‘The Hobbit’ To Be Three Films
Peter Jackson breaks the news: We know how much of the story of Bilbo Baggins, the Wizard Gandalf, the Dwarves of Erebor, the rise of the Necromancer, and the Battle of Dol Guldur will remain...
Category: Culture
A Win for Opponents of the HHS Contraception Rule?
Score one for Hercules, but the hydra lives on. The Wall Street Journal reports: “a federal judge on Friday granted a temporary injunction sought by Catholic owners of a Colorado heating-and-cooling company who had...
Similar Tactics for Fighting Chick-fil-A and Abortion?
Freddie deBoer makes an observation: [W]hen local politicians in Boston and Chicago use zoning or licensure or similar to ban Chick-Fil-A, they’re using tactics that conservatives have used for decades in the abortion fight....
How Much of Our Fidelity Is Acting?
Maybe it’s just an illusion of gossip-heavy mass media, but it sure seems that celebrity couples rarely stay true to one another till death do them part. The latest “news” of celebrity infidelity involves...
Is Chick-fil-A Lying About Recalling the Jim Henson Kids Meal Toys?
The picture above has been making the rounds, and the race to accuse Chick-fil-A of lying for Jesus has begun. The heavens know some Christians sometimes lie for their causes, but, I dunno, this...
LEGO for Adults
LEGO sets have a suggested age range, which can be helpful when buying a set for young children, but, really, the company should do away with the range and simply post a minimum age. ...
Higgs Boson Found?
To my dismay, Google shows me that all my adolescent Higgs Boson jokes have been done a thousand times over. I also see that a search for the elementary mass-giving particle and yours truly...
Did SCOTUS Commit a Sin?
Observing the reactions on my Facebook feed to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act, I have been most intrigued by the religious responses that call upon God to have “mercy on...
