On a day created to mark what has been a terrible scourge in the gay community, we were able to bring together two brilliant artists to exemplify why Humanists still have hope in the face of AIDS and homophobia. Watch footage of the extraordinary concert and conversation here. Continue reading
First a little refresher on the finer points of Festivus: Festivus was essentially created by the writers of the T.V. show, Seinfeld, who tag-lined it: “Festivus, the holiday for the rest of us.” The holiday revolves around three major activities: not decorating the bare aluminium Festivus Pole, feats of strength, and the airing of grievances. At this year’s HSS Festivus party, we decided to save the feats of strength for the end and to begin with the airing of grievances as we passed out cupcakes from Sweet. Continue reading
People will continue inventing and telling stories for as long as our species exists. Our challenge – our invitation – is to develop and practice ways of telling the vast human narrative, informed by reason and also keenly aware of the emotional character of the human animal. Paul LaClair introduces thisisourstory.net, an initiative to collect Human narratives. Continue reading
