STEPH DEROSA: CRAP. CANCELED >>> Editor's note: Steph DeRosa hung out with the dancers from Burn the Floor for a feature story in the Weekly Volcano. Sadly, the show has been canceled for unknown reasons. We have left messages with the touring company and will pass on the reason once we...

ABC aired an incredibly insulting and condescending hidden camera news special on Tuesday that purported to probe the hidden racism of Americans. It also featured actors hired by the network to go to France and portray "ugly Americans," complete with a "Bush '08" t-shirt that was...

Third day of Jason's visit to NYC. In terms of experience, this was the best day!  What did we do? Hold on tight because there are a lot of photos, and I know you all like those!   :-) Chris suggested that I sleep "under the stars" which was what Vera did when she stayed with him.  That is, on th...

Istanbul was Europe's fastest growing city-break destination in 2008, according to the Turkish tourist board, witnessing an 18% increase in British visitors alone. It's not hard to see why. From one district to the next, you can experience centuries of European and Asiatic diversity, from from bouti...

The following essay is an effort to remind Catholic phenomenologists of the broad eschatological horizon of St Paul, which we are encouraged to rediscover during this Pauline Year. The topic is to be aired in a forthcoming volume edited by John Manoussakis and Neal DeRoo on Phenomenology and Eschato...

1610 Galileo Galilei records the discovery the four largest moons of Jupiter, which will be named Callisto, Europa, Io, and Ganymede. These four moons will be collectively named the Galilean moons in his honor. 1714 British engineer Henry Mill is granted the world’s first patent for a typewrit...

Tuan Jim sends an string of important news articles about the gas pipeline crisis caused by the deadlock between Russia and Ukraine. He notes that the affected countries are dusting off alternative sources of energy — fuel oil and nuclear reactors — for electricity generation. Thanks to AA, Abu ...

Several blogs, including Apple of Doubt, ChickenGirl, The Athiest Blogger, and The Radula have posted this test. The claim is that if you have seen over 85 of these 219 movies you have no life. They invite others to post the list on their blogs and mark which they have seen. As with most stupid inte...

There was a lot of talk this year about whether or not The Dark Knight could overtake Titanic atop the list of highest grossing film of all-time. As a result, the topic of the “Kate and Leo” reunion in Revolutionary Road was not too far beneath that conversation (if you’re in my gr...

The late Mr. Blackwell could have gotten a job as a political reporter for McClatchy newspapers. Should you doubt this assessment, then check out this McClatchy newspapers report about Barack Obama written by  Halimah Abdullah which was described by McClatchy Watch as sounding like a cross between ...