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NEW MUSIC: Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin I am NOT just a rocker. I love good music of any genre. Patty Griffin’s Children Running Through is stellar. This isn’t a record that I will workout with at the gym by no means, but as for … Continue reading
Shane Claiborne’s Community Fire
This morning, a 7-alarm fire consumed an abandoned warehouse in our Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. The Simple Way Community Center at 3200 Potter Street was destroyed as well as at least eight of our neighbors’ homes. Over 100 people were … Continue reading
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Some Blogging Advice from The New York Times Public Editor
The New York Times Public Editor Byron Calame did some public handwringing about The Times’s new blogs this Sunday in his lastest column, “The Times’s New Blogs: More Information, Fewer Filters.” He goes to great lengths to explain key differences … Continue reading
Bloggers as Ombudsman
The recent fight between bloggers and the Washington Post provides the best example of the emerging role of bloggers in the public debate. Bloggers have become the Ombudsman of the traditional media. As virtually every major traditional media outlet has … Continue reading
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I am Loving This Book
“Out of a score of great civilizations in human history, modern Western civilization is the very first to have no agreed-on answer to the question of the purpose of life. Thus more ignorance, confusion-and longing-surround this topic now than almost … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, great civilizations, human history, Out of a score
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Shane Claiborne’s Community Fire
“This morning, a 7-alarm fire consumed an abandoned warehouse in our Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. The Simple Way Community Center at 3200 Potter Street was destroyed as well as at least eight of our neighbors’ homes. Over 100 people were … Continue reading →