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Super Poems: Other Comic Books Inspired by Verse

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 10.13.2009 | Comedy


Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

In a plot line inspired by Robert Frost's poem "Road Not Taken," fictional character Archie Andrews has already proposed to Veronica and will propose to Betty next month. I wonder what it would be like if other comics were inspired by poems...

Travel as Therapy, Pt 2: 10 Ways to Heal the Soul & Expand the Mind

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living


Dr. Alex Benzer

Your brain is supremely skilled at filtering out the familiar and telling you only about what matters - namely, change. Travel bypasses that filter and awakens your senses by confronting you with the unfamiliar.

Do Atheists Borrow Religion's Morality?

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 08.18.2009 | Living


Frank Schaeffer

If you deprive people of the solace of a moral system of meaningful connection with something bigger than themselves, you aren't just stripping away window dressing, but demolishing the supporting structure of a happy life

Teachers Can't Vouch for McCain's "Voucher Plan"

Cheryl Lubin | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


Cheryl Lubin

As a high school teacher who dips into my own wallet to buy paper and pencils for students in the second largest school district in the land, I recognize the dangers of a pro-voucher McCain administration. Vouchers are not, as Obama so succinctly put it, the panacea for failing schools.