Crossposted from Dennie's Blog

Everyone is a Hero, merely by the fact of having been born. The hero’s shape, however,  is largely up to each ordinary individual when found under extraordinary conditions. In contrast is the idea of a role model—imitating another’s behavior. The media offers an opportunity to expand our notions, or by the same token, to firm up our preconceptions.

cross posted from Dennie's Blog

So rang out a headline on the front page of the New York Times, followed by a full page story. What was talk? And why didn't it pay? As it unfolded, the exposé concerned the shift from what we once knew as psychotherapy—"talking therapy"—to medications. 

So now we know the culprits of the holiday blizzard: weatherman Pat Robertson, with his direct cellphone line to God, revealed that it was his punishment to Americans who were planning to attend some gay event! The Eastern flight snarl, furthermore, would prevent them from attending until it was over. And straights, get this: "I think God probably wonders, if these people are really straight, then what are they doing in New York?"