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• Full moon rises over London

  Tue Feb 7, 2012
  • Hi SBPhrog, Yeah, I put the lyric in the post. It felt right.

• The Week in Pictures: Jan. 12 - 19

  Thu Jan 19, 2012
  • SBPhrog, Thank you for letting me know that you're experiencing a problem. Can you give me a little more detail about your inability to vote? Can you not load the vote page, or does the page just not allow you to vote?

• MLK's historic Ebenezer Baptist Church celebrates sanctuary restoration

  Fri Apr 15, 2011
  • Spike, thank you for pointing out the error. I have correct it in the post.

• Panoramic image of the destruction in Kesennuma, Japan

  Mon Mar 21, 2011
  • I heard back from the producer in Japan. He says, “I have confirmed with the phorographer that the image in the photo is not a human head. The following are the reasons:

• Panoramic image of the destruction in Kesennuma, Japan

  Mon Mar 21, 2011
  • This is Robert Hood with msnbc.com. I've looked closely at the image, and I don't think it is a human head. I understand why we perceive those shapes and patters as a face. That has a lot to do with how we are hardwired to recognize the human face. For example, we see faces in smoke.

• In defense of the turkey

  Wed Nov 24, 2010
  • Being a "bird of courage" is pretty on the inside.

• The passion for knowledge

  Wed Nov 17, 2010
  • Ironically, my wife and I attended a student financial aid seminar last night at our local high school. The 90 minute seminar consisted of a guy telling the crowd, "Paying for your child's education is within reach.

• Singing debut

  Thu Nov 11, 2010
  • It's a little surprising. Who knew she could sing, but I'd suggest that even I'd sound good with Vince Gill singing backup.

• Recognizing visual symbols

  Fri Nov 5, 2010
  • Common Sense, I think the message of all three images has more to do with the value that societies place on Motherhood.