April 2008
The Archives
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Atlanta: Christian fashion show and MARTA 2.0
04.10.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsNative Georgian Boy in the Bands let me know about some regional (okay, so not really MARTA) public transportation possibilities that are up for discussion right now. The AJC says the Beltline folks aren’t getting along. And my fundy spy tipped me off to the Christian Pure Fashion show this coming Sunday. It doesn’t start […]
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american idol, ascot
Ascot wannabes owe me money
04.09.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Ascot wannabes owe me moneyEveryone wants in on the ascot now—Michael Johns and David Beckham, no less. Look guys, you’re four months late. I was sporting the ascot this Christmas. You’re late to the party. Doing whatever Chutney does. Now at the J Crew nearest you.
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dalai-lama, tibet
Free Tibet to theocratic feudalism?
04.08.08 | Permalink | 13 CommentsNo matter how cute and goofy the Dalai Lama is, the Tibet his predecessors ran was a theocratic feudal society. I’m not certain that the Daiai Lama isn’t a democrat, but I don’t remember him ever advocating for a Tibetan democracy. Tibetan Buddhism certainly isn’t democratic. (If there is anything out there connecting the Tibetan […]
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spiritual but not religious
Potential UU marketing niche
The new UUA ads are great and all, but I think we might get a lot more done by taking this approach instead. Anything but Jesus—that could work for us, right?
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fundamentalism
Fundamentalism is new
Karen Armstrong says pretty much the same, but here it is from a guy who went to Harvard to study fundamentalism. Brett Grainger sees fundamentalism as an entirely modern phenomenon, one that was born as a reaction against the modern world, but that has also been shaped by it. “Contrary to conventional wisdom, fundamentalists are […]
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optimus prime
Optimus Prime docks with space station
04.03.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Optimus Prime docks with space stationBBC said it was a “robot space truck,” and I can’t imagine what else that could mean. Robot space truck, more than meets the eye.
