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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

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.

Protestant Saints?

One Protestant wants to know why Protestants don't appreciate the saints more--and why Protestants don't produce their own. Link to book review of The Lure of Saints: A Protestant Experience of Catholic Tradition [http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idcategory=31&idSub=113&

Profiling Brits

> Britons are the most prolific shoplifters in Europe, a survey published Wednesday showed. > They stole 3.58 billion pounds of goods from their nation's shops last year, the equivalent of 1.59 percent of British retail turnover. > Razor blades were the most stolen item followed

Bad Lines

If you want to thank or curse the man who showed these to me, go to WonderDawg [http://wonderdawg777.blogspot.com/]. ~ A bicycle can't stand alone because it is two-tired. ~ What's the definition of a will? (It's a dead giveaway.) ~ Time flies like

100 Blogs

WonderDawg is on day 39 of a neat journey: 100 blogs in 100 days. They're an eclectic mix. I especially (and immodestly) like day 35. Link [http://wonderdawg777.blogspot.com/].

Ghost Busters

I gotta believe Russell Kirk [http://www.nationalreview.com/miller/miller012303.asp] would enjoy this: South Jersey Ghost Research. It's an organization dedicated to investigating ghost claims. It's either a remarkably-elaborate fraud or really freaky. Link [http://southjerseyghostresearch.org/cases.htm]. Excerpt from one investigation.

Narnia Review

Barbara Nicolosi gives The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe high marks. Link [http://churchofthemasses.blogspot.com/2005/10/narnia-deep-magic.html]. Excerpt: > The movie is lovely. The print we saw had some special effects still in stages, but it didn't detract from the stunning vision