http://nsyght.com/users/nbr/rss.xml Nsyght is a search engine powered by you, your bookmarks,and your friends. en-us 50 A massive source of information on the SSRC's current programs on religion. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:06:21 GMT http://programs.ssrc.org/religion http://programs.ssrc.org/religion Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:06:21 GMT http://merecatholics.blogspot.com/2004/06/faith-manages-on-babylon-5.html http://merecatholics.blogspot.com/2004/06/faith-manages-on-babylon-5.html Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:06:21 GMT http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2008/09/atheists-and-other-unchurched.html http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/faith/2008/09/atheists-and-other-unchurched.html Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:06:21 GMT http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/NEWS01/809240787 http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080924/NEWS01/809240787 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:17 GMT http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200704/20070406.html http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200704/20070406.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:17 GMT http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=83952 http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=83952 Interesting, mostly positive, but critical review. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2007%2F06%2F10%2Fbooks%2Freview%2FOppenheimer-t.html%3F_r%3D2%26em%26ex%3D1181707200%26en%3D9c928a0ab3abb00f%26ei%3D5087%250A%26oref%3Dslogin%26oref%3Dslogin Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:17 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/books/review/Oppenheimer-t.html?_r=2 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/books/review/Oppenheimer-t.html?_r=2 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:17 GMT http://www.stephenprothero.com http://www.stephenprothero.com Not sure of the actual date. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:17 GMT http://www.newsweek.com/id/36431 http://www.newsweek.com/id/36431 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:17 GMT http://www.wheaton.edu/isae http://www.wheaton.edu/isae A highly abridged, manga-ized version of the Bible. The "Downloads" tab includes a PDF with three full-page spreads. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:17 GMT http://www.themangabible.com http://www.themangabible.com Religion-themed bottled water. Spiritual Water, the company that makes the products in the photo, sells them under ten different Christian-themed labels. Other companies use Hindu themes. Some religious leaders have objected to the practice as environment Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:17 GMT http://www.newsweek.com/id/74380 http://www.newsweek.com/id/74380 Prothero kicks Lynn's ass, if you ask me. Lynn comes across looking desperate. However, if you check my Diigo annotations, you'll see that in the antepenultimate and penultimate points (Prothero, then Lynn), I think an important issue comes up, namely, how to deal with the inherent contestedness of any tradition. Whose version of Christianity, or whatever, do you teach? This doesn't seem like a problem that ought to stymie Prothero's proposal, but it is extraordinarily thorny, much more difficult to deal with than it might seem at first. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fnewsweek.washingtonpost.com%2Fonfaith%2Freligion_in_school.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:17 GMT http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/religion_in_school.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/religion_in_school.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:17 GMT http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01EFD71031F93BA35752C0A9629C8B63 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01EFD71031F93BA35752C0A9629C8B63 A story about the worldwide distribution of "muron," a scented oil believed to have extraordinary spiritual properties. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:17 GMT http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-me-beliefs11-2008oct11,0,2307697.story http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-me-beliefs11-2008oct11,0,2307697.story Hard to argue with this perspective... Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:07:17 GMT http://xkcd.com/488 http://xkcd.com/488 A natural-language tagging tool recommended by Mashable. It somehow pulls semantically-appropriate tags from Wikipedia entries, though I can't imagine how this would work in practice and haven't tried it yet. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:49:26 GMT http://www.faviki.com http://www.faviki.com A new blog search tool. Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:34:13 GMT http://blogs.iterend.com/en http://blogs.iterend.com/en Links to a bokmarklet that will pop-up a little box of Unicode dingbats for copy-and-pasting into your Twitter posts (or anywhere else). Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:55:49 GMT http://thenextweb.org/2008/09/16/twitterkeys-enhance-your-twitter-conversations http://thenextweb.org/2008/09/16/twitterkeys-enhance-your-twitter-conversations Mennolink.org's online hub for their peace and justice ministry. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://peace.mennolink.org http://peace.mennolink.org Applications for attendance by campus teams due Nov. 14. Funded in part by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://www.cic.edu/conferences_events/netvue/2009.asp http://www.cic.edu/conferences_events/netvue/2009.asp Basic information on Maha Ghosananda and his Dharma center in Phnom Penh, from Buddhanet.net Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://www.buddhanet.net/masters/maha-gosanada.htm http://www.buddhanet.net/masters/maha-gosanada.htm Thoughts on the broader meaning of the U.S. financial meltdown. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/28/usforeignpolicy.useconomicgrowth http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/28/usforeignpolicy.useconomicgrowth Requires Silverlight. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://www.tabletpcpost.com/InkGram http://www.tabletpcpost.com/InkGram I'm curious about this author (Edward Tick, who wrote War and the Soul), which is why I'm bookmarking this relatively recent piece. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://www.hopedance.org/cms/content/view/460/109 http://www.hopedance.org/cms/content/view/460/109 Edward Tick is the author of "War and the Soul." Archived at webcite: http://www.webcitation.org/5b9I5YN5E Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/390/like_wandering_ghosts http://www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/390/like_wandering_ghosts Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:03 GMT http://juergensmeyer.com/?q=node/7 http://juergensmeyer.com/?q=node/7 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:03 GMT http://www.beyondintractability.org/audio/r_scott_appleby/?nid=6575 http://www.beyondintractability.org/audio/r_scott_appleby/?nid=6575 A few things that we could do with $700 billion, besides bail out rich people's bad investments. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:03 GMT http://www.nationalpriorities.org/node/6885 http://www.nationalpriorities.org/node/6885 I thought this was a joke at first, but I think it's actually for real. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:03 GMT http://skateistan.org http://skateistan.org Interview with Kirk Cameron about his work with the Kendricks (a Christian filmmaking team) on the movie Fireproof. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.christianitytoday.com%2Fmovies%2Finterviews%2Fkirkcameron.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:03 GMT http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/interviews/kirkcameron.html http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/interviews/kirkcameron.html Bookmark pages with annotations. Requires installing a browser extension. Well reviewed by Mashable. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:38:25 GMT http://reframeit.com http://reframeit.com Sort of funny. Sort of ... not. