If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll note that I have made a few changes around here, one of which is the new tagline: Culture / Politics / Religion / Bieber. Why “Bieber”? Well, I was toying with the idea of actually writing a weekly post about the annoying little Canadian, but decided instead to treat […]
Category: Rebellion
The Art of Asking
By Amanda I have a special place in my heart for heretics and oddballs, misfits and malcontents. Always have. I remember the first time I saw the movie Joan of Arc, I thought she was amazing, not necessarily because I thought she was right, but because she thought she was right and at the very […]
Eating the Food that Your Food Eats
Lately I have been thinking a lot about food. I’m about halfway through Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food, in which the author argues that “Nutritionism” has taught us to be rather reductionistic about how we think about the whole eating thing. We think too much about nutrients like fats, carbs, and proteins, with actual food […]
Power, Piranha-Style
(By John Terranova) Sometimes animals behave in ways we humans would be wise to mimic. Piranhas, surprisingly, inspire me to recreate human society along their noble model. Let me explain. . . . Full gown piranhas are all of similar size. None get large enough to rule the others. Even as vicious predators “that will […]
Elephants, Emperors, and Witchcraft
(By Noelle) The unnamed. It has ever been with me. In my mind, there was always an elephant in the room and the emperor was rarely clothed. As a little girl, the unnamed made me feel bulky and obtuse in a sea of dainty. Sharp and seen. Every absolute presented sent me spinning, and my […]