Archive for "Nov, 2010"

1 in 10 Americans Are on Unemployment

Andy Szekeres reminds us how important it is to voice our support for unemployment benefits. Check the post for a tweet you can send to raise awareness.

Two Arguments for Faith I Don’t Get (Blair vs. Hitchens)

Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens had a grand debate about whether religion is good. But I really struggled to understand how Mr. Blair’s arguments were actually supporting the claim that it was good! Read my brief thoughts and then listen for yourself!

Millennial Rants: Managing Your Email

Millennial Rant: People who don’t organize their own email can often make it more difficult for others to exchange ideas freely on listserves. Read the rant and then join the discussion!

Pastafarians Should Be Ashamed of Historic Homophobia

From Cosmo Jarvis, a tribute to gay pirates: You may recall that according to the beliefs of Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (of which I am a member), pirates are “absolute divine beings,” essentially the great prophets of Pastafarianism. It has never been a secret to me that there are gay pirates, but it [...]

To Whom Are You Thankful This Year?

It’s Thanksgiving! Folks around the country will be sitting down to dinner today and will share what it is they’re thankful for. As I wrote last year and discussed on yesterday’s Queer and Queerer, Thanksgiving has an underlying assumption that God is responsible for those things. So today, rather than just thinking about WHAT you’re [...]