“Yet people agree, too, that the novel appeals because it offers a different way of seeing Christian tradition, particularly issues of patriarchy and women in the early church. This appeal has helped spur new subcategories in the publishing business… with each season bringing new books on Mary Magdalene and on what’s now called ‘alternative Christianity.’” […]
“Hey maids. Newsflash: Naomi Campbell hits people.” grood.com
Tags: celebrity, funny, violence
“The case of 7-year-old Luc Cagadoc has become front-page news in his parents’ native Philippines and a Quebec-based rights group says it will haul a suburban Montreal school before the provincial human rights commission after it repeatedly disciplined the slight, bespectacled boy because he allegedly ‘eats like a pig.’ The Philippines’ ambassador to Canada issued […]
“‘Anytime you say you want to have a debate about military prisons, secret interrogations, or the general reduction of freedom in the name of public safety and security, you’re coming down against it. The very idea of debating in order to decide which is right takes the side that democratic processes and freedoms are more […]
“So if the difference between Christian faith and all other forms of spirituality is that Christian faith offers a relational dynamic with God, why are we cloaking this relational dynamic in formulas? Are we jealous of the Mormons?” Author Donald Miller, in “Searching for God Knows What”
Tags: christianity, ideas, religion
“People are our most important asset.” Businessman Paul LaFontaine, on the most common lie in business today
Tags: business, psychology, social
“Lee said that when the first American version of Iron Chef was being developed, producers spoke with him about being the Asian chef for the pilot episode. The idea excited Lee, who loves to compete. But they ended up casting Roy Yamaguchi, ‘because he had more restaurants.’” Columnist Simon Houpt, after interviewing Toronto chef Susur […]
“Calvin and Hobbes is widely considered the best comic ever… Whenever it combined Calvin and Hobbes (both exceedingly cute), with some witty dialog (clever), a dangerous wagon ride (cruel), Calvin acting like a typical kid (recognizable), and thinking about adult philosophy (bizarre) it fired on 5-of-6 humor elements, which is virtually unheard of.” Dilbert creator […]
“I worked with Stephen Harper for five years and never once did he in that time eat a baby.” Gerry Nicholls, vice-president of the National Citizens Coalition
Tags: food, parenting, politics
“Instead of the traditional airline pricing scheme, Ryanair charges for just about everything besides the ticket. They charge for handling every piece of luggage, every drink, every peanut, every inch of advertising on the side of planes, and soon—cell phone access during flights. The real shocker is that Ryanair earned $368M in net earnings, which […]