June 2012

Time Traveling and the Divine Will – A Look at Safety Not Guaranteed

June 25, 2012

“Wanted: Somebody to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You’ll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed. I have only done this once before.” This ad inspires a reporter and two interns to track down whoever placed that that ad in the classifieds [...]

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Reflecting on American Muslim Men. Um, Wait, That Sounds Weird…

June 18, 2012

Polls* suggest that there are quite a few people in the United States that hold negative views towards Islam and Muslims or just don’t even know any Muslims. That along with the mixed messages about the religion one may get from the media has prompted some people to step up and tell their stories as [...]

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Book Review: Alif the Unseen

June 6, 2012

The novel Alif the Unseen will be released in a couple of weeks and instead of me trying fruitlessly to summarize a book like this, let me just tell you what you need to know and why you should go out of your way to pick it up: The book contains elements of geekery and [...]

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