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I would hope that as thousands of my fellow GLBTQ citizens celebrate this day for which they have so long worked, and so hard, that they not lose sight of the cost which has come with it.

The exaggerated indulgence in high-risk activities at the Winter Olympics offers more than a subtle glimpse into the deeper connections the Greeks perceived between sport and war. In the US we want greater speed, but fewer crashes; higher platforms, but we don’t want anyone to get hurt. We imagine ever-riskier surgical procedures, but we seem surprised and morally outraged if they fail.

Can a survivor of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy sue the Vatican for damages? The answer is complicated, but it’s looking better for survivors with every new court decision.

To all the breathless detractors of “flyover country,” think about the history of Iowa before expressing shock.

Something is missing from the world of instant communicating, microblogging, and social media: the body. There’s no face-to-face in Facebook, and no turning back. Are we becoming a network of phantoms?

Really, why try some proven methodology when one that gives you more of the results you want will do? The APA is so picky.

Carlton Pearson was a televangelist superstar, until he began preaching the gospel of inclusion and was ousted. But now this conservative Pentecostal preacher turned progressive religious radical has a new congregation.

A conversation with composer Nico Muhly.

The Pope sticks to a failing position as he heads to Africa. More then simply correct information we need to change attitudes toward the basic goodness of human sexual relations as part of preventing the spread of AIDS.

Or: It’s a great day for a Wii Wedding…