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:14:28 GMT http://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2008/09/28 http://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2008/09/28 Rolling Stone publishes one of its standard attack pieces on McCain. They manage to get a lot of pretty damning quotations from some former close associates, even some current friends, and they draw heavily from his own published writings. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:14:28 GMT http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain An extremely disturbing short piece on the tremendous surge of violence against Christians by Hindus in Orissa province, where around 20% of the population -- mostly scheduled castes and scheduled tribes -- are Christian converts. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:06:16 GMT http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/holy-war-strikes-india-955502.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/holy-war-strikes-india-955502.html George Will is scathing on McCain. Seen on Cee Bee's Friendfeed stream. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:06:16 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/08/AR2008100802926.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/08/AR2008100802926.html Looks cool, but it's closed beta right now. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:06:16 GMT http://beta.mufin.com/us/start http://beta.mufin.com/us/start The Phoenixville Iron Works built the early Ferris wheel (1895) that ended up in Asbury Park. The structure, now dismantled, has been returned to Phoenixville, and plans are underway to reconstruct it here. (I live in Phoenixville, which is why I care.) Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:06:16 GMT http://wfmz.com/view/?id=549222 http://wfmz.com/view/?id=549222 A third-party replacement for Twitter's now-defunct tracking feature. Basically watches for a term and direct-messages you when it shows up. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:06:16 GMT http://tweettrak.com http://tweettrak.com Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:06:16 GMT http://buffleheadcabin.com/post/53004787 http://buffleheadcabin.com/post/53004787 Hutterites refuse to be photographed for driver licenses and are making their case in Canadian court. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:06:16 GMT http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081006.whutterite1007/BNStory/National/home http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081006.whutterite1007/BNStory/National/home Clipping mainly because he favorably mentions my institution, Ursinus. Links: CiteBite http://snipr.com/47j35 , original article http://snipr.com/47j2t Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redorbit.com%2Fnews%2Feducation%2F1581688%2Fa_higher_education%2Findex.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:06:16 GMT http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1581688/a_higher_education/index.html http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1581688/a_higher_education/index.html Excerpt:" In a significant shift in party support from four years ago, monthly churchgoers are backing Democrat Barack Obama in this year?s presidential race, according to a new poll." Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:06:16 GMT http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/religion/stories/100908dnpolevangelicalvoters.f2b47fac.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/religion/stories/100908dnpolevangelicalvoters.f2b47fac.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:06:16 GMT http://www.epaumc.org http://www.epaumc.org Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:06:16 GMT http://www.nationalministries.org http://www.nationalministries.org Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:45:12 GMT http://centripetalnotion.com/2007/09/13/13:26:26/#more-550 http://centripetalnotion.com/2007/09/13/13:26:26/#more-550 From the page: "?Political conservatives envision a world without God in which baser human impulses go unchecked, social institutions (marriage, government, family) fall apart and chaos ensues,? says McAdams. Liberals, on the other hand, envision a world Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080924124549.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080924124549.htm You can't make this stuff up. If elected, Obama will "hire rapper Ludacris to 'paint [the White House] black... Mandatory Black Liberation Theolgy courses taught in all churches... Change [the National Anthem] to the 'Black National Anthem' by James Weldo Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2008/10/why-we-campaign.html http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2008/10/why-we-campaign.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=never-say-die http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=never-say-die From the Army Times -- the first ever active-unit assignment to the US Army Northern Command. A brigade combat team will be deployed to Georgia (under a command in Colorado Springs) presumably as part of a permanent domestic mission. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but this is just ever-so-slightly unnerving. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w These passages describe Moses's encounters with God in the Tent of Meeting and his thwarted desire to look YHWH in the face. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=90248068 http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=90248068 A ten-year-old girl who was standing insode a basement community room at a Dayton mosque was sprayed wtih an aerosol by two men standing outside an open window. Police say there is no evidence that the attack was motivated by bias since the attackers did not speak. Seen on Cee Bee's Friendfeed stream. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/09/27/ddn092608evacweb.html http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/09/27/ddn092608evacweb.html This page lists 43 verbs with the ending "-ish." Here they are: abolish, accomplish, admonish, astonish, banish, blandish, blemish, brandish, burnish, cherish, demolish, diminish, distinguish, embellish, establish, extinguish, famish, finish, fish, flourish, furbish, furnish, garnish, impoverish, languish, lavish, nourish, perish, polish, publish, punish, ravish, relinquish, relish, replenish, squish, swish, tarnish, vanish, vanquish, varnish, whish, wish. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/words/ishes.html http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/words/ishes.html Seen on @melmcbride 's Friendfeed stream. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://www.listenlittleman.com http://www.listenlittleman.com Webcite: http://webcitation.org/5bKbwHfUR Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE4900O420081001 http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE4900O420081001 An antischool activist. Lots of stuff for sale. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://johntaylorgatto.com http://johntaylorgatto.com This totally cracked me up. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://friendfeed.com/e/a2f209f8-55c7-4c8e-8203-2904cf234694/Tell-me-you-best-groan-worthy-joke http://friendfeed.com/e/a2f209f8-55c7-4c8e-8203-2904cf234694/Tell-me-you-best-groan-worthy-joke Looks useful. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT https://scrumy.com https://scrumy.com A million-euro "Mini-Limo" built from a Cooper Mini for Princess Regina of Kazakhstan. You need to check out the "making of" pages -- they have to be seen to be believed. Spotted on Cee Bee's Friendfeed stream. http://snipr.com/42xmz Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://millioneuromini.com http://millioneuromini.com As a professor who also happens to enjoy the occasional arugula leaf in my salads, I found this kind of amusing. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://www.zazzle.com/another_arugula_eating_professor_for_obama_bumpersticker-128983218242670613 http://www.zazzle.com/another_arugula_eating_professor_for_obama_bumpersticker-128983218242670613 What an idea. The Democrats have set up a mobile electronic billboard near a Palin rally near LA, and anyone can text a "question for Sarah Palin" to an SMS shortcode and it will be displayed there. Live video of the billboard itself is being streamed via Ustream.tv. