At long last, there are finally a few lower-priced alternatives to cruising eBay for a used Nikon speedlight or forking over a few hundred bucks for a new flagship off-camera flash. Hit the jump for all the deets on the new LumoPro 120, the Yong Nuo YN460 and the Cactus KF36. __________ Totally In S...

In this final installment of this mini-series, we divert from the Book of Deuteronomy. "'Now therefore, heed their voice. However, you shall solemnly forewarn them, and show them the behavior of the king who will reign over them.' So Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who asked him ...

11 March 2009 I’m beginning to think that tax resistance may be the national sport of Argentina. Here’s yet another example, one that seems unrelated to the other two I’ve recounted in recent weeks: Tax revolt in San Luis towards the increase in municipal fees Neighbors in the town of Justo Da...

Don't look at spring statistics, Justin Verlander asks.OK, I promise not to look OH JEEZ. I looked. Verlander has allowed six earned runs, nine hits and nine walks over 9 1/3 innings for the Tigers in Grapefruit League play so far. Verlander walked four in two innings against the Yankees on Wednesda...

Staff at Corpus Christi State School, a home for mentally disabled people, were suspended for organizing a "fight club" involving the folks who lived there. The workers will likely be charged with abuse. From the Associated Press: Corpus Christi Police Captain Tim Wilson says the fight clubs were un...

This unusual egg emerged from a chicken kept at the home of Natalie Wiltshire of Willoughby, Northamptonshire, England. From Metro: 'It really is quite an extraordinary shape. All I need now is another nine pins and a round one for a bowling ball and we have the complete set,' she joked. "Chicken la...

It’s probably not surprising, given that I’ve never been there and don’t speak the language, but I’ll admit that I don’t get a lot about Japanese culture. Their game shows scare me, their video games and comics maybe even more so, and in general the Technicolor assault ...

Having successfully warmed up my movie-viewing muscles with a two-film day on Friday, I was ready to tackle the three movies I had scheduled on Sunday. I originally planned to see Living in Emergency, the documentary about Doctors Without Borders, but after hearing a number of people use the word "g...

Download | Play    Download | Play Yesterday on his Fox News show, Glenn Beck tried to tell us the noble tale of intrepid citizens who are now taking on the mantle of real journalism. Of course, for those of us in the blogosphere, this is something of an old story. But for Beck, appar...

This week, the buzz in the Catholic blogosphere is over certain actions being undertaken by the state legislature of Connecticut, as they relate to the administration of dioceses and parishes of the Catholic Church in that state. Not all the churches. Not some of the churches. Only the Catholic Chur...