Eric Scheske

Interesting piece at The New Yorker about Timothy Leary [http://www.newyorker.com/critics/books/articles/060626crbo_books], the godfather of LSD. A few random excerpts: > Leary's father was a dentist whose career was ruined by alcoholism; he abandoned the family in 1934, ending up as a

> [Madonna] has been shocking audiences during her Confessions tour, repeatedly using the f-word, flipping her middle finger at the crowd, reaching inside her pants, and suggesting that people perform a lewd act on President Bush. At a recent show in Chicago, however, the naughty talk was all but

Joe Tremblay at Chesterton and Friends provides a personal recount of last weekend's 25th Annual Chesterton Conferenc [http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/2006/06/conference-review.html]e, the only conference in the world that combines great beer, great wine, great cheese, great books, great speakers, and great conversation

> Pamela Anderson is planning to strip naked in a shop window - for an anti-fur protest. > The former 'Baywatch' babe, famed for her curvy body, is to pose nude in the window of fashion designer Stella McCartney's London clothes shop on behalf of animal

> The divine Trinity – "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" – could also be known as "Mother, Child and Womb" or "Rock, Redeemer, Friend" at some Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) services under an action Monday by the church's national assembly. > Delegates to

From On the Square [http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=284]: > Some think The Passion needed a sequel, and not merely in the theological sense. What's more, somebody thought that Tim LaHaye, author of those uber-bestselling successful Left Behind comic books, was the man to produce

I'm the "ugly American" when it comes to the World Cup. My interest is piqued a little, but overall, I'd rather watch Arena Bowl 2006 (which I watched for ten minutes). I found it humorous, though, that Budweister is the official sponsor, and the

A German man is suing an airline after being kicked off a flight for being too smelly [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1880819.html?menu=news.quirkies]. This is outrageous. If this happens all the time, the French will never be allowed to leave their country.

"Yes, Bobby, I think Daffy Duck is a Rastafarian": > The American Civil Liberties Union is investigating complaints from more than a dozen black employees at a Six Flags theme park who were told their hairstyles were inappropriate. > Jonathan DeLeon, 17, was hired at Six Flags America