Jesus’ Masculinity In Matthew "Jesus is for Matthew the perfect public male figure, but at the same time a figure that radically undercuts the basis for ancient conceptions of masculinity."
Monthly Archives: June 2013
YouTube: Under Pressure (A-Capella) – Only Vocals
Under Pressure (A-Capella) – Only Vocals MisteRhapsody
Blog: Marginal Revolution: How to kill bedbugs, 1777
How to kill bedbugs, 1777 by Tyler Cowen Marginal Revolution
Poverty and Opportunity Cost
From Dan Ariely’s Coursera course on Behavioral Economics: Poverty increases opportunity cost to every decision. When you are poor, every decision you make is a tradeoff between what you decide to do, and what you could have done instead. If you do X, you can’t afford to do Y. That makes sense, but every rational […]
Blog: Adventures in Capitalism: The Four Types of Story
The Four Types of Story by Chris Adventures in Capitalism
Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes
Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes
First Rule about God is Don’t Talk about God
Nature, she felt, was evidence of the unity and goodness of created things. The knowledge of nature was the beginning of the knowledge of God. To walk in nature was to walk in God’s creation. But Batterham felt differently: “He loved nature with a sensuous passion, and he loved birds and beasts and children because […]
Why Can’t America Be Sweden?
Why Can’t America Be Sweden? “Daron Acemoglu, an eminent economist at M.I.T., has ignited a firestorm by arguing that contemporary forces of globalization bar the United States from adopting the liberal social welfare policies of Scandinavian countries.”
Blog: Marginal Revolution: The world’s longest interview
The world’s longest interview by Tyler Cowen Marginal Revolution
Blog: Baseball Prospectus: Baseball Therapy: Why Sabermetricians Should Watch Their Language by Russell A. Carleton
Baseball Therapy: Why Sabermetricians Should Watch Their Language by Russell A. Carleton by (author unknown) Baseball Prospectus
YouTube: Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Part 2: The Exalted Sacrifice
Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, Part 2: The Exalted Sacrifice smalin
College in Sweden is free but students still have a ton of debt.
College in Sweden is free but students still have a ton of debt. Students in Sweden are viewed as full adults, responsible for their own finances.
Blog: The Dish: Living Without A Brain
Living Without A Brain by Andrew Sullivan The Dish