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://www.cadem.org/site/c.jrLZK2PyHmF/b.4594449/apps/ka/ct/contactcustom.asp http://www.cadem.org/site/c.jrLZK2PyHmF/b.4594449/apps/ka/ct/contactcustom.asp I knew there had to be a story on this somewhere. Arugula, the salad green of elitists, America haters, and "pointy-headed professor types" everywhere. But what evidence do we really have that Obama eats un-American arugula, as McCain's campaign manager Brian Rogers has frequently alleged? Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/22/AR2008082202958.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/22/AR2008082202958.html I knew there had to be a story on this somewhere. Arugula, the salad green of elitists and "pointy-headed professor types" everywhere. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/1201969.html http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/1201969.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/ambigamy/200810/palin-the-secret-and-our-high-stakes-referendum-two-definitions-real http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/ambigamy/200810/palin-the-secret-and-our-high-stakes-referendum-two-definitions-real The new popularity of the "Prosperity gospel" may well have fuelled the current financial collapse. In a side note -- Anthea Butler sure seems to be in the news a lot lately. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1847053,00.html?cnn=yes http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1847053,00.html?cnn=yes Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:01 GMT http://shane-tech-teach.blogspot.com/2008/10/health-ed-20.html http://shane-tech-teach.blogspot.com/2008/10/health-ed-20.html I haven't tried this -- but it look really cool. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://www.dabbleboard.com http://www.dabbleboard.com Sort of funny. And sort of not. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://harpers.org/archive/2008/10/hbc-90003649 http://harpers.org/archive/2008/10/hbc-90003649 Hyperthymesia is "excessive autobiographical memory" and is very unusual. Some individuals with the condition can recall what they did on every single day for decades. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hyperthymesia_cartoon.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hyperthymesia_cartoon.jpg Seen in Cee Bee's Friendfeed stream. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://grainedit.com/2007/11/15/hats-off-to-hans-hartmann http://grainedit.com/2007/11/15/hats-off-to-hans-hartmann This is a cool idea ... Seen on Eric Skiff's Twitter stream. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://www.bossbi.com/boards/stowboard/stowboard.php http://www.bossbi.com/boards/stowboard/stowboard.php Palin apparently told a left-wing Alaska blogger that she believed that "dinosaurs and humans walked the Earth at the same time" back in 1997. Via BoingBoing Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fla-na-palinreligion28-2008sep28%2C0%2C3643718.story%3Ftrack%3Drss Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-palinreligion28-2008sep28,0,3643718.story?track=rss http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-palinreligion28-2008sep28,0,3643718.story?track=rss An online discussion scheduled for 11 am, Oct. 2, 2008. The book: Toru Iiyoshi and Vijay Kumar, Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge, with an intro. by John Seely Brown (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2008). Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://commons.carnegiefoundation.org/openingupeducation http://commons.carnegiefoundation.org/openingupeducation Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:02 GMT http://sharonastyk.com http://sharonastyk.com Heh. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:21:22 GMT http://www.google.com/search2001.html http://www.google.com/search2001.html Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:09:26 GMT http://www.diigo.com/tools/diigolet http://www.diigo.com/tools/diigolet A website for "endtime overcomer" types across the board. Discovered via a Southern Poverty Law Center article on Joel's Army (http://snipr.com/3sk2l). Haven't explored it much yet. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:24:13 GMT http://www.elijahlist.com http://www.elijahlist.com Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:24:14 GMT http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21800 http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21800 Definitely want to take the kids to this one. Oct. 11-12, 10 am-4:30 pm, $10 for adults, $5 for kids 2 and up. Featuring parachuting performances from a military team, $35 helicopter rides, and other airshow acts. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:24:14 GMT http://www.helicoptermuseum.org/EventsDetails.asp?EventID=17 http://www.helicoptermuseum.org/EventsDetails.asp?EventID=17 On the changing strategies used by conservative groups to increase their influence on curricular choices in U.S. higher education. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:23:12 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/22/education/22conservative.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/22/education/22conservative.html?pagewanted=all The faces read: "Swim," "Eat," "Party," "Make love," "Sleep," and "Drink." Pretty much covers it. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:23:12 GMT http://www.toys-for-all.de/product_info.php?refID=Preisroboter&info=p97_Was-tun-Wuerfel--30-mm.html http://www.toys-for-all.de/product_info.php?refID=Preisroboter&info=p97_Was-tun-Wuerfel--30-mm.html There is some real doubt as to whose votes will actually get to count in the November 2008 federal elections. It's worth reading the whole interview. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.truthout.org%2Farticle%2Frfk-jr-and-mike-papantonio-is-your-vote-safe Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:31:07 GMT http://www.truthout.org/article/rfk-jr-and-mike-papantonio-is-your-vote-safe http://www.truthout.org/article/rfk-jr-and-mike-papantonio-is-your-vote-safe A virtualization tool. I have to confess that I'm not sure what this does, but for someone like me who likes to try out new applications and then uninstall them, this might be useful. Free for personal use. Seen in Carols Ayala's Friendfeed stream. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:31:07 GMT http://juice.altiris.com/page/86/get-svs-here-now http://juice.altiris.com/page/86/get-svs-here-now This sentence will shortly be cut from the Roman Catholic catechism: "Thus the covenant that God made with the Jewish people through Moses remains eternally valid for them." Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2008%2F09%2F12%2FAR2008091203077.html%3Fhpid%3Dsec-religion Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:31:07 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091203077.html?hpid=sec-religion http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091203077.html?hpid=sec-religion Theme: "The Common Good." Proposals are due by Feb. 13, 2009; full papers by March 13; contact person is Arthur Remillard (aremillard@francis.edu). Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.francis.edu%2FNAUCRP.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:31:07 GMT http://www.francis.edu/NAUCRP.htm http://www.francis.edu/NAUCRP.htm How'd you like to get rid of your bad assets? Sell them to the government! They're buyin'! Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:31:07 GMT http://www.buymyshitpile.com http://www.buymyshitpile.com Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fvotersuppressionwiki.wetpaint.com%2F%3Ft%3Danon Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:31:07 GMT http://votersuppressionwiki.wetpaint.com/?t=anon http://votersuppressionwiki.wetpaint.com/?t=anon Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eff.org%2Fpress%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F23 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:31:07 GMT http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/09/23 http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2008/09/23 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:31:07 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/20/AR2008092001059.