In one of the most famous passages of the New Testament, the apostle Paul writes to the Christians of Corinth, employing a complicated series of metaphors on the theme of transformation: from childhood to adulthood, from ignorance to knowledge, from sinfulness to a state of grace. “When I was a...
From 9/11 to 11/9: Is Donald Trump’s election collateral damage from the “War on Terror”?
In many ways, Donald Trump’s victory on Election Day is collateral damage from the “War on Terror.” The profound changes in America’s political culture and values in response to 9/11 created a crack that Trump, the entrepreneur and political opportunist, was able to open wide enough so as to slip into the...
Sally Hemings’ slave quarters discovered at Monticello
A new chapter in the story of America’s third president, Thomas Jefferson, has been quite literally discovered. Archaeologists at Jefferson’s estate Monticello have discovered the living quarters of his slave Sally Hemmings, according to a report by NBC News. Architectural historian Gardiner Hallock, who works for Monticello, told NBC News that...
Trump turns 80, but his approval is in the 30s
As President Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday, the White House spent the weekend promoting Freedom 250 festivities, a planned UFC championship fight on White House grounds and a slate of VIP events designed to mark next year’s 250th anniversary of American independence. The celebration came as new polling...
Feminism is for pigs too: Miss Piggy receives feminist award from Gloria Steinem
Male chauvinist pig? More like female feminist pig. Miss Piggy was honored with the Sackler Center for Feminist Art’s First Award Wednesday, joining a long list of powerful women like Sandra Day O’Connor, Toni Morrison and Anita Hill. Despite being a puppet, Elizabeth Sackler, the founder-namesake of the awards told...
Restaurant to charge for “artisanal” ice cubes
Second State, a restaurant opening on Tuesday in Washington D.C., is going to charge one dollar for a single artisanal ice cube to be plunked into your drink. No, that is not a dumb joke made by a dumb blogger trying to think of a dumb thing that dumb young...
Hate wins again Mississippi governor signs bill allowing businesses to deny service to gay customers
Mississippi governor Phil Bryant signed a “Religious Freedom” bill on Tuesday, allowing state businesses to refuse services to gay couples, AP reports. The bill, which will allow state employees to refuse issuing same-sex-marriage licenses, comes a week after lawmakers approved a draft, stating that the law protects those who believe marriage...
36 years after murder, Erik Menendez denied parole
The California Parole Board denied parole for Erik Menendez, rejecting his first bid for release nearly 36 years after he and his brother Lyle shot and killed their parents in their Beverly Hills home. Following a nearly 10-hour hearing Thursday, commissioners concluded that despite support from family and advocates, Erik...
NYC gunman targeted NFL over alleged brain injury, mayor says
The gunman who killed four people and then himself at a Manhattan office building on Monday was targeting NFL offices, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said. Adams, speaking Tuesday, said authorities “have reason to believe that he was focused on the NFL,” which has offices in the building where the shooting...
The people’s beef with McDonald’s: Why activists are calling for a nationwide boycott
It’s been a turbulent stretch for McDonald’s, with public health scandals, policy reversals — and now, a boycott. Last fall, the fast-food giant landed in hot water after a deadly E. coli outbreak was traced back to fresh, slivered onions served on its Quarter Pounder hamburgers. As a result, McDonald’s...