Tweet Pi Patel: So which story do you prefer? Writer: The one with the tiger. That’s the better story. Pi Patel: Thank you. And so it goes with God. - The Life of Pi Of course I preferred presents to boiled eggs. Who wouldn’t? But still: Easter was better, no question. Maybe...

Tweet by Wayne Self The tragic nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Brazil this weekend is one in a long, painful history of such incidents. As of this writing, 233 are known to have lost their lives, and it will certainly be remembered as one of the deadliest nightclub fires...

Tweet by Wayne Self Among the many inspiring, tear-inducing, beautiful speeches and photos memorializing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, one is apt to find this video: Martin Luther King, like all of us, is a product of his time. His language in this video is what it is,...

Tweet by Wayne Self Merry Christmas!* *Wait, let me explain! I’ve just finished a long journey with the man to whom I am betrothed but not married. We travelled over barren rock and desert from the foreign, heathen land of California to his provincial, ancestral homeland. We’re staying with...

Tweet by Wayne Self They say children play out their anxieties. For example, psychologists tell us not to be surprised to see children exposed to the violence in Newtown playing out the scenario. Re-enacting it. Maybe certain pop culture phenomena are our adult way of doing the same. It...