karen Armstrong has a new book out, A Case for God. No, I haven’t read the book. But I’m going to critique it anyway, justified by the fact that I’m familiar with her thinking, I heard her interviewed about it on NPR, and I read an excerpt of it. But that doesn’t really matter. I’ve [...]
An Introduction to the Project
12 October 2009Concrete Academic
From discussion boards to weblogs to social networking sites, the Internet provides ready platforms for self-expression and self-publishing. But what has been lost in the free-for-all is clear thinking and articulate debate. Our collective hunger for mental stimulation and interaction is being fed the junk food of inane Facebook updates and intellectually vacuous discussion board [...]