In his TJP debut, ESPN coverage of a sex scandal gets Jeff Sullivan thinking about celibacy — and if that’s not a train of thought that gets you writing for TJP, we don’t know what is.
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The Robots Are Coming … To Grade
Even though he can’t outsource his grading to robots (yet), Matt Dunch still found time during finals to write a post about it.
Spolier Alert: Hunger Games Actually Happy
President Snow had good reason to worry about the girl on fire. Perry Petrich explores that pesky tendency of hope to light up the whole world.
Good Friday, Even on the Web
If you’re stuck behind a screen instead of in church today, TJP brings a little of Good Friday on the web to you.
A Careful Look at “Nothing”
When is “nothing” really something? Often enough, Tim O’Brien explains, when what we’re looking for doesn’t look the way we expect it to.
On Falling in Love
Perry Petrich (with an assist from John Steinbeck) is feeling the love.
My Week(s) with Miley
What’s on Tim O’Brien’s iPod? You might be surprised.
Speaking of Heaven
Despite Ponce de Leon’s best efforts, heaven can’t be mapped. Nor can it really be spoken about as the doughnut shop in the sky. What are we to do then? Our man Tony Lusvardi says that we can still let ourselves be surprised by God.
“Thou shalt not have other banks before me…”
It may be easy to avoid golden calves these days — but Matthew Dunch points out there are more subtle idols worth worrying about.
Remember You Are Dust
On the famed Red Carpet we saw celebrities wearing Versace, Armani, Gucci and… Kim Jong-il?!?