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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Bewitched in Salem

> [A] fictional psychologist named Dr. Robert Hartley (aka Bob Newhart) is commemorated with a bronze-couch statue on Chicago's Michigan Avenue. A bronze image of Mary Richards, played by Mary Tyler Moore, tossing her tam stands on Seventh Street in Minneapolis. > A bronze statue honoring Jackie

Naked Zorro

> It sounds almost comical, an exhibitionist dressed only in a Zorro mask and white sneakers following women around the streets of Doylestown. It is not only the talk of the town, but it has become big business. At Finney's, t-Shirts are being sold for $10 a

Got Condom?

Hey, if your kids are watching TV past 9:00, they're seeing a lot worse than a little latex. Then again, nothing normalizes like advertising. Your call: > Two major TV networks agreed to run a new campaign for Trojan condoms on primetime Tuesday, according to the New

Atlantis and Mu

Neat review by Philip Jenkins of a new book about the lost worlds (Atlantis, Mu, Lemuria). Link [http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2005/003/20.24.html]. Excerpt: > Above all, her book addresses powerful cultural themes of loss and redemption. Once long ago, in the dreamtime, there was a

ET, Come Here

We don't know if this is best characterized as (i) pollsters with too much times on their hands or (ii) the merits of using popular vote to elect our leaders: > While most depictions of extraterrestrials are confined to science fiction, nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that

Prom Invite

Last week, we mentioned the new trend among high schoolers: the elaborate prom invite. Link [https://thedailyeudemon.com/1137/]. Eric Scheske has written about the phenomenon in greater depth at Catholic Exchange. Link [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=28729].

Westminster Joins Rome

The widespread discrediting of The Da Vinci Code as pure fiction doesn't matter. Dupes will still be talking about its historicity ten years from now. > Westminster Abbey has issued tour guides with information sheets to help them correct the factual errors in the bestselling novel The Da

Kinda Like a Zoo

> TAKE-OUT-TIME-OUT is a portable "time-out" mat. The "time-out" method is the most common and successful of methods used to manage child behavior (ages 2-8), even more successful when using a consistent spot. TAKE-OUT-TIME-OUT can be used

Reparations for 225 Year Olds

> Congressional leaders have announced that a task force will be created to study the history of slave labor that was used in the construction of the U.S. Capitol. Link [http://www.local6.com/news/4552675/detail.html].

Weekly Features Post

Issue XXVII We've passed the half year mark. Twenty-seven issues of the Weekly Features Post and still rambling. This WFP benefits from the three-day weekend. We're often rushed to put together the WFP, especially during the frenzied month of May, but this time we