And just like that, above the din of a sonic boom heard the free world over, the self-built media icon with the bizarre first name is gone. Oprah, released to the graveyard of cancelled and closed-up television programs, a desolate place where George Costanza knocks elbows with Hawkeye Pierce, aired her final show this week. In strong contrast to the vast celebrity love-ins that characterized the last couple...
A scientist approaches God and says, “Listen, we’ve decided we no longer need you. Nowadays, we can clone people, transplant hearts and do all kinds of things that were once considered miraculous.” God hears the guy out before replying. “All right,” he says. “To see whether or not you still need me, why don’t we have a man-making contest?” “I’m in,” says the scientist. “Now, we’re going to do this just...
Humanism. It’s a term that’s as much bandied about as it is misunderstood. That’s a pity, considering the value of its tenets, often lost in the tangle of a landscape littered with the products of frenzied religious segmentation. Let’s fix that with a quick primer on this ancient philosophy. Herewith, 10 essentials you need to know about humanism. “Humanism” refers to the cultural movement that took place in...
Why get dressed in the morning? Why, in fact, bother to get up. After all, with cyberspace, we are within access to anyone and everyone in virtual milliseconds. We can receive love, spread love…be anyone we want. In fact, we can just hole ourselves up, unshaven un-bathed and naked only end up smelling like roses in cyberspace. We are like narly little trolls, hidden under the roots of tress…punching away and seeing...
There are currently some 4,635 people over the age of 100 in this country—and the old folks’ numbers are on the climb. By 2031, the Canadian centenarian count is expected to have jumped to 14,000. From enhanced public social systems to soaring progress in medical research to a lifelong taste for crossword puzzles, the explanations for these long-lived souls are as numerous as they are mysterious. Certainly you...