Robert Bloch Quote – The Man Who Can Smile
“The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on.” – Robert Bloch
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Chernobyl Still Taking Its Toll
A quarter-century has passed since the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant unleashed a radioactive cloud across the northern hemisphere. A new study estimates that 27,000 people have died worldwide as a result of the worst nuclear accident in history, in large part from cancers stemming from the release.
Read moreCardinal Francis George Quote – Rebuild Civilization
“It is likely that I will die in my bed. My successor will die in prison. His successor will die executed in the public square. His successor will pick up the shards of a ruined society and slowly help rebuild civilization, as the church has done so often in human history.” – Cardinal Francis George
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Cartoon – Future Archaeologists
Marshall McLuhan Quote – The Price of Eternal Vigilance
“The price of eternal vigilance is indifference.” – Marshall McLuhan
Read moreBuddhist temple bombed
Bodh Gaya, India Bombs ripped through one of the world’s holiest Buddhist sites this week in an apparent act of revenge for Buddhist attacks on Muslims in neighboring Myanmar. Nine bomb blasts damaged parts of the Bodh Gaya temple complex, home to the Bodhi Tree, on the site where Buddha is said to have achieved enlightenment. The tree was not […]
Read moreCartoon – Shear Stupidity
James Baldwin Quote – A Man Is Not A Man
“A man is not a man until he’s able and willing to accept his own vision of the world, no matter how radically this vision departs from that of others.” – James Baldwin
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