Monthly Archives: October 2015

New Poe Toaster will be Show Star

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Mark Charney

As an acolyte of Edgar Allan Poe and someone without much to do in the evenings, I’ve spent the past nine years, on the anniversary of Poe’s birthday, January 19th, waiting outside of Westminster Hall, beside the author’s grave, for … Continue reading →

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Capturing Fall Color

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Mark Charney

We’ve arrived at the peak of fall, and much like mold allergies and runny noses, the tumbling leaves and colors of the season are everywhere: the purple maple, the copper oak, the golden-bronze beech. With low gas prices, nature lovers … Continue reading →

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Football Hegemony

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Mark Charney

As distractions go, sports provide a good one, perhaps preferable to Hollywood superhero movies, especially now that Hollywood seems to have run out of superheroes to make movies about. In the winter and spring, basketball and hockey provide a nice … Continue reading →

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When Miracles Don’t Matter

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Mark Charney

The Catholic Church has long struggled with its relationship with science. Is God a Clock Maker who sets everything in motion or is He a Tinkerer? Is He one who simply winds the clock and sits back on his cosmic … Continue reading →

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