http://www.cardus.ca/contributors/nbarksdale en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 11:19:06 -0400 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 11:19:06 -0400 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2888/ What's interesting (and not) about Jordan's planned Star Trek theme park.... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 What's interesting (and not) about Jordan's planned Star Trek theme park.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2762/ On the genius of the OED, and other idiosyncrasies of everyday English.... Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 On the genius of the OED, and other idiosyncrasies of everyday English.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2741/ I sketched each day a photo of a person from each Wikipedia-sanctioned country. In the end, I found that in drawing as in life, repetition can sometimes create not depth, but only efficiency.... Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 I sketched each day a photo of a person from each Wikipedia-sanctioned country. In the end, I found that in drawing as in life, repetition can sometimes create not depth, but only efficiency.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2679/ It's the mistakes, the slips in its institutional tone, that are the source of my deepest affections for Wikipedia. They remind me of what a human endeavour it all is, how even the barest, most techni... Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 It's the mistakes, the slips in its institutional tone, that are the source of my deepest affections for Wikipedia. They remind me of what a human endeavour it all is, how even the barest, most techni... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2406/ I find myself reading not books so much as suites of books, so that one book feels like an increasingly improbable continuation of a previous narrative—providing balance, connection, surprise.... Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 I find myself reading not books so much as suites of books, so that one book feels like an increasingly improbable continuation of a previous narrative—providing balance, connection, surprise.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2693/ Comment recently received this request by email: "This summer I am . . . on the side trying to figure out what to do with my life, particularly regarding seminary and/or graduate school. One thing I a... Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Comment recently received this request by email: "This summer I am . . . on the side trying to figure out what to do with my life, particularly regarding seminary and/or graduate school. One thing I a... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2212/ Long those days I waited for my charango to come. I surfed YouTube for some hint on how to play it when it arrived. There were clips aplenty, some demonstrative, precious few instructive. My favourite... Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Long those days I waited for my charango to come. I surfed YouTube for some hint on how to play it when it arrived. There were clips aplenty, some demonstrative, precious few instructive. My favourite... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2360/ "Suppose," the Gospel says, "one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 "Suppose," the Gospel says, "one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not ... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2037/ We apologise for the fault in the subtitles. Those responsible have been sacked.... Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 We apologise for the fault in the subtitles. Those responsible have been sacked.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1244/ A brief history of a universal greeting.... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A brief history of a universal greeting.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1196/ My favourite fruit remains, oddly, one I've never tasted.... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 My favourite fruit remains, oddly, one I've never tasted.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1140/ Gatsby really was a sad affair: flimsily crafted of foam rubber and cardboard, its upholstery fairly shredded, more a sofa-shaped object than a sofa itself. But we loved it, and one fateful day it cam... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Gatsby really was a sad affair: flimsily crafted of foam rubber and cardboard, its upholstery fairly shredded, more a sofa-shaped object than a sofa itself. But we loved it, and one fateful day it cam... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/952/ Insatiable curiosity, and a love of convergence, connection, and cross-cultural coincidence.... Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Insatiable curiosity, and a love of convergence, connection, and cross-cultural coincidence....