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/20/AR2008092001059.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 Interesting... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:31:07 GMT http://amishamerica.typepad.com http://amishamerica.typepad.com Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jta.org%2Fcgi-bin%2Fiowa%2Fnews%2Farticle%2F2008091620080916rabbisforobama.html Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:31:07 GMT http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008091620080916rabbisforobama.html http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/2008091620080916rabbisforobama.html The Pennsylvania GOP, seeking to make polling places into a "safe harbor," wants to deny people entrance to voting booths who show up wearing political T-shirts or buttons. This will be the rule in Montgomery County; it's not clear where else it will apply. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:25:48 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20080918_GOP_seeks_ban_on_political_clothing_at_polling_places.html http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20080918_GOP_seeks_ban_on_political_clothing_at_polling_places.html Infrequently updated, but high-quality publication. No RSS feeds or anything like that. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:25:48 GMT http://caribou.cc.trincoll.edu/depts_csrpl/RINVol11No1/contents_vol11no1.htm http://caribou.cc.trincoll.edu/depts_csrpl/RINVol11No1/contents_vol11no1.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:25:48 GMT http://www.socialmention.com http://www.socialmention.com Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:17:37 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl4HIc-yfgM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl4HIc-yfgM Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:17:37 GMT http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2008/09/23/transcript-of-thomas-muthees-sermon-endorsing-sarah-palin http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2008/09/23/transcript-of-thomas-muthees-sermon-endorsing-sarah-palin "Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large trans Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:17:37 GMT http://www.thenation.com/blogs/jstreet/363133/bailout_satire http://www.thenation.com/blogs/jstreet/363133/bailout_satire Sources of "green" information on Twitter. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:00 GMT http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10056853-2.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10056853-2.html A Dubai marketing firm has surveyed Muslim attitudes and practices regarding Ramadan, with some interesting results -- though I'm skeptical about some of the numbers. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:00 GMT http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/09/16/surveying-the-arab-world-for-ramadans-best-and-worst.htm http://middleeast.about.com/b/2008/09/16/surveying-the-arab-world-for-ramadans-best-and-worst.htm Bad news on the prejudice front from Europe. Across the continent, unfavorable perceptions of Jews are increasing; attitudes towards Muslims are worsening as well, although not as consistently. Most of those admitting prejudice are over fifty and less edu Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:00 GMT http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=262 http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=262 People campaigning against a ballot initiative on amending the Arizona state constitution to ban same-sex marriage have begun claiming that support for the measure is being driven forward and funded by Mormon groups. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:00 GMT http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/257999 http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/257999 From the story: "Ministers are considering spending up to £12 billion on a database to monitor and store the internet browsing habits, e-mail and telephone records of everyone in Britain." Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:00 GMT http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4882600.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4882600.ece Interesting how Benedict unproblematically draws this connection between religious belief and national identity. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Flatestnews%2FPope-Millions-are-losing-.4560395.jp Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:06:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Pope-Millions-are-losing-.4560395.jp http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Pope-Millions-are-losing-.4560395.jp Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:34:55 GMT http://www.imfeeds.com http://www.imfeeds.com Use an online service to leave a voicemail on someone else's mobile phone without ever making the phone ring (U.S. only). Seems like it could be very handy. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:19:19 GMT http://www.slydial.com http://www.slydial.com "Sublimi feriam sidera vertice" ("my sublimations will carry me to the stars"). Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fla.wikisource.org%2Fwiki%2FCarmina_%28Horatius%29%2FLiber_I%2FCarmen_I Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://la.wikisource.org/wiki/Carmina_(Horatius)/Liber_I/Carmen_I http://la.wikisource.org/wiki/Carmina_(Horatius)/Liber_I/Carmen_I Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.mindjack.com/feature/mcluhan.html http://www.mindjack.com/feature/mcluhan.html Pretty good basic reference on Jameson's works. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredric_Jameson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredric_Jameson Basically follows the precedent set by Hofstadter. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.alternet.org/story/95109/how_anti-intellectualism_is_destroying_america/?page=entire http://www.alternet.org/story/95109/how_anti-intellectualism_is_destroying_america/?page=entire "I shall not altogether die." Via the Perseus project at Tufts. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.perseus.tufts.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2Fptext%3Fdoc%3DPerseus%253Atext%253A1999.02.0025%26query%3Dpoem%253D%252385 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0025 http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0025 Contains the famous line, "I will not altogether die" ("non omnis moriar"). Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://la.wikisource.org/wiki/Carmina_(Horatius)/Liber_III/Carmen_XXX http://la.wikisource.org/wiki/Carmina_(Horatius)/Liber_III/Carmen_XXX A list of links and tools. To come back to. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://mashable.com/2008/08/15/tools-for-teachers-tutors-and-students http://mashable.com/2008/08/15/tools-for-teachers-tutors-and-students An article from April 2008 on the so-called "Pray at the Pump Movement," started by Randy Twynan of the D.C. area. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/26/BUCN10C1KR.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/26/BUCN10C1KR.DTL Not new, but a good article nonetheless. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/business/01code.html?ei=5124 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/business/01code.html?ei=5124 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/what-is-the-future-of-suburbia-a-freakonomics-quorum/?scp=2 http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/what-is-the-future-of-suburbia-a-freakonomics-quorum/?scp=2 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://scanmyphotos.com http://scanmyphotos.com Sort of like the old Twitter confessional created by @kosso. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://secrettweet.com http://secrettweet.com The full text of his famous ecumenical sermon, quoted in a blog post. I'm bookmarking this mainly because the English text of the sermon -- which is brilliant -- is very hard to find online. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:23 GMT http://xcommunicator.blogspot.com/2005/03/bonhoeffer.html http://xcommunicator.blogspot.com/2005/03/bonhoeffer.html I discovered this utility because they have a branded Meebo plugin for sharing files over IM. I haven't tried it as of yet. