Camille Paglia, Word Ninja

By John Brown | September 9, 2009 - 7:55 am |September 14, 2009 John's Reviews - books, movies, whatever, Zing

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I think I must disagree with half of everything Paglia says (I’m a Republican, she’s a Democrat). But when you can write like a kung fu master, you have to be read: Advanced whack-a-mole is clearly needed for that yammering smarty-pants Newt Gingrich, who is always so very, very pleased with himself but has yet →

The church of dead chickens

By John Brown | September 4, 2009 - 5:18 pm |September 6, 2009 Zing

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For about two hours each Sunday I get to teach a bunch of wonderful six and seven year olds at our church. 5 boys. 2 girls. One of the boys likes to rip the buttons off his shirts with his teeth. So I’m thinking, hey, this is my kind of crowd. I teach with a man →

This American Life: Superpowers

By John Brown | September 4, 2009 - 4:39 pm |November 29, 2010 John's Reviews - books, movies, whatever, Zing

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What superpower would you rather have–flight or invisibility? What do others choose? Why? What does it say about you? Want to hear about a gal named Zora who, as a teen, made a list of everything that a superhero would have to know how to do, things like flying helicopters and diffusing bombs, and then set out to do →

Epigenetics

By John Brown | August 21, 2009 - 12:50 pm |August 21, 2009 Zing

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Our genes aren’t in charge. Yes, you say, of course. There’s environment and choice; both of these affect what we become. But I’m not talking about being in charge at that level. I’m saying that our genes aren’t even in charge of themselves. What? We all know that computer hardware (processor, RAM, motherboard, etc.) is →

Afghan child brides

By John Brown | August 16, 2009 - 9:22 pm |August 17, 2009 Zing

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My heart breaks tonight. I have four daughters. Dear Lord, I have four daughters. What do you do? I’m going to take this to my family council this week. I have insulated myself in a world of Twinkies and DVDs. This from The Economist. More: Starving Afghans sell girls of eight as brides, The Bride Price.