Category: Religion

07 Jan

Down on the strip today.

You can’t put your arms around a memory…

10 Jan

ABC

10 Breast Cancer Myths DebunkedIf you believe any of them, you’ve been duped — or worse.By Marisa Weiss, MD, with Barbara Loecher, Prevention Could that sexy underwire bra cause breast cancer? What about that frozen yogurt you just ordered? Or hormone therapy? And how would you know if you had the disease until it was [...]

26 Dec

And you stare at me

Call for Miss France to quit over photosAngelique Chrisafis in ParisMonday December 24, 2007Guardian The fiercely competitive world of French beauty pageants is not known for sparking philosophical debate between Catholic bishops and politicians, let alone a threatened uprising on an exotic ocean island. But the pre-Christmas contest for Miss France 2008 has caused a [...]

22 Dec

I always thought this would make a damn fine Advent Calendar

Hieronymus Bosch, “The Garden of Earthly Delights.”

22 Jun

This day in history.

Galileo Ordered to Recant Scientific Views (1633) When he was almost 70 years old, Galileo was summoned to Rome, tried by the Inquisition, and forced to “abjure, curse, and detest” his work that stated that the sun was the center of the universe. He complied, but was nonetheless convicted on “grave suspicion of heresy” and [...]