Here is the late Alan Rickman reading Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130. A tremendous performer.
Here is the late Alan Rickman reading Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130. A tremendous performer.
There’s been plenty of coverage about the refusal by the a movie advertising firm in the UK to accept an ad featuring the Lord’s Prayer to be featured in cinemas. Search around if you want to know more. There’s a variety of attitudes about the situation. So, while the ad will not be seen by …
Reflections on the emotional experience of reacting to recurring situations that are losing their capacity to shock. Published in our local paper today. The news of the terrible attacks in Paris (and the bombings in Beruit) seem to be giving rise to a different emotional response to the way people responded to September 11 or …
A post by David Zahl dealing with the implications of a social science report that finds that tries to engage with optimistic teens turning into disillusioned 30 somethings. From the report itself: The researchers can only speculate about why getting older is less fun than ever, but it seems the downturn in happiness among today’s …