The impact of screen culture on the human brain merits the same public debate and funding for research as climate change, says one of the world’s most eminent neuroscientists.
As the online world continues to expand, Oxford University’s Baroness Professor Susan Greenfield has warned excessive screen culture may be changing the way our brains are wired….
Russell Simmons’ message for America in response to the controversy over the proposed Islamic community center near ground zero.
Glen E. Friedman photo from Boing Boing
One Eyed Rhyno’s new music video, The Bird, reacting to the Gulf oil spill
Another letter to my lovely representative, the close minded biggot, Pete Hoekstra
It greatly disturbs me that you would make a comment on the Eastern Michigan student’s expulsion over her christian beliefs without any type of reference to the situation under which she was expelled. I believe this is done on purpose as it is a lot easier to just say you oppose some activist judge’s decision over some poor girl who was discriminated against over her religious beliefs. You fail to mention the reason behind the expulsion being the fact that she was discriminating against gays in her would be role as a counselor. Any other professional would also face reprimand if they acted in such a way. What if doctors refused to treat people who were gay, black, white, jewish, atheist because it went against their religious beliefs? She was expelled because her actions do not coincide with what is expected of her in her role as a counselor. You are entitled to your opinions but I ask that you at least reference the facts of a story instead of making vague statements that make it sound like some crazy judge punished someone based on their religious beliefs.
PS: Your anti-gay stance is very disturbing too. In case you haven’t been paying attention - Michigan is in trouble and if you are running for Governor I strongly suggest that you do not alienate groups of people from coming to our state to start businesses, go to school, etc due to your anti-gay stance. Work on uniting us - not dividing.
The United States, locked in the kind of twilight disconnect that grips dying empires, is a country entranced by illusions. It spends its emotional and intellectual energy on the trivial and the absurd. It is captivated by the hollow stagecraft of celebrity culture as the walls crumble…
The back cover of the latest Adbusters magazine I got in the mail
A Mississippi school district has agreed to pay a recent high school graduate $35,000 in damages and adopt a policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, according to a statement released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union.
