If we live in a disenchanted age — an era of science, technology, and secular reason — why are stories about supernatural forces, magical beings, and godlike powers so popular? Alan Jacobs explains what fantasy lets us safely see. Source:… Continue reading

WASHINGTON— In an effort to ensure that those on welfare are actively seeking employment, a new law enacted this week will require recipients of federal aid to periodically submit vials of sweat for measurement by government officials. Source: www.theonion.com Too… Continue reading

Florida Governor Rick Scott, once a proud climate denier, is now reluctant to talk about it. What changed? Source: www.newrepublic.com Continue reading

Its use of the kinds of big lies favored by totalitarian regimes is aimed at feeding two reactions: racism among its supporters and terror among its victims in Gaza. – 2014/08/03 Source: m.truthdig.com Continue reading

I have seen the future of iced coffee. There I was, wandering the grocery-store aisles—when suddenly, next to the kombucha, opposite the rotisserie chickens, I spotted something I never thought I’d live to see. A blue and white carton—like the… Continue reading

A well-designed office is a happy office. As facilities managers strive to save space and cash, they’re reshuffling desks and fiddling with temperature gauges. All of which has an impact on workers’ performance. Open-plan offices may make some kinds of collaboration easier, but are they more conducive… Continue reading

Nationally, American prisons release the equivalent to the entire population of Memphis or Boston every year. Source: www.truth-out.org Continue reading

Black music sounds the way it does because musicians are not at the table trying to make 21st century music. Musicians need to stop hating and get busy creating music that speaks to this generation. Source: www.truth-out.org An interesting plea… Continue reading