There’s a great deal to be said about the intersections of those three concepts. Or so Jim Johnson says, and he’s got a blog and a paper to explain. I heard him give a brief account of his paper at a conference recently, and I’m intrigued. When I’ve had time to take a closer look […]
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Scott made it pretty clear the other day that mainstream pro-life policy positions are more than just wrong-headed, but a “dog’s breakfast of illogic.” He’ll get no argument fr
Wow, yet another TLC home improvement show. Starring Adam Carolla. Wow. What wonders will the pop culture industry produce next? A Star Wars novelization by Neal Stephenson? Medved/Chetwynd: The Colle
If anybody gets a chance to watch tonight’s episode of The Office, let me know what’s offensive about it. The executives at WLEX have decided that the episode is too much for the good people of Lexington to handle. They have been notified of my displeasure.
Just watched the first episode. At one point, I laughed so hard that I cried. The magic of DVR allowed me to rewind, watch, laugh, and cry AGAIN. In addition to being hilarious, the show is, apparentl
I never got around to following up on this post, which was touted as the first in a series. I’ve been thinking lately about how to explain to people why Ozu is so great. Peter Bradshaw, a better
I must confess, I’ve never been able to sit through James Bond movies or enjoy them on any level. Which makes it all the more odd that pretty much my favorite TV show throughout my childhood was Get Smart. By the time I was 15, I’d seen all the episodes many times; when Nick at […]
What he said.
Deep Thoughts, by Tacitus: Suffice it to say that neither pole of the American ideological mainstream has a claim to a consistent life ethic. The left at large is willing to fight for the certain huma
So, we have 4 teams for 3 AL slots…who’s going to be the odd team out? More than anything, I’m hoping that the Tribe keep winning, partly because it would be nice to see Cleveland in the playoffs, but mostly because it would suck to have a two weekend series between divisional rivals that were […]
I must admit, young Octavian is my favorite part of Rome. Watching him negotiate his way to tyranny will be fun. I didn’t realize until today that he is played by Max Pirkis, who played the youn
Via Andrew Sullivan: Did you know that one of Pat Tillman’s favorite authors was Noam Chomsky and that he opposed the Iraq war? I didn’t. It makes his patriotism and service more admirable