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the frugalista

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on December 6th, 2011 | 12 responses
What could make a woman pass on a pedicure, refuse hair appointments, and choose at-home eating over dining out? For Natalie P. McNeal, the answer was $20,000 of debt. She became “The Frugalista” when she declared a... read more »

justice

Posted by marvin williams on November 28th, 2011 | 2 responses
Stephane Hessel, a 93-year-old philosopher, concentration camp survivor, and former member of the French Resistance, has written a booklet, Be Indignant. Since the publishing of the tract and its 11 printings, he has... read more »

autocorrect?

Posted by marvin williams on November 6th, 2011 | 7 responses
Ben Zimmer, linguist, lexicographer, and language columnist for The New York Times, recently wrote an article about how incorrect the autocorrect text feature on our smart phones can be. He told how Hannah had received a... read more »

fashion police

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on November 1st, 2011 | 10 responses
The southern Italian town of Castellammare has created its own version of the “fashion police.” The police force there is authorized to fine women who wear risqué clothing such as mini skirts, skimpy jeans, and... read more »

tale of two rich men

Posted by winn collier on October 21st, 2011 | 5 responses
Many of us are familiar with the story of Zacchaeus, the “wee little man” (as the Sunday school song goes) who climbed up a sycamore tree to see Jesus passing by. However, Luke sets Zacchaeus’ story in close context to... read more »

active faith

Posted by regina franklin on September 16th, 2011 | 5 responses
“Did you know that?!” When my student responded with disbelief at what he had learned in researching his social justice project, my heart leaped with excitement. Teaching in a private prep school, I look for ways to... read more »

among us

Posted by roxanne robbins on September 1st, 2011 | 7 responses
For 2 months in Uganda, I was without a car and had to travel by foot or by using public transportation. I squeezed into crowded matatus (minivan taxis) and weaved through traffic on the backs of boda bodas (motorcycle... read more »

is it worth it?

Posted by mike wittmer on July 26th, 2011 | 5 responses
Lou Gehrig may not have died from Lou Gehrig’s disease. The Hall of Fame pro baseball player is the namesake for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a debilitating neurological disease that slowly paralyzes its victims... read more »

having it all

Posted by jennifer benson schuldt on July 11th, 2011 | 10 responses
New York City is known as “the city that never sleeps,” and for a time Scott Harrison was partly to blame. As one of the top nightclub promoters on the planet, his nocturnal dealings brought him notoriety, success, and... read more »

it’s only money

Posted by mike wittmer on March 14th, 2011 | 9 responses
Grigori Perelman won the Millennium Prize from the Clay Mathematics Institute for solving a problem that had stumped mathematicians for a century. When told that the prize came with a $1 million award, Grigori, a reclusive... read more »
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