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Eric Scheske

Chip Me

I missed this yesterday: > A US study has concluded that children consume the caloric equivalent of a bag of potato chips for every hour they spend in front of a television. Food advertising in implicated in causing unconscious eating among young viewers [http://www.boingboing.net/2006/04/25/

Early Termination

Aborting Where the Wild Things Are. [http://merecomments.typepad.com/merecomments/2006/04/terminating_the.html]

More Fun Than a Guy Oughtta Be Allowed to Have

> Go ahead and have that second cup of coffee -- or third, or fourth. A study published on Monday shows heavy, long-term coffee drinking does not raise the risk of heart disease for most people [http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyid=2006-04-25T121417Z_01_N24211565_

Derrickson: GKC Fan

Saw this at Open Book [http://amywelborn.typepad.com/openbook/2006/04/paradise_lost.html]: > Legendary Pictures is developing a live-action film version of Paradise Lost, John Milton's epic poem, with Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) attached to direct, Variety reported. Vincent Newman (A Man

Hot off the Press

The hottest blog this side of the Styx is active again. Moloch Now [http://molochnow.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_molochnow_archive.html#114598632178874747] . Worth a visit.

What's Next? Re-habbing Rape?

> A former Jesuit turned university professor has set himself an ambitious project: rehabilitating the devil [http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/satan-victim-of-a-devilish-image-problem/2006/04/11/1144521339095.html] . Of course, "Satan" is the embodiment of evil itself, so you can't rehabilitate him anymore than you

GKC and Wine

In case that last picture sobered you up too much, here's a picture of G.K. Chesterton books and a couple bottles of wine. GKC was a big wine drinker (they say he could write well--very well--while drunk). The books and wine are taken from my library. I

Ad Ban

Advertising restrictions during B16's visit to Poland [http://uk.news.yahoo.com/24042006/323/polish-tv-ban-erotic-ads-during-pope-s-visit.html] : > Poland's TVP public broadcaster is to ban television adverts containing erotic and violent scenes during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the country next month, officials said. . . >

Naked Chimney Sweep

What was your first hint? > A man who spent five hours naked and stuck in the chimney of his stepmother's home was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs, police said [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/04/24/D8H6L8TO0.html].

Sobering the Drunk

"I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library." From The Great Gatsby, Chapter III. For my drunken readers, I present this shot of the northwest corner of my study: Too bad the quality