Ben HellmanAug 7, 2020Clinging to Summer with LughnasadhToday is the midway point between the summer solstice and the fall equinox and perhaps, like me, you feel a sudden desire to stop time...
Ben HellmanJul 22, 2020Biblical Numerology for the win!Mel Brooks as Moses with these fifteen... TEN commandments. History of the World, Part 1, 1981 “How much do you pay for oil a month?”...
Ben HellmanJul 21, 2020A Lesson from the Mahabharata for a New Homeowner The Khandava forest fire, from the 10th century Cambodian temple Banteay Srei, in Angkor. As I plot the destruction of the rodents...
Ben HellmanJul 20, 2020Portland Protester and the Power of the Female NudePortland protester, photographed by Dave Killen, Oregonlive.com and a 12th Century sheela na gig carving from the Church of St. Mary and...
Ben HellmanJul 19, 2020A Review of P. Lal's MahabharataA warning that Lal's Mahabharata, in English, does not seem to be in print or easily obtained. I purchased one of two available used...
Ben HellmanJul 13, 2020American GodGiven the attention at the Lincoln Memorial this summer, with Black Lives Matter protesters protesting it and anonymous riot gear-bearing...