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Finally
Finally got updated to the latest version of WordPress so I can post on the blog again. Maybe I’ll actually do that some.
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Exposing Euthanasia through the Arts
By Matthew Eppinette, CBC New Media Manager A terrific piece from the always insightful Barbara Nicolosi, currently executive director of the Galileo Forum at Azusa Pacific University. Money quote: Our response to the mercy-killing machine must be more than an … Continue reading
Wow . . . just Wow
Two really unbelievable items: California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Awards Prize to Poem Equating Embryonic Stem Cell Research With Words of Jesus at the Last Supper And [Indian] Govt proposes womb banks to legalize surrogacy “Infertile couples don’t have to … Continue reading
Vanity Cards
I’ve long been a fan of Chuck Lorre’s vanity cards, slides that appear at the end of programs he produces such as Big Bang Theory. I even cited one in a paper I wrote last year (he catalogs them on … Continue reading
In the News
Greek police have broken up an egg harvesting ring that was harvesting eggs from immigrant women for Greek women seeking IVF. Most of the women alleged to have been exploited by the gang had been brought to Greece, ostensibly for … Continue reading
Cribs
I’m a big fan of the original Star Trek series, and I’ve seen a couple of episodes of Cribs. So this is fun. HT: Joe Carter who posted 29 additional videos you might enjoy.
Adding to my Netflix Queue
Christianity Today has an interview with the writer / director of the film
Coming Attraction: Never Let Me Go
From the promotional materials: In his highly acclaimed novel Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day) created a remarkable story of love, loss and hidden truths. In it he posed the fundamental question: What makes us … Continue reading
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Interesting color photos from the 30s and 40s
“These images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations . . .” Denver Post
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Carson Online
Looking forward to being able to watch some Carson online. Doesn’t look like the general public be able to see all of it, but some is better than none. LA Times
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