Eric Scheske

Received in an Email The Bavarian Beer Purity Law [http://itotd.com/articles/519/the-bavarian-purity-law/]. Great stuff for the drinking historian. Excerpt: The short version of this law, which was enacted on April 23, 1516 by Bavarian Duke Wilhelm IV (a.k.a. William IV), is that

Letters to Children You should also read C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia and the fiction of George MacDonald. MacDonald, however, is difficult to read. If you can only bear to read one thing, please read his story “The Golden Key.” It is a bizarre little story that

The big news this week? Flannery O'Connor. Not really, of course, but Dappled Things ran a great essay about O'Connor's influence on Bruce Springsteen [http://dappledthings.org/1148/naming-sin-flannery-oconnors-mark-on-bruce-springsteen/] . Excerpt: > Springsteen began reading O'Connor&

A mother in China gave birth to a 15-pound baby. Chinese officials say it's so big, it can do the work of two babies. A new product that's coming out lets you consume caffeine by inhaling it. The product brings Starbucks one step closer to

Miscellany If it's possible to combine smugness with evil, it's accomplished by Planned Parenthood. I've noticed the juxtaposition other times, but the most-recent video ad that congratulates President Obama on smacking down the Catholic Church wins the cake walk. You can read about