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:23 GMT http://host02.pipebytes.com http://host02.pipebytes.com Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:23 GMT http://www.bimbl.com http://www.bimbl.com From the pag: "To the west, Russian-backed Abkhazian separatists pushed Georgian troops out of Abkhazia and even moved into Georgian territory itself, defiantly planting a flag over the Inguri River and laughing that retreating Georgians had received 'American training in running away.'" Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fap.google.com%2Farticle%2FALeqM5gDNLWfQWKrQc48pITBUg9KT_6oVwD92HIM080 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:23 GMT http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gDNLWfQWKrQc48pITBUg9KT_6oVwD92HIM080 http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gDNLWfQWKrQc48pITBUg9KT_6oVwD92HIM080 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:26:50 GMT http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d64_1216914646 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d64_1216914646 Errol Morris interviews photography expert Hany Farid and Little Green Footballs proprietor Charles Johnson about the use of photo-manipulation tools in journalism and propaganda. Reproduces some incredible Heartfield images. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:26:50 GMT http://morris.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/photography-as-a-weapon/index.html?8ty http://morris.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/photography-as-a-weapon/index.html?8ty Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:28:59 GMT http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/iPaper http://ouseful.open.ac.uk/iPaper Automate the process of scanning paper doucments to Scribd. Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:28:59 GMT http://www.atalasoft.com/cs/blogs/31appsin31days/archive/2008/05/07/scan-documents-to-scribd.aspx http://www.atalasoft.com/cs/blogs/31appsin31days/archive/2008/05/07/scan-documents-to-scribd.aspx Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:28:59 GMT http://personalgrid.com http://personalgrid.com I'm honestly not entirely sure what this does, but I'm bookmarking it to come back to later. I found it via a link from the Scribd developer community site. From the page: "n minutes, you can web-enable the same Microsoft Office files your business has been using for years. There is no hardware or software to buy, install or maintain. All you need is your documents and a web browser!" There is a free version. Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:28:59 GMT http://www.drawloop.com http://www.drawloop.com Don't dismiss Frank Schaeffer's scathing comments on Palin. His conservative bonafides are about as good as they get. Seen on @melmcbride 's Twitter stream. Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:28:59 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/sarah-palin-americas-lips_b_124213.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/sarah-palin-americas-lips_b_124213.html Check this out. Looks very cool. Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:28:59 GMT http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/show?id=649749%3ATopic%3A191499 http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/show?id=649749%3ATopic%3A191499 I'd like to investigate this further. It's a movie about a so-called "ex-gay ministry." Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-saveme19-2008sep19,0,4842824.story?track=rss http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-saveme19-2008sep19,0,4842824.story?track=rss Dean Hoge was a very old family friend. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2008%2F09%2F18%2FAR2008091803712.html Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/18/AR2008091803712.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/18/AR2008091803712.html Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/story?id=5832571 http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/story?id=5832571 Might be handy Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://www.imgir.com http://www.imgir.com I'm curious about this. Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1842627,00.html?cnn=yes http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1842627,00.html?cnn=yes The second hour on 9/2/2008, with Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers (two Wharton economists), on the subject of the economics of happiness, is something I'm very curious about. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whyy.org%2Fcgi-bin%2FnewwebRTlookup.cgi%3Fmonth%3D9%26thedate%3D2%26year%3D2008 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://www.whyy.org/cgi-bin/newwebRTlookup.cgi?month=9 http://www.whyy.org/cgi-bin/newwebRTlookup.cgi?month=9 Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soundopinions.org%2Farchive%2F2008%2Faugust.html Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://www.soundopinions.org/archive/2008/august.html http://www.soundopinions.org/archive/2008/august.html On voting and not voting: the two major parties, "...please rest assured [,] are not dumb, and ... are keenly aware that it is in their interests to keep you disgusted and bored and cynical and to give you every possible reason to stay at home doing one-hitters and watching MTV on primary day." Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fzakstar.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F09%2F13%2Fqod-david-foster-wallace Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://zakstar.wordpress.com/2008/09/13/qod-david-foster-wallace http://zakstar.wordpress.com/2008/09/13/qod-david-foster-wallace Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marginalia.org%2Fdfw_kenyon_commencement.html Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://www.marginalia.org/dfw_kenyon_commencement.html http://www.marginalia.org/dfw_kenyon_commencement.html For the unregenerated child of the eighties, such as myself, there's a lot of nostalgic cheese in this collection. Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://thisisfil.com/80s%20Cheese http://thisisfil.com/80s%20Cheese The second hour on 9/2/2008, with Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers (two Wharton economists), on the subject of the economics of happiness, is something I'm very curious about. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whyy.org%2Fcgi-bin%2FnewwebRTlookup.cgi Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://www.whyy.org/cgi-bin/newwebRTlookup.cgi http://www.whyy.org/cgi-bin/newwebRTlookup.cgi Excerpt: "You go to the Foneshow website, find a podcast (there are many to choose from including NPR and even the presidential candidates), type in your cell phone number, click on subscribe and you are done. You will receive a text message with a phone number in it. Hit reply to the message and your phone will automatically dial the number where you will get instructions to listen to the podcast. Every time there is a new episode available, you will recceive a text message (you can also stop this function if you would like). While that is pretty cool, even more exciting is the ability to create your own cell phone podcast! And it is so easy! You just click on Create your own Foneshow. Add your podcast (you can upload it), and then publish." Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cellphonesinlearning.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fcreate-your-own-cell-phone-radio-showor.html Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/2008/07/create-your-own-cell-phone-radio-showor.html http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/2008/07/create-your-own-cell-phone-radio-showor.html From the page: "Foneshow delivers audio content directly to your cell phone. With automatic notification, the content is always fresh; it's great for news, finance, and sports programming. You don't need a data plan or a smart phone to use Foneshow! Just call the number in any text message to hear that Foneshow. Use your phone's keypad to control a Foneshow while it's playing." Via Dave Riddell on Twitter, via CellPhonesInLearning.com (http://snipr.com/3rzrf) Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:29:00 GMT http://foneshow.com http://foneshow.com A end times organization spun off from a "hyper-charismatic" wing of the Assemblies of God that sees itself as an eschatological army in the making. Pretty intense. Seen on @melmcbride 's Friendfeed stream. