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Eric Scheske

Americanization of the Globe Continues

> Europeans have nearly 4,000 television channels to choose from, but less and less quality programming to watch, according to a report released Tuesday by a European watchdog group. Link [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EUROPE_TELEVISION?SITE=NYNYD&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT] .

Leno on Columbus and Other

Leno was on fire last night: > Columbus did not set out to discover America. He was looking for a quicker route to India. Do you know why he was trying to get to India? He was trying to get the King of Spain's computer fixed. > Most

Continuing the Narnia Build-Up

Matthew's House Project is sponsoring a series of lectures on Narnia. Its website has a variety of interesting articles on Lewis. Link [http://www.narniaontour.com/articles.htm].

Beautiful Virgins

It's a nice effort. I'm not sure how effective, but nice: > A new television series being broadcast around the Middle East tells the story of Arabs living in residential compounds in Saudi Arabia and the militant Islamists who want to blow them up so they

Perfect Snapshot of Desperation

Faith Chips

There's nothing wrong with a little gambling, and one should never forget who he is, regardless of the setting. But I'm not sure I like these faith poker chips. Link [http://www.kerusso.com/detail.taf?listing_id=1524&r=790383225].

LOTR: The Musical Almost Here

It should have a lot of great beer-drinking songs from the Shire: > When the stage version of J. R. R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" opens [in Toronto]next spring, the show is expected to feature about 18 songs, a cast of 55 and

Worse than Opium

The Internet is booming in China (even with all the censorship, a result that violates every premise of extreme versions of the open society). Yet with the boom has come a mental problem: Internet addiction. > Wang Yiming, 21, is a self-confessed internet addict, one of a growing number

I Doubt Hollywood is Wringing Its Hands

> Teenage boys and young men lead disillusioned US movie-goers in staying away from cinemas as ticket prices rise and the quality of home entertainment soars, a new survey showed. > As Hollywood wages an epic battle against falling ticket sales, the poll revealed that one of the industry&

Howl is 50

I enjoy Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation's efforts. Though I'm not a big fan of Allen Ginsberg, I was interested to learn that this month marks the 50th anniversary of the reading of Howl at The Six. Link [http://www.commongroundmag.com/2005/cg3209/howl3209.