Science vs Faith | The Uptake by Brad McCarty “There is absolutely an intersection where Christianity and science can peacefully coexist.”

John Cusack, Peter Gabriel share boombox flashback “On Saturday, Cusack gave the boombox to Gabriel, who held it up for the audience. The actor then took a bow and exited.”

Persistence is futile: QWOP, the funniest sports game of all time “Nothing about QWOP implies that its creator gives a shit about how difficult I find the game.”

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Twitter: @ahaspel “A single world community would be no more possible than a single world football team.”

Heartbreak and joy with the Oakland A’s “You learn how being an A’s fan can be like rooting for the 13-year cicada. “

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Eternal Curves | Psychology Today “Just as human mothers have seven times more body fat than other animals, human babies have a body part that is seven times larger than the one in other animals—an enormous brain that grows fastest in the first two years of life. Other than water, the human brain is mostly […]

What is a vision? “You have ideas. A vision is an idea that has _you_. When the possessive relationship goes in reverse, it would feel like a betrayal to walk away, and it becomes your duty to bring it forth. “

Adventures in Capitalism: Faith, Community, Friendship, and Imperfection “And as I examined my own feelings about Mr. Rogers, I began to feel that perhaps this was how the truly devout feel about their deity.”