A fascinating (albeit long) article in the New York Times about little girls' obsessions with being princesses (Disney and otherwise), apparently written by one of those second-wave feminists that champion giving trucks to girls, dolls to boys, and dressing them all in gender-neutral clothing. Except, of course, her daughter is obsessed with Disney ( Read more... )

I'm not entirely sure how this stuff works, but I do know that this is a very, very, very big deal.

( Scientists make teleport breakthrough )

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092901055.html

( Such a bill could have only one motive: to protect unconstitutional government actions advancing religion )

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/03/AR2006070300925.html

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Karen Armstrong rocks my world, and so I offer you two tidbits from her:

1. On religious/spiritual mysticism and transcendental meditation:The visions are not ends in themselves but means to an ineffable religious experience that exceeds normal concepts. They will be conditioned by the particular religious traditions of the mystic. A Jewish ( Read more... )

U.S. Episcopal Church Approves First Openly Gay Bishop