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Hail, the great chocolate bunny!Image © Getty Images A couple of years ago, I saw all the Easter candy in the store a while back, and thought that there had to be a way to incorporate all that sugary goodness into a ritual. Thus was born the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Chocolate Rabbit, which [...]

Is the evemagelical hold on themilitary increasing?Image © Getty Images Thanks to Lesley for sending me this article from AOL News, which looks at the increasing number of incidents pushing what some see as a Christian agenda in the United States military. Taken individually, these events might seem like No Big Deal, but when you [...]

The science of Harry Potter comesto the University of AlabamaImage © Getty Images This is a fun little bit of academia blending in with pop culture. The University of Alabama’s Museum of Health Sciences is hosting a traveling exhibit which showcases some of the science that served as J.K. Rowling’s inspiration in the Harry Potter [...]

Janus represents new beginningsImage © Getty Images In Roman mythology, Janus is known as the god of doors, gates and new beginnings. What better time to honor him than in January, the month named in his honor? Janus is also a god with two faces, which allowed him to see into both the past and [...]

Make salt dough ornaments for your tree.Image © Getty Images The Yule season is upon us and in my family, one of the projects my younger kids really enjoy is making ornaments. My tree will never be nominated as one of those magazine-style holiday trees, where bows are placed equal distances from one another, all [...]