Eric Scheske

From Thumos [http://thumos.blogspot.com/]: > This curious piece in the New York Times "Fashion and Style" section last weekend: "Simply defined a man date is two heterosexual men socializing without the crutch of business or sports. It is two guys meeting for the kind of

We ran across this anecdote at Vocabula Review [http://www.vocabula.com/] in an article about euphemisms. We recall hearing it before, but it's worth reproducing in case any of our readers haven't seen it: At a Richmond, Virginia, reception in his honor, Winston Churchill, then

Disturbing opinion piece at Fox News about our economy's steroids: the money supply has been juiced, consumer debt is juiced, housing markets are juiced. “About the only thing that's not juiced is our personal savings. After spiking to 3.7 percent last December, the personal savings

A former sexual sado-masochist pain administrator in San Francisco takes a new job at the SF Treasury Department. One of the office managers, a former client, harasses her, including requests for “a session.” The employee files suit, which has now been settled for five-figure damages. The plaintiff has

The LA Times is obviously disturbed by the Kansas Attorney General, but they have virtually no dirt on the guy. This report paints him as a diehard Christian who opposes abortion and gay rights and who stretches the law to fit his agenda. They picture him as an extremist (which

Yesterday, we ran a blurb about the alleged great increase in Catholic converts. We whimsically called the piece “Catholic Renaissance?” Our unserious title shouldn't be taken seriously, of course. If you need evidence, we recommend a Patrick Buchanan piece that summarizes the grave condition of the Catholic Church

Making fun of cutting-edge artists is kind of like making fun of stupid criminals: “yeah, yeah, there are a lot of unintelligent people out there; now get some new material.” But we continue to be fascinated by them, like Emily Katrencik, an “artist” whose big project is gnawing through

In this opinion piece [http://www.detnews.com/2005/editorial/0504/11/A09-145952.htm], a gay-rights writer comes out of the closet, so to speak, and flat-out states that gays are counting on the U.S. Supreme Court to force homosexual marriage on the American people. Her

Heard on the radio: A St. Cloud, Florida man suffered serious facial injuries when the gun he keeps under his pillow discharged.

The mainstream media, feeling the blog dog nipping at their heels, has been slashing back at bloggers lately. A lot of it is shrill and self-serving. Bloggers have slashed back. Slate has provided what we think is a balanced analysis of the blog v. media debate. Link [http://slate.