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The Far-Right's Patriotism Problem
"Jonah Goldberg continues to demonstrate how the right-wing is manipulating public discourse in order to confuse and conflate patriotism with rabid nationalism. Make no mistake, this is a coordinated effort to... Law Makes Noose Display a Felony
The new New York governor David Patterson has signed legislation to make displaying a noose, a symbol of the lynching of African Americans common during the reconstruction era, illegal in New York state."Gov. David... Marked & Massacred: The Rise of Gay Culture & Symbolism
"Pre-Nazi Germany of the 1920's saw the modern world's first gay rights movement and the mergence of a visible lesbian and gay culture. "Unbeknown to many are the thousands of homosexual males marked and massacred... Corsets - the Many Benefits of Wearing a Corset
"For some women when the thought of slipping on a Corset comes to mind, one can only think of lying down on the bed trying to squeeze into an uncomfortable garment that is two sizes too small, or maybe having to have someone else lace or snap up the back of the piece so that... Vote Fails to Save Historic Berlin Airport
Berlin's Tempelhof Airport, which has been on death row for awhile now, has run out of appeals. Despite its historic attributes, the airport will be bulldozed to make way for Berlin's first intercontinental airport.... Brigitte Bardot Has A Hate On For Muslims
Ahh...the sadness. Yet another Hollywood Icon destroyed by racism and ethnocentricity. Maybe Mel and Brigitte should talk...perhaps they can find a good Jewish psychologist."French former film star... The Olympic torch's shadowy past
" The Olympic torch's shadowy past By Chris Bowlby ...Johnson & Johnson Sues Red Cross Over Symbol
The red cross symbol is an icon of relief from disaster. For months, it has also been the subject of a festering disagreement between major American institutions: the health care company Johnson & Johnson and...Bald Eagle to Be Taken Off Endangered List
Efforts to restore the Bald Eagle population have finally resulted in the removal of the iconic bird from the endangered species list. However, removal from the list does not mean that the bird is now free game;...Dow closes at 12,802 -New record high
Early this morning WSJ [The Wall Street Journal] reported that J.P Morgan Chase posted a 55% surge in first-quarter net income -to $4.79 billion. The company is also increasing its quarterly dividend to 12% (first increase in six years: www.wsj.com).Looking past the price of...The Two-Faced Pig
"It's a two-faced, four-eyed pig Thursday, January 18, 2007 Two-faced pig The recent barrage of two-faced (or otherwise unusually shaped) animals just won't stop coming. Hot on the heels of the two-faced cow and the six-legged cow comes a new entrant in the...RFID Applications Come Into Focus With EPC Standards Overlay :: Symblogogy
Radio frequency identification is a pretty nifty technology. Take an antennae and some memory, power it up (active) or have it be able to be useful when activated with radio waves (passive) and one has a way to have...Movie Tickets For The 21st Century "Mobility" World :: Symblogogy
There was a time one had to go to the theater and stand in line to buy a ticket to see a movie.Then along came the era where virtually every home had a computer where one would log-on, buy a ticket, go to theater and...A Descendant of Jesus Found in Japan?
A Japanese legend claims that Jesus escaped Jerusalem and made his way to Aomori in Japan where he became a rice farmer. Christians say the story is nonsense. However, a monument there known as the Grave of Christ...The Democrats' New Populism - The best symbol of how the party hopes ... (Time)
"The Democrats' New Populism — The best symbol of how the party hopes to take back the Senate this year may be Montana candidate Jon Tester's flattop — When Jon Tester was 9 years old, he lost the middle three fingers of his left hand in a...
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