[Link] What Michael Jackson should really look like
Computer generated photo of what Michael Jackson should really look like, if he had never gone under the knife.
Jared Bridges
Summer hibernation
Bears hibernate in winter; bloggers hibernate in summer. Contrary to popular belief, I have not been: competing in the Olympics as a stealth athlete attending the DNC as a superdelegate catching state record channel catfish with a Barbie rod & reel I have been: working like a dog pseudo-exploring obscure shipwrecks in the Outer Banks … Read more
[Link] Yahweh or Adonai?
Yahweh or Adonai? Charles Halton on whether or not we should speak the name of God.
[Link] Panoramic view of Beijing Olympics Stadium about 30 min. before Men’s 100m Final
Stunning panoramic view of Beijing Olympics Stadium about 30 min. before Men’s 100m final
[Link] Do White People Really Come From the Caucasus?
I’m Caucasian, but does that mean I’m from South Ossetia? Derek Thompson investigates why white people are called Caucasian.
[Link] The Cosmic Lostness of a Fatherless Life
Russell Moore on fathers, security and snuggling mannequins.
[Link] The perils of being a swimmer who looks like Michael Phelps
Video: The perils of being an Olympic swimmer who looks like Michael Phelps
[Link] Why Being “Indie” is a Bunch of Bunk
Why Being “Indie” is a Bunch of Bunk
[Link] 100 Things to Do During a Money Free Weekend
Bored and broke? 100 Things to Do During a Money Free Weekend
Nonfailure is not an option
Writing on the nature of our cultural mood, Marilynne Robinson contrasts a time when “meaning had a larger frame and context than this life in this world,” to what our civilization aims for today: I think the true name for what we aspire to is nonfailure. Most of those who are household names in this … Read more