http://www.thirdeyemag.com Using Creativity to Build Better Communities Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:03:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/essays/our-son-the-soldier/ http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/essays/our-son-the-soldier/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:32:37 +0000 Gregory Roll http://www.thirdeyemag.com/?p=274 A miserable March day, overcast and cold, rain spit on our faces. Parents, spouses, and children all locked in the same nightmare, a bad dream, an insanity sending men and women off to war but somehow we agreed to let this thing happen. Behind our kids, behind our soldiers standing at attention, there is a graveyard. I am not amused by the irony; I am a part of it. This was the first day of what would be a God-awful fifteen months. On Mother’s Day, two months later, our son the soldier and his National Guard unit deployed to Iraq. ]]> http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/essays/our-son-the-soldier/feed/ 0 http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/essays/you-are-in-my-breeding-territory/ http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/essays/you-are-in-my-breeding-territory/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:13:03 +0000 Robert Jones http://www.thirdeyemag.com/?p=244 Electronic communication networks now construct much of our understanding of reality. The distinct categories of identity that develop in these digital realms along with the interface between the body and these electric fantasies create new possibilities for what some call “computer cross-dressing.” Just as “real world” drag queens disrupt gender categories that were previously considered static, computer cross-dressers deconstruct, explore, and reconstruct new identities. Communities of computer cross-dressers destabilize identity categories so that they are constantly in transit, bearing no stable ontological relationship between what is on the World Wide Web and who is behind the computer. ]]> http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/essays/you-are-in-my-breeding-territory/feed/ 0 http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/current-events/the-poison-of-the-democratic-party/ http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/current-events/the-poison-of-the-democratic-party/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:54:05 +0000 David Siwik http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/current-events/the-poison-of-the-democratic-party/ This current election is something else. The race between Obama and Hillary is a reminder of the absolute poison that the Clintons brought to the Democratic Party, and what a duplicitous and self-serving couple of thoroughly narcissistic people Bill and Hillary have always been. Bill Clinton, in campaigning for his wife, has degraded the institution of the Former Presidency down to the lowest common denominator. Case in point: His reference to Obama’s “fairytale” run for the White House and utilization of the race card – confirming what a classless individual ole’ Slick Willie really is. The Clintons are a marriage (and a mirage) of a desultory individual from Arkansas and a conniving lawyer from suburban Chicago. [...]]]> http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/current-events/the-poison-of-the-democratic-party/feed/ 5 http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/confronting-creationism/ http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/confronting-creationism/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:15:32 +0000 Jason Glover http://www.thirdeyemag.com/wordpress/2007/10/13/confronting-creationism/ Religious fundamentalists who still espouse belief in a geocentric Universe are now met with ridicule and scorn; not due to discrimination but a lack of evidence for their cause. Unfortunately, the same can not be said about the 40-50% of Americans who, despite a near unanimous consensus among scientists, refuse to accept the theory of evolution. Ever since Darwin published The Origin of the Species in 1859, the idea of common descent has been hard for many religious individuals to swallow. The refusal to accept anything as truth that contradicts the Biblical account of creation has resulted in a massive war of misinformation waged by anti-evolutionists in our courts, schools, and places of worship.[…]]]> http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/confronting-creationism/feed/ 1 http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/philosophy/the-meaning-of-life/ http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/philosophy/the-meaning-of-life/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:18:55 +0000 Les Beldo http://www.thirdeyemag.com/wordpress/2007/09/03/the-meaning-of-life/ Why are we here? What is our purpose? Mustn’t there be a point to this vast, remarkably complex drama being played out on this relatively tiny little speck in the cosmos? In short, what is the meaning of life? By definition, there cannot be a more important question. Surprising, then, how little attention it receives. Most academics will scoff at attempts to approach the issue in a scholarly context. [...]]]> http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/philosophy/the-meaning-of-life/feed/ 0 http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/features/faith-and-reason/ http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/features/faith-and-reason/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:24:58 +0000 Paul Bickler http://www.thirdeyemag.com/wordpress/2007/09/03/faith-and-reason/ Whether it’s jazz, hip-hop, or rock, music is often born of the two headed beast of religion and politics. While in the hands of the much-maligned Bush Administration, the country has seen an explosion of politically fueled records. And given the influence of religion on today’s divided political landscape, it’s no surprise that many musicians have also been grappling with notions about God. With over two decades in one of music’s most influential punk bands, Bad Religion frontman Greg Graffin has been one of the most outspoken voices on religion in society. Holding a master’s in geology from UCLA and a Ph.D. from Cornell University, Graffin will soon pack up the road gear from this year’s Warped Tour and head to UCLA where he teaches life science courses. [...]]]> http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/features/faith-and-reason/feed/ 0 http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/jesus-is-coming-tomorrow/ http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/jesus-is-coming-tomorrow/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:08:21 +0000 Garret Ellison http://www.thirdeyemag.com/wordpress/2007/09/03/jesus-is-coming-tomorrow/ A 2006 survey for the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. They found 79 percent of American Christians believe in the second coming, and 20 percent believe it will happen in their lifetime. Yikes! A quick overview of the power of doomsday mythology.]]> http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/jesus-is-coming-tomorrow/feed/ 5 http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/essays/war_is_entertainment/ http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/essays/war_is_entertainment/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:33:16 +0000 Jason Glover http://www.thirdeyemag.com/wordpress/2007/07/04/war_is_entertainment/ When George W. Bush hitched a ride on a Navy S-3B Viking and landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln to declare an end to major combat operations in Iraq, there was more at work than just slick PR. Bush, who was visibly thrilled by the experience, enabled the American public to vicariously share in the excitement of an aircraft carrier landing. All around the country, viewing audiences reveled in his machismo display of technology. […]]]> http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/essays/war_is_entertainment/feed/ 0 http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/an-objective-report/ http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/an-objective-report/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:03:04 +0000 Les Beldo http://www.thirdeyemag.com/wordpress/2007/07/04/an-objective-report/ Three primates died today while traveling in a motorized vehicle in an arid region between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. Although we can state nothing with absolute certainty, the three “humans” — basically hairless, cognitively advanced monkeys with a striking genetic similarity to the common chimpanzee — were most likely killed by some sort of explosive device as it incinerated the vehicle beneath them. Over six thousand miles away, another primate of the same species claimed that those killed were members of a group he called “The United States Army.” Upon further investigation, membership in this “army” is marked chiefly by clothing, as well as by certain behavioral traits. The exact purpose of the army’s presence in the region, called “Iraq” by some, is under fierce debate.]]> http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/an-objective-report/feed/ 0 http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/current-events/god-bless-you-mr-vonnegut/ http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/current-events/god-bless-you-mr-vonnegut/#comments Fri, 04 May 2007 05:23:52 +0000 Jason Glover http://www.thirdeyemag.com/wordpress/2007/05/03/god-bless-you-mr-vonnegut/ A brief R.I.P. in memory of Kurt Vonnegut Jr. -- a big influence on many Thirdeye staffers. ]]> http://www.thirdeyemag.com/nonfiction/current-events/god-bless-you-mr-vonnegut/feed/ 0