by Tom Goodman
The 33 Funniest Signs on 'The Simpsons'
Sermon Illustration Alert: "If you’re trying to curb your skydiving habit, don’t look at God—he’s giving you the thumbs-up." The article has its moments of shallow snark (Dumbo and his feather: Really?). But the findings are no surprise to believers.
‘Calvin and Hobbes’: America’s Most Profound Comic Strip
The Dissolve: “Star Wars isn’t an attempt to escape from Vietnam, but an attempt to recontextualize it, with the United States slotted into the role of the Empire, and the Rebellion standing in for the NVA and the Viet Cong. By the time the film reached screens, this source of inspiration was so deep in the mix—buried beneath everything from Joseph Campbell to Bruno Bettelheim to The Wizard Of Oz—that it hardly counted as subtext anymore.”
I’ve had informal and formal talks about Christianity and Buddhism with my friend David Zuniga, a Buddhist priest. His disbelief in reincarnation is rare among the world’s Buddhists. The Dalai Lama certainly believes in it—and he rattled the Chinese government by suggesting he may not reincarnate upon his death. The NYT: “Party functionaries were incensed by the exiled Dalai Lama’s recent speculation that he might end his spiritual lineage and not reincarnate. That would confound the Chinese government’s plans to engineer a succession that would produce a putative 15th Dalai Lama who accepts China’s presence and policies in Tibet”
So, what happens when a whole town learns sign language to make a hearing-impaired resident feel more welcome:
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