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Feb 18, 2011

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Citation Needed

It’s the mistakes, the slips in its institutional tone, that are the source of my deepest affections for Wikipedia. They remind me of what a human endeavour it all is, how even the barest, most technical of information, has a story behind it.

Feb 18, 2011

Week of February 13, 2011

At least one Comment staffer grew up this way. Key phrase: jack-wagon. We're result #37. Have you tried 3D searching? What Scientists Really Think. Following on his book review in Comment, Cardus' Milton Friesen spoke with the author of Science vs. Religion: What...

Library

Feb 11, 2011

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Library

Cardboard, paper mache, acrylic paint 2009The words viewer and reader are often used somewhat interchangeably in contemporary art theory. It is true that the reader and viewer both engage with culturally significant artifacts and digest them in a conceptual sense, but...

Feb 11, 2011

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Illuminating Civil Society

For anyone interested in the current debate over the relationship between state and civil society, Chaplin’s Herman Dooyeweerd: Christian Philosopher of State and Civil Society makes a significant contribution and deserves a wide readership.

Feb 11, 2011

Week of February 6, 2011

Will there ever be a US president who doesn't do God? // So much for Barack Obama the social liberal: it seems he, too, refers his decisions to the Almighty. Dave Barry does Barry Manilow. 'Nuff said. In advance of Jubilee, Comment editors are devouring everything...

Have I Lost My Way? (Minotaur)

Feb 4, 2011

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Have I Lost My Way? (Minotaur)

Graphite on frosted mylar with found object over map 30" x 42" 2010The Have I Lost My Way? series chronicles an honest review of my relationship with God. Each of the three works revolves around the myth of Daedalus. In these, the various characters from this tale...

Feb 4, 2011

On Dallas and Dillon

We’re not guaranteed any solution to the NFL’s real-life drama. But the scripted television series Friday Night Lights tends to resolve its challenges in good time.

Feb 4, 2011

Week of January 30, 2011

Worst bring your kid to work day ever: Indian Navy warship burns and sinks. What Comment ACTUALLY talks about... We can merrily claim to publish articles on this or that, but Wordles (visual snapshots of most-used words) will betray even our most confident...