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:24:13 GMT http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=964 http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=964 A now-classic (though still controversial) formulation of the principles behind the academic study of religion. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:44:11 GMT http://www.as.ua.edu/rel/thesesonmethod.html http://www.as.ua.edu/rel/thesesonmethod.html Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:23:06 GMT http://www.jubii.com/jubii-partner-1.0/viewSimpleLogin.do http://www.jubii.com/jubii-partner-1.0/viewSimpleLogin.do Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:24:23 GMT http://www.topicr.com http://www.topicr.com Social networking with a focus on shared interests. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:41:52 GMT http://www.intuu.com http://www.intuu.com Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:15:57 GMT http://marty-center.uchicago.edu/webforum/122002 http://marty-center.uchicago.edu/webforum/122002 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:53:42 GMT http://task2gather.com http://task2gather.com Paul Courtright's reflections after receiving threats from Hindu groups related to his book, Ganesa, Lord of Obstacles and Beginnings (orig. pub. 1985, rept. Delhi: 2001). Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://www.emory.edu/ACAD_EXCHANGE/2004/aprmay/courtright.html http://www.emory.edu/ACAD_EXCHANGE/2004/aprmay/courtright.html Stephen Prothero argues that scholars of religion should be less reticent in talking about their own views. Specifically he compares his own experience in promoting American Jesus with Bob Orsi's comments in the "snake-handling" chapter of Between Heaven and Earth where he critics Covington's rejection of preacher Punkin Brown. Responses from Orsi and others: http://snipr.com/3hlzb Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/bulletin/articles/prothero.html http://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/bulletin/articles/prothero.html Responses to Steven Prothero's commentary, "Belief Unbracketed," in Harvard Divinity Bulletin (http://snipr.com/3hlwr) by Robert A. Orsi, David Chidester, Pamela E. Klassen, and R. Marie Griffith. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hds.harvard.edu%2Fnews%2Fbulletin%2Farticles%2Forsi_et_al.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/bulletin/articles/orsi_et_al.html http://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/bulletin/articles/orsi_et_al.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-loss-of-privacy-may-mean-loss-of-security http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-loss-of-privacy-may-mean-loss-of-security Jeremy Jackson talks about the "rise of slime" in the world's oceans -- toxic bacteria, jellyfish, algal blooms, et cetera. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/Releases/?releaseID=920 http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/Releases/?releaseID=920 As we dump more and more nitrogen and CO2 into the oceans, conditions of eutrophia and hypoxia develop. The resulting enormous algal blooms kill coral reefs and starve fish. This is the "rise of slime," as one scientist puts it. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-me-ocean30jul30,0,952130.story http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-me-ocean30jul30,0,952130.story I don't have access to the full article, but I am bookmarking this because I really want to get hold of it. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://www.nybooks.com/articles/article-preview?article_id=146 http://www.nybooks.com/articles/article-preview?article_id=146 From the page: "This study examines the paranormal beliefs of college students along thirteen dimensions relating to age, area of study, and education level. Are college students more apt to believe in the paranormal?" Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2843/is_1_30/ai_n26718251 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2843/is_1_30/ai_n26718251 An interesting piece of research showing that traditional beliefs in the Yeti have been disappearing -- or, more precisely, are more and more often linked with backwardness and ignorance -- with modernization, even in relatively remote areas of Bhutan. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://www.livescience.com/culture/080810-ap-losing-yeti.html http://www.livescience.com/culture/080810-ap-losing-yeti.html This is not a bad article, but it drives me crazy that the writer never consulted a specialist in religion. The quoted "scientific" explanations for ancient religious beliefs were basically debunked by research several generations ago. This is how bad the academic study of religion looks to the rest of the world, I guess. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://www.livescience.com/culture/080818-monsters-ghosts-gods.html http://www.livescience.com/culture/080818-monsters-ghosts-gods.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/projects/strategic/simple_framing http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/projects/strategic/simple_framing An amusing diversion... Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://yearbookyourself.com http://yearbookyourself.com Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://www.redux.com http://www.redux.com A few numbers -- the finances of the Obamas and the McCains, and how they would fare under the Obama and the McCain tax plans. From a highly partisan source. But still -- while McCain keeps referring to Obama as "elitist," he pulled in over six million la Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/06/19/analyzing-the-candidates http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/06/19/analyzing-the-candidates Part of the "Is Critique Secular?" series. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:21 GMT http://www.ssrc.org/blogs/immanent_frame/2008/08/11/the-renouncers http://www.ssrc.org/blogs/immanent_frame/2008/08/11/the-renouncers This is a list of (so far) twenty-one points I came up with for the beginning student of religion to keep in mind. I'm posting it now because I forgot I'd written it (I posted it to an old class wiki) and just rediscovered it, and I don't want to "lose" i Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://rels-211.pbwiki.com/PrinciplesOfStudy http://rels-211.pbwiki.com/PrinciplesOfStudy Gurf Morlix was the guitar genius and producer behind two Lucinda Williams albums, her eponymous collection and Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.answers.com/gurf morlix http://www.answers.com/gurf morlix Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://slides.diigo.com/widget/slides?sid=7335 http://slides.diigo.com/widget/slides?sid=7335 Answers.com page on Girard -- contains a good list of links from Wikipedia. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.answers.com/rene girard http://www.answers.com/rene girard Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.uibk.ac.at/theol/cover/links/index.html http://www.uibk.ac.at/theol/cover/links/index.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.firstthings.com/article.php3?id_article=3856 http://www.firstthings.com/article.php3?id_article=3856 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=688 http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=688 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/girard.html http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/girard.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.firstthings.com/article.php3?id_article=3837 http://www.firstthings.com/article.php3?id_article=3837 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.denistouret.fr/ideologues/Girard.html http://www.denistouret.fr/ideologues/Girard.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.uibk.ac.at/theol/cover http://www.uibk.ac.at/theol/cover Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.anthropoetics.ucla.edu/AP0201/interv.htm http://www.anthropoetics.ucla.edu/AP0201/interv.