by Joanne Riley | Jan 7, 2010 | The Public Humanist
I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that many of the readers of "The Public Humanist" delight, as I do, in the process of drawing our own conclusions about the past based on primary source artifacts. There's something enchanting about...
by James Heflin | Jan 7, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Satellite technology turns up an honest-to-goodness lost civilization in the Amazon region: "This hitherto unknown people constructed earthworks of precise geometric plan connected by straight orthogonal roads. The 'geoglyph culture' stretches over a...
by On Springfield | Jan 7, 2010 | On Springfield
The newly seated Springfield City Council has elected as its president Jose Tosado, a veteran councilor who secured the necessary votes weeks ago. Tosado, in turn, has announced his committee assignments, with some interesting picks. Among the plum positions handed...
by Northampton Redoubt | Jan 7, 2010 | Northampton Redoubt
WWLP Channel 22 is reporting the arrest of alleged arsonist Anthony P. (Tony) Baye, 25, of Hawley Street, Northampton for the December 27, 2009 fire on Fair Street in the city which claimed two lives....
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jan 7, 2010 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
While I've some silly stuff to chat about regarding Shakira's "She Wolf" video and the Rosetta Stone language learning program teaching NASA how to speak Venutian and more, I'll hold on those for now in the wake of the effed-up goings on in...