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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

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> "'It's disgusting," she said. "The play defines women as their sexual organs." That's one conservative woman who is fed up with the Vagina Monologues. WaPo Link [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/07/AR2006030701842_pf.html]

Rich and Married

> Creating a successful marriage is hard work. So it's nice to know you're getting paid for it. That's the word from a researcher at Ohio State University, who found that people who walk down the aisle and stay hitched accumulate nearly twice as

Misc. Leno

I'll give Leno's monologue from Monday night the final say in the Brokeback affair: > Real shocker last night was that "Crash” upset "Brokeback Mountain” to win best picture. They were not happy in West Hollywood. They were looting pottery barns, flipping over Volvos,

Rowling

A correspondent says J.K. Rowling isn't a freak. I found this interesting enough to post at Chesterton and Friends [http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/] and here: > She is a member of the Church of Scotland (the Scottish Anglican Church-- not the Presbyterian church). She refuses to reveal

Transsexuals and Acceptance

My latest at CE [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=32169].

Only in the Movies

40 Things That Only Happen in Movies [http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/features/20moviethings.htm]. Great list, including: > 13. If staying in a haunted house, women should investigate any strange noises wearing their most revealing underwear. > 17. If you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts, your

Cutting Edge

As we increase our mind-numb attitude toward death, maybe some day the farmer will be considered a pioneer among morticians: > A German farmer confessed to feeding the corpse of an elderly family friend to his pigs and then stealing from his bank account, police said on Monday. >

Hopkins on Movies

Anthony Hopkins about today's movies [http://www.thisislondon.com/showbiz/articles/21912127?source=PA]: > The Hollywood star's latest film, The World's Fastest Indian, is a true story about a New Zealander motorcyclist who broke the land speed record. > Sir Anthony said of

No Census for Me

This story [http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3597285a4560,00.html] is too weird not to mention: > A sniffly Laird McGillicuddy Graeme Cairns was today recuperating at home after surviving 12 hours of cryogenic freezing in a chilly bid to dodge responsibility for filling out his census forms.

New Blog

I just found out that National Review has started a "Crunchy Con" blog [http://crunchycon.nationalreview.com/]. It's been around for two weeks now. I'm bummed I didn't hear about it sooner. Many excellent people are writing for it, including Rod Dreher