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/features/girard/index.html http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/features/girard/index.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://web.archive.org/web/20010122055400/http://www.execpc.com/~paulnue/year_b/girard_imitatio.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20010122055400/http://www.execpc.com/~paulnue/year_b/girard_imitatio.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.uibk.ac.at/theol/cover/girard_le_monde_interview.html http://www.uibk.ac.at/theol/cover/girard_le_monde_interview.html Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ssrc.org%2Fblogs%2Fimmanent_frame%2F2007%2F12%2F30%2Fhow-religion-gets-mixed-with-violence Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.ssrc.org/blogs/immanent_frame/2007/12/30/how-religion-gets-mixed-with-violence http://www.ssrc.org/blogs/immanent_frame/2007/12/30/how-religion-gets-mixed-with-violence Make a book out of your Flickr photos. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.blurb.com/partner/flickr http://www.blurb.com/partner/flickr A very cool little collection of historical photos. A wide variety. Originally posted by a Daily Kos blogger at http://snipr.com/3h95w Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://forums.nonewbs.com/showthread.php?t=42556 http://forums.nonewbs.com/showthread.php?t=42556 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/09/12/words_matter http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/09/12/words_matter Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_20_121/ai_n7069178 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_20_121/ai_n7069178 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:22 GMT http://www.theology.ie/thinkers/girard.htm http://www.theology.ie/thinkers/girard.htm The orchestral arrangement, of course. This is free for downloading. Each movement in the suite is a different .mp3 link. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:26:49 GMT http://www.musopen.com/music.php?type=piece http://www.musopen.com/music.php?type=piece Got curious about McLuhan, whose ideas I have only a very superficial conception of, via one of @melmcbride's Friendfeed posts. This seems like a useful resource page of links and extracts. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:26:49 GMT http://http://PhilosophicalSoceity.com on Marshall McLuhan http://http://PhilosophicalSoceity.com on Marshall McLuhan I haven't actually figured out yet how this works... Mon, 19 May 2008 13:19:39 GMT http://www.playlist.com http://www.playlist.com It's The Real Kurtis Blow! Yes! He's now doing Christian Hip-Hop and runs a Hip-Hop Church in the Bronx, I believe. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:18 GMT http://www.myspace.com/kurtisblow3 http://www.myspace.com/kurtisblow3 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:18 GMT http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text.jsp?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0092 http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text.jsp?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0092 Look up the UPC of any product in a user-generated database. Yes, really. An awful lot of stuff is in the database (close to one million products so far). Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:18 GMT http://www.upcdatabase.com http://www.upcdatabase.com John Heartfield was a modernist collage artist who dedicated much of his work to combating Nazi influence. He was German (born Herzfeld); he eventually fled to London and continued his work there. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:18 GMT http://www.towson.edu/heartfield/artarchive.html http://www.towson.edu/heartfield/artarchive.html Since there's no directory of public Friendfeed rooms (anyone want to put up a wiki?), this Google trick works well. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://andybeard.eu/2008/05/how-to-find-friendfeed-rooms-with-google.html http://andybeard.eu/2008/05/how-to-find-friendfeed-rooms-with-google.html Spotted in Mona's Friendfeed stream. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://pikchur.com http://pikchur.com Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/netshots/bacchae.htm http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/netshots/bacchae.htm Broken up into four simple HTML pages. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://www.bartleby.com/8/8 http://www.bartleby.com/8/8 Kind of a clunky interface, but it's all there. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0092 http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0092 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://www.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/bacchaebg.html http://www.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/bacchaebg.html Cool tool. Put in a Friendfeed username and it will scan all that username's Friendfeed "friends" and present you with all their linked external services. Handy if you want to, say, add all your Friendfeed contacts on LinkedIn or subscribe to their delicious bookmarks. From Hao Chen of course. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://haochen.me/ffweb http://haochen.me/ffweb Laura Fitton (@pistachio) called for people to twitter their "used to / now" pairs (e.g. "Used to: head to the gym at 5am every morning Now: sleep in an eat cream puffs for dinner."). Pretty cool idea. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://search.twitter.com/search?max_id=897394909 http://search.twitter.com/search?max_id=897394909 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-03-11-nanda-en.html http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2008-03-11-nanda-en.html To read later. Spotted in @melmcbride's Friendfeed stream. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://ubernoggin.com/archives/296 http://ubernoggin.com/archives/296 testing Diigo's "Twitter this" function Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://twitter.com/home?foo=bar http://twitter.com/home?foo=bar Once scene from a contemporary performance of Euripides' Bacchae (in Greek), with some singing and choreography. Decent video production; seven minutes long. Considering using this play (in some form) in a Religion and Violence class. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5433921167257463547 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5433921167257463547 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://mashable.com/2008/08/23/husbands-and-dads http://mashable.com/2008/08/23/husbands-and-dads "The two women ... swing themselves deftly onto the wrestling ring that has been the focus of this afternoon's activity. Swiftly they remove their hats, unpin their shawls, and ... whap, whap, whap! Claudina belts Yolanda one, Yolanda slaps Claudina, Clau Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/wrestlers/guillermoprieto-text http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/wrestlers/guillermoprieto-text Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0SOR/is_3_60/ai_57533381 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0SOR/is_3_60/ai_57533381 One education blogger's favorite films of great literary works, including Shakespeare, Tolstoy, and some others. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:19 GMT http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/shortcut-to-becoming-a-literary-genius http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/shortcut-to-becoming-a-literary-genius Another microblogging application, from the creators of QuotationsBook. Focused on emotions. Allows you to embed pictures and videos, also quotations pulled from QuotationsBook. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://moonri.se http://moonri.se Highlight, save, and share short text snippets. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://deepmemo.com http://deepmemo.com Saving this because I like the image. Also, I want to remember the statistic: The McCains spent $273K for domestic servants om 2007?! Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/22/111814/070/950/572640 http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/22/111814/070/950/572640 Seen on the delicious.com popular page. