And this year, it’s not even Hallowe’en first!
Spark: It Seems Like the War on the War on Christmas Starts Earlier Every Year
October 23rd, 2008 · by xJane · 2 Comments
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If you could be anything you wanted…
October 23rd, 2008 · by xJane · 3 Comments
One of the more popular genre of games right about now is a cross between full RPG and general story game. The most highly anticipated was Fable, where you start out as a young boy and grow into a hero…or a villain. And this was the major selling point: a slightly more sophisticated Choose Your [...]
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Spark: Does Religion Empower Women?
October 23rd, 2008 · by xJane · 33 Comments
WaPo’s On Faith asks its panelists Does religion empower women? This is one of the few On Faiths that I’ll probably read each response to. I’m looking forward to the Christian/Catholic answer, which I’ve found generally centers around “having kids is empowering!!1!” There is some wonderful evidence for non-child-based empowerment which I’ve yet to hear [...]
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Spark: Presidential Politics as D&D Campaign.
October 23rd, 2008 · by John · 1 Comment
OK folks, taking a little break from religion and politics to share some Internets humor. Alright, not entirely an escape from politics…but this is effing hilarious. Excerpts: HILARY: WTF you guys. Why am I playing the cleric? MCCAIN: Hilary, we’ve been over this. HILARY: No, dude. I am so sick of being the girlfriend healer. [...]
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