By Steve
Friday November 14, 2008
- ‘Fringe’ looks for ‘perfect balance’ of plots: More weird science and conspiracies (USA Today)
- Is Tel Aviv ready to crash the global art party? (NY Times)
- What sneakers say about your soul: Today, many young managers are rebelling against traditional business dress and believe office attire should express a person’s inner soul (Wall Street Journal)
- Theater director resigns amid gay-rights ire: The artistic director of the California Musical Theater resigned on Wednesday in the face of growing outrage over his support for Proposition 8. (NY Times)
- Gay couples start to marry in Connecticut (USA Today)
- Celebs who lean to the right: Celebrities are generally considered to be a liberal and left-leaning community, but these famous faces have taken a public stance to the right. (CBS2)
- Shifting careers: Need to take a break? A sabbatical or leave of absence from a job can make good sense, even in dismal economic times like these. (NY Times)
- Obama makes first phone call to pope (RNS)
- Atheists ask Obama for probe on religion in the military (RNS)
- Faith-based groups seek clues to Obama administration plan (Washington Post)
- Poker’s ultimate flush: World Series flush with cash (USA Today)
- Palin-ology: The image reclamation tour begins (Washington Post)
- Skater/snowboarder Shaun White adding merit to medals: New clothing line broadens his appeal (USA Today)
- Bush, other leaders to promote interfaith dialogue at UN: The gathering follows a successful Muslim-Catholic forum at the Vatican. (CS Monitor)
- Jerusalem’s politics: Money, faith and votes. A secular entrepreneur is elected to run the holy city. (Economist)
- President-elect Obama’s first big mistake by Mark Cuban (Huffington Post)
- Matisyahu on Music, Religion, and Charity (BeliefNet)
- Bailout to nowhere by David Brooks (NY Times)
- Teenage bullies are rewarded with pleasure, brain scans show (Discover)
- Obama’s fascinating interview with Cathleen Falsani (BeliefNet)
- Palin looks ahead: Gov. Sarah Palin tried to play down her celebrity during a news conference before a speech calling for party reforms. (NY Times)
- Across the nation, bowling has cachet to spare: Now that Barack Obama has been elected the next president of the United States, it might be a good time for him to brush up on his bowling game. (USA Today)
- How to fix a flat by Thomas Friedman (NY Times)
- ‘Special responsibilities of pro-life, pro-Obama supporters’ (National Catholic Reporter)
- Welcome to my world, Barack: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (and three other administration veterans) discuss what President Obama will inherit (NY Times)
- Soul tremors: With approval from China’s government, Robert Yeung brings faith-based counseling to those shaken by the May earthquake. (Christianity Today)
- Bishops call Obama-supported abortion rights bill a threat to Catholic Church (Washington Post)
- Stephen Baldwin gets ‘Hannah Montana’ tattoo on Miley Cyrus’ dare (NY Daily News)
- Latin roots rock the world: Pioneer Gustavo Santaolalla’s influence dominates Latin Grammys and beyond (USA Today)
- Bikers ensure veterans not forgotten: Those who died unclaimed receive honors (AP)
- Where’s the outrage? Blacks lifted Calif.’s anti-gay rights measure by James Kirchick (USA Today)
- How a band leader expanded jazz: Once considered a misfit on the New York City jazz scene, Don Byron is now acknowledged as a trendsetter and pivotal figure. (Wall Street Journal)
- A senior fellow at the Institute of Nonexistence (NY Times)
- A boy’s life: Since he could speak, Brandon, now 8, has insisted that he was meant to be a girl. This summer, his parents decided to let him grow up as one. His case, and a rising number of others like it, illuminates a heated scientific debate about the nature of gender—and raises troubling questions about whether the limits of child indulgence have stretched too far by Hanna Rosin(The Atlantic)
- How to save a major automobile company by Neil Young (Huffington Post)
- Will the real Bond please stand up? The James Bond from the books is a different character than the one seen in films. (Wall Street Journal)
- Methodist ministry feeds families (WALB)
- I’m not an economist but…Thoughts on communism, socialism, and capitalism by Mark Beeson (MarkBeeson.com)
- Simon Baker, not so serious: ‘The Mentalist’ star concentrates on having some fun (USA Today)
- Rowan’s Rule reveals the complex character of the Archbishop of Canterbury (Times)
- Archbishop of Canterbury admitted God was ‘pretty useless’ on 9/11: The Archbishop of Canterbury admitted that God was “pretty useless” in the face of the 9/11 terror attacks, according to a new book. (Telegraph)
- Time-travel to old Cuba without leaving the U.S. (NY Times)
- ‘Human Wrecking Balls’ gets rolling: They tear things up with their bodies (USA Today)
- Updating the Haight: In San Francisco, a three-story Victorian home that once sheltered hippies now welcomes a modernist family. (NY Times)
- A moviemaker’s mortal sin: The classic story of the hero can be outlined in ten stages: a rough outline for stories reflected in the world’s great myths and in Scripture. And the way to keep faith alive is through stories, and encouraging the Christian hero by Dwight Longenecker (Spero News)
- A monument to government power by Daniel Henninger (Wall Street Journal)
- Swinging biker vicar punished after parishioners complain about her wild ways: Her fellow clergy may have turned the other cheek when they saw their new female vicar wore leather jackets and rode a motorbike. (Telegraph)
- Weather Underground bomber William Ayers defends himself on Good Morning America: “Frankly, I don’t think we did enough, just as today I don’t think we’ve done enough to stop these wars,” he said. (ABC)
- Letting her hair down: Sarah Palin ditches the up-do… and steals the show at Republican gathering as she praises Obama (Daily Mail)
- Humanist holiday ads say just be good: Christmas culture wars getting started. (AP)
- Sharing their demons on the web: Some psychologists and psychiatrists are concerned about Internet peer support crossing over into delusions. (NY Times)
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