You all are reading Sally Thomas, over at the Icons & Curiosities blog, aren’t you? Here she is —setting up a thought about Mary Magdelene: As I was waking up this morning, swimming into consciousness and daylight, something came to me, and it seemed illustrative: something I did when I . . . . Continue Reading »
Chris Dierkes at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen has a thoughtful post up contesting Sir Edward Downes’ son’s description of his parents’ decision to undergo voluntary euthanization as “a very civilized act”. This passage was perhaps the most interesting: All I’m . . . . Continue Reading »
A postcard from turn-of-the-century McLeansboro, Illinois:Do these designs say anything about the denominations? I’d like to say yes, but I can’t quite see it.Rating: 50 out of . . . . Continue Reading »
...the sad thing is that you cannot be a Christian and take the Jews seriously at the same time. Or, if you can, it is a very very difficult thing to do… (Not Even the Rain, on Spengler’s Forum)The spiritual man is able to endure a duplication in himself; by his understanding he is able . . . . Continue Reading »
“You’re (Probably) a Federal Criminal”: A disturbing essay by Judge Alex Kozinski and Misha Tseytlin in a book called In the Name of Justice . The conclusion? After all the drug laws and business laws and wildlife laws and disposal-of-substances laws, one would be hard-pressed not . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . meet ” The Elders ”. (Hat tip: Notes on the Culture Wars and LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH ) When it comes to secret societies of the wealthy and powerful elites bent on one-world government, I prefer The Pentavirate: So I Married An Axe Murderer (Colonel Sanders scene) . . . . Continue Reading »
Last December, an Orthodox church was built in a day in Moscow—and another in Kiev and another in Minsk, all to celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in Russia.Or maybe it was even faster. Here’s how to build a church in 30 seconds: Rating: 65 out of . . . . Continue Reading »
But unfortunately, her besetting sin is sloth. Either that, or she’s a Platonist. The Platonic House! Cleaner than any house could ever be in reality! Meanwhile, the cave is set to receive more out-of-town company today . . . Jody’s brush posts remind me that we have here, at this blog, . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York Times’ obituary for the 27-year-old artist Dash Snow: Mr. Walls distinguished Mr. Snow from working-class addicts like William S. Burroughs, Herbert Huncke—and himself. “It was like his money never ran out,” Mr. Walls said. “When it came to doing drugs, he . . . . Continue Reading »
A.C. Grayling reviews Alison Gopnik’s The Philosophical Baby: What Children’s Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love and the Meaning of Life : In the days when Jean Piaget and Sigmund Freud dominated thinking about child development, small children were thought to be irrational, . . . . Continue Reading »
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