4+ hour, 26+ min ago  (271+ words) Life is not a bed of roses, but eutrapelia helps us to stop and smell the ones along the way. We won't make it very far if we don't learn to enjoy them....

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (421+ words) In the literary world, postmodernism was a movement defined by cynicism, absurdism, satire, and irony. At some point, it stopped being a tool with which to diagnose the culture and became the personality of our culture. It crept into our…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (428+ words) March is National Reading Month. Inspired by the March 2 birthday of Theodor Geisel, a. k. a. Dr. Seuss, the event is aimed at children, families, and communities, with a heavy emphasis on the younger crowd. Given the decline in reading and the increasing…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (970+ words) For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. Psalm 91: 11 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? Hebrews 1: 14 The best movies tend to watch you the more…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (200+ words) 1819 News is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Alabama Policy Institute, which has been one of the strongest voices in the state, promoting and preserving Alabama Values for 33 years. Oversight for 1819 News is provided by a separate not-for-profit board of…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (438+ words) Freakier Friday" feels like old Disney." As a sequel to a film from that age, Freakier Friday" naturally is a high-concept comedy " a movie based on a funny what if?" scenario. Instead of two people switching places, though, we get…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (315+ words) Bruce Ayers, the owner of the Stardome comedy club in Hoover, says that while "there wasn't any explicit calls for violence," he is confident he "did the right thing for the club, for the customers, for everybody," when he canceled…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (238+ words) The Stardome Comedy Club in Hoover put out a statement on Wednesday explaining its reasoning for canceling actor and comedian Michael Rapaport's performance the previous night over threats. Rapaport, a staunch defender of Israel, wrote on social media, "It was…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (221+ words) Award-winning actor, comedian, director and podcaster Michael Rapaport recently announced that his Hoover performance on Tuesday night was canceled due to threats. "It was shut down because of protests and threats over my support for Israel and for speaking up…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (426+ words) Several years ago, a friend and I were bluntly told that we "laughed like unsocialized homeschoolers." Perhaps there was something more insulting lurking beneath the surface of that comment, but I'll choose to put a positive spin on it and…...