Because here’s something else that’s weird but true: in the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshiping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. […] Worship power, you will end…
Marvel’s Muslim Superhero Ms. Marvel The cultural realm of the American Muslims will soon display another shade in its spectrum. Earlier, we saw the appearances of Simon Baz*–who is dubbed as the first Muslim Arab-American superhero–as the latest Green Lantern in the 2012 series and the Afghani Soraya…
Ada satu setengah minggu di tengah musim gugur ketika warna alam luar biasa elok dan intensif, yaitu satu setengah minggu terakhir bulan Oktober. Biasanya, pada masa ini hujan turun beberapa kali, daun mulai menguning, angin mulai menghembus dingin dan suhu turun menukik. Selama satu setengah minggu itu, daun…
Finger Back – Vampire Weekend in Rap Genius I was brainstorming prior to writing a paper on pre-Islamic Arabic poets, especially the sa’alik poets, those who left their tribes to live a free, liberated, punk-ish, thoreau-ish life. My mistake was, I had decided earlier to play Vampire Weekend’s…
For sure, it was a wonderful day today. It started out as a very cold, cloudy day, with the lowest temperature reaching 35 degrees Fahrenheit, and a bit drizzly. In the afternoon, however, everything turned great as I visited an unusual event in the city of Bentonville, AR.…
Kebocoran oli adalah hal yang wajar dalam kehidupan bermobil. Nyaris semua mobil tua mengalami kebocoran oli. Hanya mobil-mobil tua luar biasa saja yang tidak. Mater, tokoh utama dalam film animasi Cars dan Cars II produksi Pixar-Disney adalah satu di antara sekian pribadi tua adiluhung yang tidak bocor oli. Sebagai hiburan, saya akan kutipkan di…
Those who have had the chance to study linguistics must remember images of “points of articulation” such as this one–which I’ve borrowed from Ambernowak. However, I’m wondering how many of you know that charts like this one actually came from real scientific experiments which involved dozens of X-rays…
One of the greatest things Firefox has ever done is provide us with the opportunity to install an add-on called Net Video Hunter. I found out about this add-on when I was looking for a software that could help me download educational youtube videos. I was thinking about…
It’s September 11 today. For a very obvious reason, this date has now only referred to the Twin Towers Incident in 2001 or more commonly known as the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks. This historical event has eclipsed many other historical events that took place in September 11, such as…
Awal musim panas ini, nasib baik membawa saya ke kota Memphis di negara bagian Tennessee. Saya mengantarkan guru-guru bahasa Inggris dari 22 negara yang didatangkan ke Amerika sebagai bagian dari pelatihan mereka karena keterlibatan mereka dalam program jangka panjang yang didanai Kementrian Luar Negeri Amerika Serikat. Karena sifat…
