Brokeback II
I guess the USCCB has already been criticized for its review. Link
[http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=5643]. The review I linked to
earlier had already been toned down. The first one must've really drooled with
appreciation.
Eric Scheske
Planned Cover Up
Planned Parenthood might be the most insidious legitimate (i.e., lawful)
organization in America. It was built on the hateful and bogus theories of
Margaret Sanger and today it kills babies lots of potatoes and encourages youth
sex however it can:
> After drawing attention from pro-life groups, Planned
Brokeback
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Office for Film and Broadcasting has
written a troubling review
[http://www.usccb.org/movies/b/brokebackmountain.shtml] of Brokeback Mountain.
Undoubtedly written to be as objective as possible, it fails to mention the
particularly disturbing thing: the film is meant to break
Odd Consumer News
I don't know what's worse: Krupnik [https://thedailyeudemon.com/3347/] or these tampon tree
decorations [http://www.tamponcrafts.com/].
Freaky Book
This book screams out "spontaneous purchase," though it's not for the
weak-stomached: Secrets of the Sideshows
[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0813123585/thedailyeudem-20]. Excerpt
from a review [http://www.nthposition.com/secretsof.php]:
> Today, with few exceptions, like Jim Rose'
The Weekend Eudemon
Running Man 2005. A week until Christmas. I've done virtually no shopping, the
social functions are landing like a flurry of hard jabs, and I have commitments
with my children. Should be interesting the next couple of days, seeing if I can
live without breathing.
On top of
Anonymous STDs
It's hard to comment on this one, other than to thank my stars that my parents
taught me the virtue of marriage:
> E-mail sent through Web sites launched in Los Angeles and San Francisco is
providing people with a free, sometimes anonymous, way to tell their
Mega-Shut Down
Aaron Wolf at Chronicles has a good piece about the mega-churches' decision to
shut the doors on Sunday
[http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/cgi-bin/christmas.cgi/Churches%20Against%20Christmas/2005/12/16=]
. Excerpt from conclusion:
> What we can get at church that we can't get
Odd Coverage
I've been seeing a lot of news stories about the "radical right's" boycott of
pro-gay, pro-feminist, pro-abortion companies. The stories don't usually mention
that there's been a similar effort among the "radical right's"
Virtual Economy
The Economist takes a look at the on-line gaming world that has spawned a real
world economic sector. Link
[http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5300059]. Excerpt:
> Millions of people now spend several hours a week immersed in “massively
multiplayer online role-playing games” (MMORPGs)