Quote of the Day: Bonhoeffer

“It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.”

–German theologian Deitrich Bonhoeffer

TheStateOf . . . Achievement or Accomplishments. Last week, we talked about the relative importance of “achievements” or “accomplishments.” Degrees, houses, jobs, businesses, etc. What - in the end - [...]

Ask A Mexican

For generations we’ve wondered why there are so many cars parked on the lawn in front of a Mexican house. For years we’ve asked why latina girls are so fine when they are young and then let themselves go after having a kid. And what is a “gabacho”? How does it taste? [...]

King Monument "Outsourced," Critics Say

The foundation in charge of the King Monument in D.C. has hired a Chinese artist to carve the statue of Dr. King.

“Someday, a great monument in Washington may bear the name of Lei Yixin. For now, you can find him down a pockmarked road in a grungy industrial suburb of this Chinese provincial capital.The monument [...]

Caption Contest!

Yes, that’s Lil’ Kim, saying: “No, I did not smash my face in a bowl of powder before I came out here, sucka!”