October 2013
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I remain skeptical of the idea that the pope's outreach to non-believers is being received as anything but a concession. Here's a writer at the New York Times who is effusive in his enthusiasm that the Church might be coming to him: The only problem with Francis is his age. If he were 50, he…
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From a theater review by Kevin Williamson in The New Criterion ….the perennial question of why it is that actors are allowed to speak in public when there is nobody around to write lines for them…
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I think I'll let this be my last post on this book for now. It deserves a lengthy and well-considered review, but for various reasons I don't feel up to that. So I'll just point you to a series of essays at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute which comprise a pretty good discussion of the book. …
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"Space is curved, but not much for everyday life here on earth."
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Weekend Music
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Jiggity-jig (though Janet spells it "jiggety").
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An Italian journalist has published a book asserting that Pope Francis, then simply Fr. Bergoglio, assisted "by conservative estimates…more than 100 people" in escaping arrest and probable death at the hands of Argentina's ruling military during the 1970s. More information here. I'd seen scattered references to the future pope's involvement in these rescues, but it…
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Everybody makes fun of the ostentatious tacky tail-finned cars of the 1950s. And with good reason. 1958 Chrysler Imperial But this is just as bad, though in a different way. It’s certainly every bit as ostentatious. 2013 Cadillac Escalade “Truck” The whole “Sport” “Utility” Vehicle thing has been annoying for a long time, though at…
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From an Obama voter who just found out how much her health insurance premium is going up: “Of course, I want people to have health care,” Vinson said. “I just didn’t realize I would be the one who was going to pay for it personally.” More from Neoneocon. Update: On second thought, I have to…
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In spite of her manifest dottiness, including the famous tearing-up-a-picture-of-the-pope incident, I have a soft spot in my heart for Sinead O'Connor. That's based mainly on a few interviews I've read with her, and a few songs; I've never actually heard much of her music. But somehow I have the impression of someone who is…
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