Are We Born Believing In God?

“In conversation with Muslims and Hindus I have been told that children come into the world already knowing God. This theme that children have special access to the divine appears in various traditions, but independent of theological claims, do we have reason to believe that we are born believers in God?”

Philanthropist Proposes Plan To Take Over, Revamp Corcoran Gallery

“In broad strokes, [Wayne] Reynolds … would expand the Corcoran College of Art and Design, adding a stronger focus on technology and new media, along with the traditional arts disciplines. He would de-emphasize the gallery, arguing that it can’t compete with the free, federally funded galleries in town. Most controversially, he proposes selling hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art that rarely, if ever, gets displayed” and use the proceeds to establish an endowment.

What Ails The Romantic Comedy

“Stop saying “chick flick” like it’s “pile of rotten meat,” and stop saying “chick lit” and “chick book” and “chick movie” and anything else that suggests that love stories are less than war stories, or that stories that end with kissing are inherently inferior to stories that end with people getting shot.”