by Robert S. Cox | Oct 27, 2009 | The Public Humanist
Not so long ago, I picked up a copy of Philip Gura's new book on Transcendentalism — that brief flowering of the New England mind — and it started me thinking again about that most American tension, how self and society articulate. As a nation, we have...
by Advocate Staff | Oct 27, 2009 | The Public Humanist
Documentary films are changing the world. From the global warming warnings of An Inconvenient Truth to Supersize Me’s cautions about our fast food culture and Spike Lee’s study of Hurricane Katrina’s human cost When the Levees Broke, audiences are...
by James Heflin | Oct 27, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Ever wondered if there's some way to quantify the subjective experience of time passing quickly or slowly? Here's a fascinating article about the experience of time and how it relates to the brain. It has some answers, and they're pretty cool. There's...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Oct 27, 2009 | Standing In The Shadows
One of the saddest moments of the year (perhaps I exagerate? not so) arrived on Friday—the final farm share pick-up at Town Farm. Sad, because we’ll miss our weekly visits to the farm—we’ve enjoyed the delicious bounty and the neighborhood-y...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Oct 27, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
(Hey so I'm posting this above what's below it, about ten hours later, as if this were an actual blog in which you could have multiple posts on a page, one on top of the other, the most recentest at the top) There was a part I was too lazy to re-post (see...