The Intersection of Faith and Culture
Over 100 years ago, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel gave a bunch of money to some Swedish and Norwegian committees in order to dole out six annual prizes. Nobel wanted to support and encourage cultural and scientific advances. The six prizes were awarded last week. And, like every year, the prizes […]
Oh, Thanksgiving. The day when it’s socially acceptable to eat until you collapse onto the couch with zombie-like precision. When the only cure for your turkey-induced coma is to eat yet another slice of pumpkin pie. It’s a time when all your people gather together. When you can stop, take […]
As you stretch out on your favourite armchair, your slippered feet reach toward the crackling fire. You’ve got one of your thickest sweaters on, and your hands keep warm by clasping your gigantic mug of tea. You breathe in its steam and all the day’s angst seems to disappear. It’s […]
Me: Did you hear about Popular Science’s decision to ban comments on their website? Internet: Yeah, I saw it. It seems a little silly to me. Doesn’t science depend, much like myself, upon a free exchange of ideas? Why would you want to get rid of that? Me: I know what […]
In the week leading up to her return as the host and performer of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, bets were taken on Miley Cyrus’s performance. (How risqué would her outfits be? How many times would she pull a Gene Simmons with her tongue? How controversial would her skits be?) But […]
If you’re like me, you’re captivated by the new pope. Pope Francis has a way of making even the most staunch Protestants consider what the Catholic Church has to say. (But isn’t this is the way it should be? Shouldn’t we be unified as one church?) I recently read an […]