Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 6th, 2009
Why is Catholicism losing popularity? While researching my book I conducted several focus groups and found that the most common reasons were things like Communion rituals unfairly exclude coeliac disease sufferers lost faith in natural family planning after tenth pregnancy tired of being solicited for contributions every papal election season can’t believe in a god [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 7th, 2009
Has it really been 40 years since Woodstock? It seems like barely a decade ago that Limp Bizkit exhorted hippies to “Break Stuff,” the Chili Peppers encouraged their fans to set things on “Fire,” and Kid Rock convinced the audience that they should “Turn on, tune in, and Bawitdaba out.” But, historians argue, it has [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31st, 2009
You’re probably familar with Alberto Cutié. Also known as “Father Oprah” (probably on account of his constant struggles with his weight, his habit of giving free Pontiacs to parishioners, and his millionaire-making endorsements of lousy books), he got caught by Cuban spies a few weeks ago cavorting on the beach with his girlfriend, a divorcée. [...]