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://virtualwayfarer.com/educating-millennials-why-were-doing-it-wrong http://virtualwayfarer.com/educating-millennials-why-were-doing-it-wrong I actually think you get better results if you don't let too much fat accumulate in the pan. Read the comments for another perspective -- many commenters swear by cooking bacon in the oven. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chow.com%2Fstories%2F11089 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://www.chow.com/stories/11089 http://www.chow.com/stories/11089 A California-based company is developing a prototype of a new generation of zeppelin. It has a range of several thousand miles, can be powered by fuel-cell-generated electricity, flies at 8000 feet, and can traverse the continental U.S. in eighteen hours. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://www.popsci.com/aeros/article/2006-02/flying-luxury-hotel http://www.popsci.com/aeros/article/2006-02/flying-luxury-hotel This actually seems like it could come in handy. Via edythe's Friendfeed stream. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://www.sizemeuponline.com http://www.sizemeuponline.com Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://interactive.usc.edu/research/immersive/projects/20050823-backchanne.php http://interactive.usc.edu/research/immersive/projects/20050823-backchanne.php Seen on melmcbride's Twitter stream. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://www.changethis.com/5.GeorgeLakoff http://www.changethis.com/5.GeorgeLakoff Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://grail.cs.washington.edu/projects/videoenhancement/videoEnhancement.htm http://grail.cs.washington.edu/projects/videoenhancement/videoEnhancement.htm About http://www.opensoundneworleans.com . Seen in RAPatton's Friendfeed stream. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://blog.nola.com/mariamontoya/2008/08/new_interactive_sound_map_puts.html http://blog.nola.com/mariamontoya/2008/08/new_interactive_sound_map_puts.html The big question is, is this worth four bucks a month? I'm really torn. I use Jott a lot usually with Sandy (http://iwantsandy.com). The Outlook integration looks like it might be handy -- sort of. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://jott.com/jott/jott-for-outlook.html http://jott.com/jott/jott-for-outlook.html From Howard Rheingold. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://socialmediaclassroom.com/vircom08 http://socialmediaclassroom.com/vircom08 A presentation on Emerging technologies for teaching and learning: into fall 2008 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://www.slideshare.net/BryanAlexander/emerging-technologies-for-teaching-and-learning-into-fall-2008-presentation http://www.slideshare.net/BryanAlexander/emerging-technologies-for-teaching-and-learning-into-fall-2008-presentation Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/2/0/1/0/p20102_index.html http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/0/2/0/1/0/p20102_index.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://www.policyalternatives.ca/OSOS/2006/05/OS_OS_Spring2006/index.cfm?pa=a5671525 http://www.policyalternatives.ca/OSOS/2006/05/OS_OS_Spring2006/index.cfm?pa=a5671525 One of J.Z. Smith's articles on teaching religious studies, intended for graduate students just beginning to teach. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://teaching.uchicago.edu/handbook/tac12.html http://teaching.uchicago.edu/handbook/tac12.html From the page: "A version of this essay was delivered to the Interfaith Summer Institute for Justice, Peace, and Social Movements at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver on Aug. 11, 2008. Audio files of the talk and discussion are available online from the Radio Ecoshock Show." Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:20 GMT http://www.alternet.org/story/95126/the_delusion_revolution%3A_we%27re_on_the_road_to_extinction_and_in_denial_/?page=entire http://www.alternet.org/story/95126/the_delusion_revolution%3A_we%27re_on_the_road_to_extinction_and_in_denial_/?page=entire Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:51:24 GMT http://inezha.com http://inezha.com Link from the Pluralism Project. Videos and educators' packets on how to use the news media as a "textbook" in a religious studies course. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:44:14 GMT http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/teach http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/teach From the site: "thesixtyone is a browser- based game that turns music listening into an interactive adventure: earn experience points for finding cool music before other people do; unlock a diverse set of achievements as you play; level up and gain new skills to flex your influence in the community." Haven't tried it yet, but it looks very sweet. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:19:07 GMT http://www.thesixtyone.com http://www.thesixtyone.com A search engine based on an algorithm for indexing the appearance of images on the web (rather than text associated with them, like filenames or descriptions). You supply an image file (via upload or URL), and it finds similar images for you. Looks very promising. Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:42 GMT http://tineye.com/login http://tineye.com/login This sounds like it might be worth checking out, even though I don't entirely grasp the concept yet. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:34:56 GMT http://www.oriango.com http://www.oriango.com Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:15 GMT http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/K/htmlK/KovacsErnie/kovacsErnie.htm http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/K/htmlK/KovacsErnie/kovacsErnie.htm Seen in Corvida's Friendfeed stream. Some interesting-looking stuff. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:15 GMT http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/visualize_vimeo_user_activity_with_vimeo_toys.php http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/visualize_vimeo_user_activity_with_vimeo_toys.php Hey! I know this guy (the interviewee). I went to grad school with him. Why the hell don't I have a book wtih Oxford now out in paper and an interview with Tavis? Huh? Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DD3HOmDy4gMQ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:15 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3HOmDy4gMQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3HOmDy4gMQ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:16 GMT http://www.fivethirtyeight.com http://www.fivethirtyeight.com Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:16 GMT http://www.divegallery.com/Leafy_Sea_Dragon.htm http://www.divegallery.com/Leafy_Sea_Dragon.htm About high-quality sarongs. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:16 GMT http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200403/sarongs.from.gajah.duduk.to.oey.soe.tjoen.htm http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200403/sarongs.from.gajah.duduk.to.oey.soe.tjoen.htm This article really amazed me when I first read it, not because I so much either agree or disagree (I mean for the most part I disagre, but it's more at an intuitive, gut level), but because the simplicity of its thinking is sort of breathtaking. I thought it was worth revisiting in the light of the whole Bristol Palin thing. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:16 GMT http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MzY0NTZmMWVkMWFhNmJlYTgxNThkM2ViZWY2ZWVlNzI= http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MzY0NTZmMWVkMWFhNmJlYTgxNThkM2ViZWY2ZWVlNzI= The German-language Wikipedia entry on Vergangenheitsbewältigung, roughly, "coming to terms with the past," usually used in reference to efforts by historians and others to find a way to deal with the legacy of the Nazi period in contemporary German life. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:16 GMT http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vergangenheitsbew%C3%A4ltigung http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vergangenheitsbew%C3%A4ltigung This looks like an interesting flick. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:16 GMT http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599