An essay by Mara Freeman on Birth of Taliesin and the cauldron of the Celtic goddess, Ceridwen. Published in PARABOLA magazine. Source: www.chalicecentre.net Origin of Merlin  Continue reading

A California mall straddles the border between two cities — and the minimum wage is higher on one side of the mall. Source: www.npr.org Continue reading

Virginia Tech professor and Fralin Life Institute affiliate Jim Westwood has made a discovery about plant-to-plant communication: enormous amounts of genetic messages in the form of mRNA transcripts are transmitted from the parasitic plant Cuscuta (known more commonly as dodder… Continue reading

We pick the comics that will blow your mind. Source: www.businessinsider.com As much as the movies and technology are helping the industry, however, even more credit should go to comic book creators. Most comics are simply better these days — and… Continue reading

Batman may be a straight white rich guy, but many of the key people in his life are anything but. Source: www.advocate.com I’ve been reading the eight or so New 52 titles associated with Batman. And it is impressive to… Continue reading

In a graphic, interactive investigation by Adam Bessie and Dan Carino, take a look under the hood of The Gates Foundation’s multimillion dollar public relations machine designed to turn you into an education reformer. Source: www.truth-out.org Continue reading

Researchers have developed a new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window. It is called a transparent luminescent solar concentrator and can be used on… Continue reading

The conservative hero’s fiery 2012 dissent on same-sex marriage could be his most influential opinion—but not in the way he intended. Source: m.theatlantic.com Continue reading

…isn’t something that can be done on campus. It’s an internship. Source: m.theatlantic.com Continue reading

A team of scientists generated a giant cosmic simulation—and now they’re giving it away. Source: www.symmetrymagazine.org Visualize, behold, consider. Continue reading

The “Last Week Tonight” host isn’t interested in offering a balm for tough times. He wants you to pay attention VIDEO Source: www.salon.com Indeed. Without catering to advertisers, Oliver need only speak truth and let the message get through without… Continue reading

In the murky world of unpaid bills, a banker and an ex-con can make a fortune — if they don’t run into too many crooks. Source: www.nytimes.com Continue reading

Japan should officially be known as the land of themed cafés. From cat cafés to owl cafés, character cafés and maid cafés… there’s even a café where you can pay 980 yen (US$9.57) to get two young men to share a… Continue reading