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First off, I’m a fan of the graphic novel. I read it before I saw the movie and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was layered far deeper than what was able to be contained in the movie. The classic “the book was better” line applies. However, I did like Zach Snyder’s adaptation. His personal fandom kept [...]

I have been convicted lately of the amount of violent TV/Film I watch. Being a pacifist, it is a bit hypocritical of me to be against violence in any form, yet feed on it from an entertainment standpoint. So in an effort to cut out the adrenaline rush movies, I’ve put together a short list [...]

I had to smile at this interpretation of the message of Christianity:
The belief that some cosmic Jewish Zombie can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him that you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity [...]

From an article in the NY Times (via 43 Folders):
“Several research reports, both recently published and not yet published, provide evidence of the limits of multitasking. The findings, according to neuroscientists, psychologists and management professors, suggest that many people would be wise to curb their multitasking behavior when working in an office, studying or driving [...]

from the new yorker via ysmarko

A Conversation at the Grownup Table, as Imagined at the Kids’ Table
by simon rich
MOM: Pass the wine, please. I want to become crazy.
DAD: O.K.
GRANDMOTHER: Did you see the politics? It made me angry.
DAD: Me, too. When it was over, I had sex.
UNCLE: I’m having sex right now.
DAD: We all are.
MOM: [...]

I’m a ‘digger’. I get my news socially and digitally via web2.0. Many times you hear about a news story because your friend will say “did you hear that…” or because it is the discussion around the ‘watercooler’ or because you simply overheard a conversation. Now take this phenomenon, put it on the internet and [...]

I read the book Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel tonight and some of the stories are so funny I just have to share them.  This one is a parable teaching us to be nice to children.
The Old Mouse 
There was an old mouse who went for a walk every day. The old mouse did not like [...]