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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Holiday BYCU

Holiday BYCU

A Splendid Micro-History of Mulled Wine "Glow Wine" At Christmas Markets Worldwide, the Holiday Spirit Comes in a Little Red BootAll over Europe and the US, Christmas markets bring good cheer and warm mulled wine, often served out of a curious collectible mug. Here’s the story of

Will New York Be the Old Babylon?

Will New York Be the Old Babylon?

I thought NYC would rebound quickly after COVID and De Blasio, but it just can't seem to get its act together.

The Holiday Elf

The Holiday Elf

Okay, you want a killer drink? This is it: The Holiday Elf. Ingredients: One part Midori Melon Liqueur, one part Blue Curacao, one part Spiced Rum, one part Coconut Rum, two parts lemon/lime juice, two parts simple syrup, two parts pineapple juice. Process: Mix 'em all together and

No Room in the Inn — What Inn?

No Room in the Inn — What Inn?

Dwight Longenecker at The Imaginative Conservative

Bowling Alone Reads Like a Nostalgic Look at the Good Ol’ Days

Bowling Alone Reads Like a Nostalgic Look at the Good Ol’ Days

Bridget Phetasy at The Spectator

Celebrate the New Year in Edinburgh

Celebrate the New Year in Edinburgh

Scomo collapsed from a heart attack near the new commercial center that he detested. Hurried and busy pedestrians left him there, figuring he was a drunken tramp, until a feeble-minded woman knelt to care for him and discovered he was dead. That's how the writer George Scott-Moncrieff died

The Quest for Community at 70

The Quest for Community at 70

Brad Birzer at University Bookman

Western Civilization Hit Its Apex During Advent 1273

Western Civilization Hit Its Apex During Advent 1273

A civilization can, indeed, advance and decline at the same time. Eric Voegelin, New Science of Politics, 132. As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Abraham Heschel, God in Search of Man Modern civilization is gnostic civilization. Gnostic civilization is left-hemispheric civilization. Gnosis: Knowledge. Specifically, explicit knowledge, the kind

The Battle Between Macroculture and Microculture Is Turning into a War

The Battle Between Macroculture and Microculture Is Turning into a War

Ted Gioia at The Honest Broker

Parliament Created the Great London Gin Craze

Parliament Created the Great London Gin Craze

“[N]oe sort of Brandy Aqua vite or other Spirits or distilled Waters of any Kingdome Country or place whatsoever shall after the said foure and twentyeth day of August be imported into the Kingdoms of England or Ireland . . .”. If you read the Wikipedia entries about England’s Great Gin