Eric Scheske

"Kirk first encountered the Shroud [of Turin] while offhandedly visiting the Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista in Torino, Italy, in 1957 when he attended a Mont Pelerin Society conference. Here, he claimed, he encountered the face of God. 'The face was wondrously distinct, almost accurate as a plaster

Miscellaneous Rambling That Kirk quote yesterday got me thinking about George Gissing's The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft. It's a beautiful little book, one that tugs at every wannabe nerd who can't be that nerd because the affairs of the world keep him strapped

My brother-in-law got this handbill while in Chicago last weekend: "The Most Reluctant Convert [https://fpatheatre.com/production/the-most-reluctant-convert/]." It's showing in Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Tulsa (Tulsa?). If I were going to Chicago, I'd definitely check it

BYCU Interesting introduction to absinthe: "THE NOTORIOUS ABSINTHE, which scandalized late 19th-century Europe, was embraced by the literary and artistic café society of the mid-1800s. Purportedly addictive, it was the drink of choice for artists, writers, and poets, most notably Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde,

That new Russell Kirk biography features extended descriptions of the thought of Irving Babbitt, Paul Elmer More, Albert Jay Nock, and Isabel Paterson (four figures who greatly influenced Kirk). I'm only part way through the first one (Babbitt), greatly enjoying it, and really looking forward to the description

Miscellaneous Rambling Interesting piece about one of the only sites I visit every day: the Drudge Report [http://www.businessinsider.com/drudge-report-trump-2016-7]. It says Drudge may have been able to stop Trump. I found the story linked at . . . Excerpt: "Last week, SimilarWeb, an analytics firm,

I haven't seen Gilbert Meilaender's name for awhile: > It is right to want to live longer, if we don't want life simply for its own sake. https://t.co/MS5HrJEEHr > — First Things (@firstthingsmag) July 17, 2016 [https://twitter.com/firstthingsmag/status/754805387472228352]

Miscellaneous Rambling A TDE reader referred me to a David Warren piece [https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2016/07/09/sacralizing-violence/]. David used to write for Gilbert Magazine, back before the days I became editor. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed his work. Great line from that Warren piece:

> A transgender “woman” was arrested for secretly taking pictures of a woman in a @Target [https://twitter.com/Target] dressing room. pic.twitter.com/1VemXt0I3h [https://t.co/1VemXt0I3h] > — The Stream (@Streamdotorg) July 17, 2016 [https://twitter.com/Streamdotorg/status/754812959352684544]

> Thomas Sowell: 2 Cherished Myths in the War on Cops https://t.co/f5v6cPW9Ld @billhobbs [https://twitter.com/billhobbs] pic.twitter.com/LEn5Xw1g4K [https://t.co/LEn5Xw1g4K] > — The Stream (@Streamdotorg) July 13, 2016 [https://twitter.com/Streamdotorg/status/753194692737585152]