Maggie Ardiente
Posts by Maggie Ardiente (page 4)
Cheering for Fair Pay: NFL Cheerleaders and Workers’ Rights
A new season of football has begun, but even those who lack interest in the sport are aware that the National Football League is... Read More
Liberty and Justice for All?
At this time last year, as students were returning to school after summer break, the American Humanist Association launched its Boycott the Pledge Campaign,... Read More
The Pope’s Jimmy Hat: Artist Creates Benedict XVI Portrait Using 17,000 Condoms
The Milwaukee Art Museum recently acquired a new—and controversial—piece of artwork: “Eggs Benedict,” a portrait of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) made entirely... Read More
Beer Blasphemy: “Sweet Baby Jesus” Porter Offends Customers in Cleveland
Does putting Jesus’s name on a beer bottle constitute blasphemy? That seems to be what customers of a Cleveland, Ohio, area grocery store chain... Read More
Can I Like Football and Still Be a Humanist? Thoughts on NFL Draft Day
Today is Draft Day, the first day of the National Football League’s recruitment of the best college athletes in the nation to the professional... Read More
TV Review: Little Cult Drama in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, but Plenty of Laughs
The announcement of a new Netflix series about on a character who lived in an underground bunker as part of an apocalyptic cult for... Read More
This Sacrilegious House of Cards Scene Even Shocked Some Atheists
WARNING: Spoilers ahead. House of Cards is full of shocking moments—perhaps famous for them—and season three continues to delight viewers by venturing into the... Read More