If you are worried about the Cylons or just the little green men from Mars, you would do well to arm yourself now! “Lockwasher” at Flickr is ready to supply you with all the “intergalactic self-defense mechanisms” (rayguns) that you might need.
The following is cross-posted from my engage.shc site. For those who don’t know, in addition to posting witty blog entries about biblical studies, Apple gadgets, and religious humor, I am also the Dean of the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State. So, without further ado… I read a number of […]
And who needs to be mocked more than televangelists? Thank you Tyler for this gem!Does Jesus Make You Laugh? This video is worth watching. WPvideo 1.10 It appears that there is a documentary (mockumentary?) in production that takes on Christian excesses in the USA. Looks like a no-brainer!(HT John McLaughlin) […]
This is very cool for those of us who are Apple fans. I have owned (note, I did not say “bought” 😉 most of my machines have been courtesy of my parents or my employers) 26 (!) of these items (not including monitors or mice). Granted, that does include two […]
The Expanded Epilogue from Rowling herself is available here. Spoiler alert! Don’t read it if you have not finished the book. If you found the epilogue of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” rather vague, then J.K. Rowling achieved her goal. The author was shooting for “nebulous,” something “poetic.” She […]
This really is disturbing. A history changing event is about to occur. Soon over 2.1 billion Christians worldwide will be able to have private, verbal conversations with virtual Jesus from any phone, anytime, anywhere on a daily basis. TalkToJesus uses advanced speech and AI technology to help millions connect with […]
Below is an edited transcript of a chat I had this afternoon. I have an IM account (drcbrady) for chatting with students so it is not rare that I get messages popping up from folks I do not recognize. There are moments when how I decide to reply is very […]
I don’t think it is too early to begin thinking about this fall’s SBL, do you? I will be there for the duration and I have SBL’s permission, assuming the permission of our speakers, to record the papers in our Aramaic Studies session for podcasting purposes. But what do you […]
I have been delinquent in keeping up with these reports while trying to get back on top of work here in the office. Fortunately Jim is always on top of everything! (I meant nothing untoward by that! Get your head out of the gutter Chris Tilling.) Another Report From the […]
Cross-posted from my SHC blog: I have just uploaded a podcast recorded in mid-April with Karen Swensen, Scholar class of 1991, and former WWL-TV anchor. Karen lived in New Orleans from 1992 until early 2006 and she remained in NOLA during Katrina, as did her husband, a homicide detective with […]