This comic by Kate Beaton perfectly captures the resignation I often feel towards work, simplicity/consumerism, and ascetic spirituality.  Following the link gets you to a long page of unlinked comics–find in page for “Hiked to Italy” for the complete comic.

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I’m sorry for all the sparks recently, but I couldn’t resist this one. Enjoy!

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It’s been a stressful week.  It’s time to watch an eccentric, alcoholic playboy kick terrorist ass in a high tech suit made of pure CGI.  What could top this?  Play some Black Sabbath in the background. Anyone in the OC area care to join me this weekend? [wp_youtube]6Hx6TEqrzHU[/wp_youtube]

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Because they compact revelations into a glance.  This one’s called “How it Works”: This comic is more eloquent than any treatise I can write on the power of stereotypes (and of sexism in particular). I’m thinking of how many times someone’s annoyed me with their going 45mph down the 405.  As I pass them, I [...]

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Can you name Superman’s religious affiliation?  How about Hellboy’s?  Is anyone surprised to learn that Lex Luthor is portrayed, at least in one of his many incarnations, as a “Nietzschean atheist?” Adherents.com has an alternately comprehensive/tenuous listing of super heroes, sidekicks and villains and their religions.  If, like me, you’re into comics and religion (get [...]

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