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A different Jesus

The prosperity gospel promises health, wealth and success this side of heaven. Its message is dangerous, but not just because it raises unrealistic expectations. Andrew Heard argues that the real…
PUBLISHED: Nov. 1, 2006
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3103 words)

The Superhero Delusion: How Superhero Movies created the Sad Perfect Badass Messiah, and what that says about America | EW.com

Imagine a world where everyone is a superhero. Would you like to live there? Do you think it would be better than our own world? Or would it be worse? This is an important question, because judging…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 6, 2013
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1215 words)

Facebook and Twitter: the art of unfriending or unfollowing people

'It's unnatural for us to drag all our past relationships into the future, as we do on Facebook.' Illustration: Kenneth Anderson for the Guardian In 1902, the caustic American satirist
PUBLISHED: Sept. 14, 2012
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2634 words)

I'm lonely. Is that so odd?

Marion McGilvary: 'Even grownup children need their parents, but not in the same room.' Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian I come home from work. The lamp on a timer that has welcomed me back…
PUBLISHED: July 21, 2012
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1958 words)
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