Top 20 items of religious kitsch

I had a hoola hoop.. which I was very good at. I had a Po-Go stick, and I played with dolls and dishes... LOL. I remember them the most... Oh and the Christmas I got "Twister"! That was fun. I had a record player and I loved listening to my 45... Devami... ... more

I also posted this in vacation planning but think it goes better here.... We will be arriving the week after Thanksgiving and are thinking of having the portrait session done. What are yalls opinion on what resort to have it done? We were told we have the choice of : Animal Kingdom, Polynesian, Grand Floridian, Saratoga Springs, Wilderness Lodge and CBR. I think those were all of them. Since it will be Christmas I’m sure they will all be decked out making for even more beautiful back... more

Last week, I was talking to a friend and coworker who recently moved from another state, which he was trying to convince that he no longer lived in, since he had gotten called for jury duty. I remember thinking "wow, it’s been 10 years since I turned 18 and I’ve never had jury duty". So of course, when I check my mail yesterday, sandwiched between an ad for housepainting and the bill for my Chase Freedom Visa card is an enevelope from the Baltimore County Circuit Court. Since I do... more

From National Geographic: Alexander the Great Conquered City via Sunken Sandbar . Changing sea levels and shifting sands helped Alexander the Great conquer the ancient island city of Tyre in one of his most famous military victories, new research shows. In 332 B.C. the Greek military commander invaded the island just off the coast of modern-day Lebanon, then part of ancient Phoenicia. New geological findings and computer models show that the growth of agriculture on the island cause... more

From the Beeb: Record wreck ‘found off Cornwall’ A record haul of half a million silver and gold coins from a 17th Century shipwreck may have been found just 40 miles from Land’s End, an expert said. US treasure hunters said the coins, worth an estimated $500m (£253m), were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean. [continue] Share This ... more

From the Museum of London: Much ado about Something in Shoreditch: Shakespeare’s first theatre uncovered . In one of the most exciting finds of recent years, Museum of London archaeologists have unearthed the remains of what is believed to be one of London’s earliest playhouses, and Shakespeare’s first, in Shoreditch. A wonderful serendipity saw the discovery made during excavations on a site being prepared for the building of a new theatre, by the Tower Theatre Company. To quote... more

In Britain, the government line of ‘trust us, this is for your safety’ has been interrupted by — imagine! — a bit of bad news. From The Times: ‘Fakeproof’ e-passport is cloned in minutes . New microchipped passports designed to be foolproof against identity theft can be cloned and manipulated in minutes and accepted as genuine by the computer software recommended for use at international airports. Tests for The Times exposed security flaws in the microchips... more