This is a very interesting piece from the NYT Magazine about the birth of a new church in a soulless exurb of Phoenix that plays down the religion, plays up the laughs, hands out Krispy Kreme donuts -- and hints it might be tough to maintain friendships with non-believers.

According to this NYT story, the leaders of Ohio's fastest growing churches want to take over the Republican Party there, starting with the governor's race in 2006.

NYT columnist Thomas L. Friedman pulls his hair out over why Dubya picked social security reform as a hill to die on when energy conservation is a much bigger issue.

This Toronto Star feature is about Dr. Harvey Anderson, a University of Toronto nutritionist and McDonald's advisor.

I liked what he had to say about the highly successful Morgan Spurlock film Super Size Me....   more »

This is actually a couple weeks late. The Star named Sharon Burnside to replace ombudsman Don Sellar.

Burnside gets a new title: public editor. Here's an excerpt from her introductory column, published March 12: