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August 2015

August 09, 2015

Smile and say cheesy: what selfie sticks say about us

From The New York Times: Since the advent of front-facing cameras on cellphones, selfies have...

August 09, 2015

Smile and say cheesy: what selfie sticks say about us

From The New York Times: Since the advent of front-facing cameras on cellphones, selfies have...

August 06, 2015

Hundreds of high school football players gather to pray in Atlanta

Here's something you don't see often in the mainstream media. Not so very long ago,...

August 03, 2015

Happy World Breastfeeding Week

Yes, it's really a thing. Read all about it. There's even a photo contest. From...

August 03, 2015

Happy World Breastfeeding Week

Yes, it’s really a thing. Read all about it. There’s even a photo contest. From...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Their days are numbered: after thousands of years, Rome to stop using Roman numerals

Wow. From The Telegraph: They have survived thousands of years since their birth in ancient Rome,...

July 29, 2015

Their days are numbered: after thousands of years, Rome to stop using Roman numerals

Wow. From The Telegraph: They have survived thousands of years since their birth in ancient Rome,...

July 22, 2015

“Flat Francis” does Epcot

The paper pontiff hit a few of the sites in Orlando yesterday, starting out at...

July 22, 2015

“Flat Francis” does Epcot

The paper pontiff hit a few of the sites in Orlando yesterday, starting out at...

July 20, 2015

Welcoming “Flat Francis” to Florida

This email landed in my in-box yesterday: Pope Francis is coming to America for the...

July 20, 2015

Welcoming “Flat Francis” to Florida

This email landed in my in-box yesterday: Pope Francis is coming to America for the...

July 15, 2015

T-shirt evangelization

I'm hardly what you'd call a fashion plate. But there's one item of clothing I...

July 15, 2015

T-shirt evangelization

I’m hardly what you’d call a fashion plate. But there’s one item of clothing I...

July 07, 2015

Praying with the boss at work

View image | gettyimages.com An interesting spotlight on a topic rarely discussed, via the BBC:...

July 07, 2015

Praying with the boss at work

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July 01, 2015

Great moments in electronics: a cell phone case that looks like a gun

Stupidity defined. This warning is going out around the country: The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office...

July 01, 2015

Great moments in electronics: a cell phone case that looks like a gun

Stupidity defined. This warning is going out around the country: The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

“Shouldn’t the Church be excommunicating these people?”

I've seen that question a lot lately, as people have wondered on social media why...

June 30, 2015

“Shouldn’t the Church be excommunicating these people?”

I’ve seen that question a lot lately, as people have wondered on social media why...

June 29, 2015

Yabba dabba do: 41% of Americans say humans and dinosaurs co-existed

Oh boy: “Jurassic World” may have been a documentary as far as millions of Americans...

June 29, 2015

Yabba dabba do: 41% of Americans say humans and dinosaurs co-existed

Oh boy: "Jurassic World" may have been a documentary as far as millions of Americans...

June 23, 2015

Look at this crap Disney is selling

View image | gettyimages.com No. Really. It's supposed to look like crap. Animal crap. Or,...

June 23, 2015

Look at this crap Disney is selling

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June 18, 2015

Who said that?

Francis isn't the first pope to speak out about the environment—though he is the first...

June 18, 2015

Who said that?

Francis isn’t the first pope to speak out about the environment—though he is the first...

June 16, 2015

Is this the best dam basketball shot ever? Yes.

Literally. Behold something truly jaw-dropping: a 415-foot swish through a hoop from atop a dam...

June 16, 2015

Is this the best dam basketball shot ever? Yes.

Literally. Behold something truly jaw-dropping: a 415-foot swish through a hoop from atop a dam...

June 04, 2015

Caitlyn Jenner is no Arthur Ashe

There’s been a lot of ink spilled over the fact that ESPN is giving its...

June 04, 2015

Caitlyn Jenner is no Arthur Ashe

There's been a lot of ink spilled over the fact that ESPN is giving its...

June 03, 2015

State of the world, June 2015

View image | gettyimages.com For those who have been napping, here's the latest: Four family...