Pope: Condoms May Be Ok in Certain Situations, But Not Really
Big news from the Catholic Church – the Pope says it may be ok to use condoms in certain situations. BUT – condoms are not a good thing; they turn sexuality into something banal and soulless, encouraging its use as a self-medication rather than expression of love. It’s part of a soon-to-be-released series of interviews [...]
The King of Pop Passes Away – Everything Else Stops?
photo credit: Current News Stories The American media in particular takes a lot of flak about it’s worship of celebrities when the rest of the world is just as obsessed (I’m thinking in particular of the tabloid journalists in the UK and their constant hounding of royalty, Lily Allen, etc). When Twitter is the most [...]
I Will Never Give Up My Newspaper
I love getting my news online. Being able to flip through articles and search back content is exceedingly useful. So too is the ability to quickly check on the validity of claims made in article online (as evidenced by the news about LiveJournal’s cut to staff – some sources quoted 20 of 27 staffers were [...]
New York Times Still in the Game
The New York Times finally caved in and sold 2.5 inches of front page ad space to CBS (published in the Jan 05, 2008 edition). For years, the front page has been considered a kind of last bastion against corporate intrusion and the icy grip of advertising. I don’t see NYT’s move as a signal [...]
