Manly Men
I've been meaning to mention this all week, but haven't gotten the chance: a
Boston Globe article about Harvey Mansfield's new book, Manliness. I haven't
read the book, but I've read a little of Mansfield's stuff. I suspect
Eric Scheske
The Flying Inn
Martin Gardner has written an essay for The New Criterion about G.K.
Chesterton's The Flying Inn
[http://www.newcriterion.com/archives/24/03/naughtscrescents-gardner/]. You must
be a subscriber to the magazine to read the whole thing (and, alas, I'm not),
but I'
Wikipedia
Readers of this blog know I like Wikipedia, though I don't entirely trust it. Is
it trustworthy? I think so, and so do some researchers. From The Atlantic
Monthly:
> [Wikipedia] is not much worse than the online version of the legendary
Encyclopedia Britannica, according to a study
PSA
Blogging will be light today. There's a bunch of reasons, from NCAA basketball
activities to kids to that annoying thing I call my job. I'll do what I can, but
it will be light.
Shaft off of South Park
Isaac Hayes has left South Park. He's offended about a show that lampoons
Scientology. Get Religion, as usual, has a good analysis
[http://www.getreligion.org/?p=1462].
Stab Me, Then Bless Me
Women, gays, lesbians. Why not a murderer? Inclusivity, inclusivity,
inclusivity. Nothing else matters. Anything else, for the matter, is excluded:
> Trading in his state-issued blue denim for a black robe and white collar, the
Rev. James Tramel left prison and arrived at the small Episcopal church where
he&
"Another One-Finger Catch!"
> The Tennessee Titans general manager trumpeted his new free-agent acquisition,
wide receiver David Givens, as a remarkable talent with “more Super Bowl rings
than he's got fingers for”!
> Givens has two rings.
Link [http://suicideofthewest.com/?p=194].
Odds and Miscellany
The April issue of The Atlantic Monthly came yesterday. As usual, it has a lot
of neat stuff, like these:
At least one online bookie set odds for how the U.S. or Israel would deal with
Iran. Odds from earlier this year:
4:1--Overt air strike by the
Web Award Winners
I spend more time surfing the web than I care to admit. Yet I routinely run
across things--big things--that I've never even heard of, like the Annual Web
Awards [http://2006.sxsw.com/interactive/web_awards/winners/], now in its ninth
year. It has an assortment
The Bird Can be Profitable
Can you flip off a public worker, get citationed, and then sue under the 14th
amendment and win? Apparently so [http://post-gazette.com/pg/06073/669903.stm].