| The Coming Party Realignment
The Nation -- Intransigence and myopia. The flowering of these habits within the GOP is driving the Democratic Party to clarity. And the potential for serious consequences is real. It is not enough to suggest that a big Democratic win is possible in 2008. Something far more strategic is at work: large-scale party realignment with historic implications. .
Sheryl Crow Proposed Limitation on How Much Toilet Paper We Use
I think I might know the reason that Karl Rove didn't want Sheryl Crow touching him. He's read her blog, and he knows where her hand has been. What is it with these environmentalists and scatology? First there was “The Year Without Toilet Paper" in the New York Times, and now this. Muzak-friendly pop-rocker, Sheryl Crow and “An Inconvenient Truth" producer and private-jet aficionado Laurie David are on a cross-country college speaking tour to promote the idea of anthropogenic global warming. Crow is blogging her experiences at the Huffington Post, and this time, she really came up with a Duesey (emphasis mine throughout). Apparently, Crow wants to save the Earth one toilet paper square at a time. She proposed “a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting" and perhaps “just washing that one square out." She doesn't seem to want to pass a law, just culturally berate us into obedience.
Japan pop icon: Ayumi Hamasaki
Chinese fans have too long been deprived of Ayumi Hamasaki's company. But this began to be remedied last Saturday when the Japanese pop star fired up the atmosphere for a wild night in Taipei. The Taipei Concert is the first leg of Ayumi Hamasaki's Asian Tour. Later she'll be appearing in both Hong Kong and Shanghai. But to protect the super star's privacy and safety no further information has been released. .
Archbishop of Canterbury - church needs to listen properly to the ...
Apr. 16, 2007 -- The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan WIlliams, has told an audience of theological students that both intensely liberal and ultra conservative readings of the Bible are 'rootless' and are limited in what they can contribute to the life of the church. In the Larkin Stuart lecture, delivered today at an event hosted jointly by Wycliffe and Trinity theological colleges in Toronto, Dr Williams said that Christians need to reconnect with scripture as something to be listened to and heard in the context of Jesus's invitation to the Eucharist and to work for the Kingdom. "... The Church's public use of the Bible represents the Church as defined in some important way by listening: the community when it comes together doesn't only break bread and reflect together and intercede, it silences itself to hear something.
Shoot Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses: The Biblical ...
In the 21st century when an artist, particularly one who is Jewish, chooses to engage the Bible through his art, it is natural to see the result as a form of midrash – the tradition of biblical exegesis that imparts a deeper meaning to biblical legend and makes it relevant to contemporary readers. That is what prominent Israeli photographer Adi Nes (b. 1966) has done in his series Biblical Stories (2003-2006), bringing a visual panoply drawn from art history, cinema, and the popular media to bear on familiar biblical texts. Nes's insights are rendered through acute observations of humanity articulated in the gestures, poses, and expressions of his characters and the settings they inhabit. Nes may be compared to Jeff Wall, the Canadian photographer who popularized contemporary staged photography beginning in the late 1970s.
AOL Unveils Ambitious Programming Line-Up at ’First Look’ Event in NYC
At its premier "First Look" event today at the Time Warner Center, AOL will introduce five new programs that will launch on AOL in the fall of 2007 and early 2008 in partnership with leading production companies, including Mark Burnett, DreamWorks Animation, Endemol, Madison Road Entertainment, Stone & Co and Telepictures. At the event, AOL is also expected to highlight its upcoming product enhancements and show how its products and services can help advertisers reach their customers. "This game is all about scale, and AOL is one of only four companies that has it," said Randy Falco, AOL Chairman and CEO, in announcing the programs. "We want to be a one-stop shop for advertisers in providing all of the tools, services, and creative support they need to reach their consumers online.
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