I haven't tweeted much in the last few days because the level of upset on both sides is so damn draining to read. #icant #ihave2work— ProfB (@AntheaButler) April 07, 2013 Anthea Butler is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and author of “The Gospel According to Sarah: How Sarah Palin’s Tea… Read more »
On Tuesday afternoon, the 115 cardinals tasked with electing a new pope entered the Sistine Chapel in Rome, singing a Gregorian chant that asks the saints to help guide their voting for the successor to the recently-resigned Pope Benedict XVI. Each cardinal takes a vow of secrecy before placing their vote, written on a rectangular… Read more »
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich responded to comments by Fox News honcho Roger Ailes during an appearance on CNN’s Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. Gingrich told Blitzer that he thought the charges made by Ailes were unfair but that they “are fine.” In a new biography by Zev Chafets , Ailes calls Gingrich a “prick”… Read more »
After his controversial interview on ABC’s This Week yesterday, it appears that ex-NBA star-turned-wannabe-diplomat Dennis Rodman canceled a slew of other scheduled media appearances on other networks. The eccentric basketball player has been in the news because of his trip to North Korea, in which he ran a basketball camp and became “friends” with dictator… Read more »