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Team, tonight we play the biggest game of our lives. I know you have heard our opposing coach’s comments—“We’re doing everything we can to honor our creator.” I also know you saw last week when their star quarterback took a knee and grabbed the sideline reporter’s microphone so the world could hear his prayer:

Our father, who art in heaven
I throw this ball for you
Please grant me touchdowns
And deliver me from interceptions
All glory to you, God
And to State, the greatest team in your creation
Amen.

Now, you’re probably thinking, “This ain’t good, Coach. They’re convinced they have the Almighty on their side. If that’s true, what chance do we have? How are we going to beat both State and the God of Western Christianity?”

Well, men, I recently completed my audit of PHIL 332: Nietzsche & The Death of Practical Meaning, and I’m tired of mincing words.

Their God is dead.

Time of death: tonight.

Place of death: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

OutsideThe circus gatheringMoved silently along the rain-swept boulevard.The procession moved on the shouting is overThe fabulous freaks are leaving town. They are driven by a strange desireUnseen by the human eye.The carnival is over -from “The Carnival is Over” by Dead Can Dance I did a piece in 2015 about my 10 favorite midnight movies. One of my picks was David Lynch’s Eraserhead, of which I wrote: If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my fifty-odd years on the planet, it’s that when it comes to the films of David Lynch, there is no middle ground. You either love ‘em, or you hate ‘em. You buy a ticket to a Lynch film, my friend, you’d best be willing to take the ride-and he will take you for a ride. And do you want to know the really weird thing about his films? They get funnier with each viewing. Yes, “funny”, as in “ha-ha” . I think the secret to his enigmatic approach to telling a story is that Lynch is in reality having the time of his life being impenetrably enigmatic-he’s sitting back and chuckling at all the futile attempts to dissect and make “sense” of his narratives.

Israel has finally agreed to a ceasefire after 15 months of genocide in Gaza, following its killing of 46,700 people.

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There’s been a recent fuss in various media arising from a tweet from economist Ben Golub regarding astonishment that economists haven’t “worked through” Smith and Marx. English professor Alex Moskowitz chimed in with a claim that economics can’t be a real discipline because economists don’t know the history of their own discipline. {long and somewhat […]

FESTIVE spirit burned brightly in Repton and Mylestom on Christmas Eve, as the local Rural Fire Service’s annual Santa Run delighted locals of all ages. For 40 years, Santa has traded his sleigh for a firetruck, delivering gifts and Christmas cheer to the delight of families lining the streets. Advertise with News of The Area...

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PARK Beach Bowling Club continues to support Coffs Harbour Health Campus through club grants, recently donating $8000 to purchase life-changing equipment. The funds were used to buy a new plinth for the unit’s gym and eagerly awaited Patient Communication Boards for the Rehabilitation and Stroke units. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...

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THE team at Bellingen based landscape design and construction company Now & Zen has brought home four medals from The Landscape Association (TLA) Awards in Sydney. They are for specific projects and include gold for ongoing maintenance of a long-term client’s garden; two silver medals for residential construction and another silver for construction in the...

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It’s a bigger challenge than we thought

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There is no more status quo, no going back, and yet, after the ceasefire, so much will remain the same.

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THE 60th wedding anniversary of Patricia and Darrell Davis was not just a diamond date for the couple in their early 80s. Married at 3.30pm on 16 January, 1965, theirs was the first wedding in the St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Coffs Harbour, so it’s also an historic occasion for the church. Advertise with News of...

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THE winners of the annual Bellingen Shire Community Awards will be announced on Thursday 23 January at the Bellingen Memorial Hall. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au The Community Awards serve as a platform to recognise...

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Just before the Israel-Hamas war ceasefire deal, Donald Trump’s son-in-law doubled his stake in an Israeli firm that stands to gain from expanding Israeli settlements.

COFFS Harbour sailor Eric Marsh, 71, is one of only fifteen intrepid sailors setting sail on a world-first adventure, the McIntyre Mini Globe Race (MGR). The 45,000km (28,000-mile) ‘round-the-world race starts in Antigua on 23 February, and is expected to take a year to complete. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...

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Today (January 17, 2025), MMTed releases Episode 10 in the Second Season of our Manga series – The Smith Family and their Adventures with Money. Have a bit of fun with it while learning Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and circulate it to those who you think will benefit. The Smith Family is a middle-class family…

A new report from MIT Coalition for Palestine details Israeli-funded research into everything from drone swarms to underwater surveillance.

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A new report from MIT Coalition for Palestine details Israeli-funded research into everything from drone swarms to underwater surveillance.

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The journalist and author returns to MintCast to assess Syria’s new pro-Western leadership, Türkiye’s regional ambitions, and the enduring resistance movements across West Asia.

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It’s hard to find strong enough adjectives to describe the unmitigated disaster the senate hearing...