John Pavlovitz is the former youth pastor of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, a “megachurch” in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Syracuse, New York, to a middle-class family of Italian and Russian descent, and was raised as a member of the Catholic Church. He studied graphic design…
Is it normal to give sexually explicit health advice to children about how to use sex toys, how to get tests for HIV, or how to hook up with same sex partners – all the while hiding it from their parents? Well, it depends on the values people hold. Those…
Forty years ago, Wendy’s Hamburgers had a TV ad in which an old woman pulled up to a drive-in window at a fast-food restaurant. She looks at the burger they give her and cries out, “Where’s the beef?!” Meat, of course, is a normal part of our diet (though some…
I like Martha Stewart. Just from an outsiders perspective, she is attractive and seems nice. She is also, obviously, quite the talented entrepreneur, author, and television personality. Of course, she is not without her flaws. In 2004 she was convicted of insider trading of stocks and served five months in…
I’ve never particularly been a fan of the TV show Dancing with the Stars, but I have seen bits and pieces once in a while and do admire the dancers who are able to demonstrate a high level of skill and talent.
On the show, a celebrity amateur is…
John Mac Ghlionn has a doctorate in psychosocial studies, and works as both a researcher and essayist. He specifically writes articles about social issues, technology, and the impact of media manipulations. Recently he wrote an editorial piece for Newsweek, and it looks like he really stepped in it this time.…
The American Museum of Natural History in New York has decided that it will remove all human remains from its displays, as well as make policy changes concerning its use of such remains. Over the years, the museum has accumulated the remains of around 12,000 people, and, as of this…
It is quite incredible how far computer technology has advanced since its inception. When I got my first PC, large, room-sized computers had already been around for a while, but desktop sized ones were still fairly new.
I remember when I was first in college we would go into a…
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