Avatarjdodragonflipped into Roman CatholicIn Philippines, brutal drug war prompts Catholic outcrycatholicnewsagency.com - Manila, Philippines, Jan 25, 2017 / 00:02 amCatholic leaders have spoken out against a drug war that has left thousands dead, and the Philippines' new president is not taking the criticism well. …
Avatarjdodragonflipped into HistoryCan an amateur craftsman, on the floor of his unheated home, duplicate a world-famous violin? That's the central question of the 'Strad Style' docverified_publisherLos Angeles TimesReporting from Park City, Utah — He started playing at age 2½ and had his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra when he was 10. So when film director Stefan Avalos says “I’ve never not known the violin,” he is not being hyperbolic. But even Avalos had never met anyone like Danny Houck, the …
Avatarjdodragonflipped into HistorySouth Korea Can Keep Buddhist Statue Stolen From Japan, Court Says (Published 2017)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Choe Sang-HunSEOUL, South Korea — A court ruled Thursday that a South Korean temple can have a Buddhist statue that was stolen from a Japanese temple in 2012, on the grounds that it had been taken from Korea centuries earlier by Japanese pirates. Japan called the ruling “regrettable” and urged the statue’s …
Avatarjdodragonflipped into PhilosophyBy age 6, girls are less likely than boys to think that they can be brilliant, study showsverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Amina KhanWhy do so few women end up in physics, mathematics and other fields traditionally associated with “brilliance”? Part of the answer may lie in what happens to girls by the time they’re out of kindergarten. A new study finds that 6-year-old girls are less likely than boys to think members of their own …
Avatarjdodragonflipped into Social Commentary'Doomsday Clock' Moves 30 Seconds Closer To Midnighthuffingtonpost.com - Matt FernerHumankind is now just 2 and a half minutes from doomsday. That’s the somber conclusion of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a group of scientists …
Avatarjdodragonflipped into Roman CatholicIs the New Star Really a Sign of a Messiah for Israel?The Daily Beast - Candida MossHumans across the world will get to see a star born in 2022, and one rabbi says it’s a sign from the Bible of a new military leader for Israel. In …
