The Broken University
Is the university system broken?
Do we care more about making money than mending minds?
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Black Friday Dawns into Cyber Monday
First we had Black Friday, and the death that ensued. That just wasn’t enough for retailers, though. They wanted another opportunity to get in some hype and so Shop.org invented the term “Cyber Monday” for the shopping on the Monday following Black Friday. Business Week emphatically states that all is not as it seems:
Don't Drink Bleach
A friend of mine, who also happens to be my learning partner in Jewish studies, pointed out what appeared to be an absurdity on a street sign one Friday evening as we were walking home from the local synagogue. There were a few signs on the street that said that parking was prohibited due to construction for a couple of weeks during certain hours of the day.
Violence as Commerce in the Urban Core
Based 
on our conversation yesterday in the comments thread for my Red in Tooth and Claw: The Language of Killing article, I am curious to know your thoughts on the following matter.
Do you believe violence — as framed in the context of yesterday’s article — creates or serves as commerce in the urban core?
Is the infliction of physical suffering a necessary city commodity from which secular humanism rises?
Or does violence only eat itself by gnawing and clawing away at its inborn behavior until red is all that’s left?
The Day After Valentine's Day
This year, for Valentine’s Day, I spent a lot of time napping. This is not unusual for me – napping during the holy Sabbath, that is. The Sabbath is, indeed, a day of rest for many. Religious Jews will tell you that for a Jew, it is meritorious even to take a catnap during the Sabbath. For six days, it is said, we toil and work to earn our sustenance. On the seventh day, we rest. This article, however, is not about the holy Sabbath (which in some circles is known as Shabbat, or Shabbos). It is, however, about Valentine’s Day – and the day after Valentine’s Day.
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