I’ve been researching the history of my hometown and county: Fairfield, Iowa in Jefferson County. I know it’s a myth, the idea of pioneers and settlers “discovering” the land, when people have been living here since 10,000 BCE. And, of course, what happened to the...

They’re both terrible, terrible movies. I was just going to publish the above sentence and be done with it, but I’m still kinda pissed off about it. Who thinks that the timeless Greek epics are not interesting stories, that they “need improving?” Seriously –...

I often wonder about how technology seems to have vastly improved our lives… when it fact it changes almost nothing. Before the internet, a single, unremarkable person with something to say would struggle their entire life to find a way to express themselves – to find an outlet for...

http://www.equip.org/articles/yoga-meditation-in-the-classroom The above link is an excellent example of a conservative Christian movement against the influx of “Eastern” spiritualism in America. The basis of their argument stems from what must be an understandable confusion:...

Lately I’ve been drowning is (apparently) Russian spam comments (over 30 yesterday), so I thought I’d translate a few and see what’s up! The best so far: Согласен с автором по поводу информации. = I agree with the author about the...