Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Speak with conviction

This is excellent. Every single person under age 25 should watch this video and hopefully be convicted.

And, if you are one of those individuals whose manner of speech he mocks, please take note, and stop. :)

http://www.wimp.com/speaktypography/

Monday, January 3, 2011

The Paradox of America’s Unborn

The conclusion to Ross Douthat’s latest NYT op-ed on the unborn in America:

No life is so desperately sought after, so hungrily desired, so carefully nurtured.

And yet no life is so legally unprotected, and so frequently destroyed.


(HT: JT)

Ten Most Significant Cultural Trends of the Last Decade

Andy Crouch: “Here are ten significant trends in North American culture that accelerated dramatically in the 2000s—almost always for better and for worse at the same time.”

  1. Connection
  2. Place
  3. Cities
  4. The End of the Majority
  5. Polarity
  6. The Self Shot
  7. Pornography
  8. Informality
  9. Liquidity
  10. Complexity

Read his analysis of each trend here.

HT: Trevin Wax