Something for Sunday Morning
> Sports, balls, festivities, display, the drama . . . The evil lies not in doing
the thing, but in caring for it.
St. Francis de Sales
Eric Scheske
If Art is Subjective, Why Not?
He's as much a modern art exhibit as a lot of that trash:
> A man stripped off naked and declared himself a "guest exhibit" at one of
Germany's most respected museums. . .
> According to visitors to the museum, Walter Hofmueller, 58, suddenly removed
How Fast Can a Person Backpeddle?
> Salt Lake mayor Rocky Anderson is dealing with a new controversy.
> In a recent interview with a British newspaper, Anderson seemed to compare
living in Utah to living under the Taliban. . .
> Recently, the mayor told an English journalist, "I feel like we're in the
I'm Not Surprised
I actually watched much of the Fantasia Barrino phenomenon, and I didn't like
it. She was sassy and exhibited a trashy disposition. After one American Idol
performance, she brought her illegitimate son onto the stage. Even though she
was probably the best singer of the finalists, she finished
What Kind of Reversal Is This?
You're supposed to kill 'em, especially if they're crippled or ugly, not help
'em:
> Researchers said Saturday they have used stem cells collected from the amniotic
fluid surrounding fetal lambs to grow windpipes, and then implanted the tissue
back into the fetuses while
Gays in Seminary
I assume many readers have seen this, but just in case, I feel compelled to post
the conclusion to the story since I covered it earlier:
> The Vatican will allow gay men into the priesthood if they can show they have
been celibate for at least three years, a
Digital Essay: Give Us Hockey . . . Or Not
Hockey came back this week. Canadians watched in force. Americans didn't:
> The Outdoor Life Network's first telecast, a Philadelphia-New York Rangers game,
was seen in 268,000 households (just barely beating “Quite Frankly,” we might
add). In Los Angeles? A zero rating. Zero.
Link
Truth Will Out
I love it when sublime truth pokes its head through pop culture's thick crust.
Eric Clapton, who has turned 60, recently gave a glimpse of the true meaning of
freedom: freedom from the constraints and distortion of passion.
> "At first there was a little regret that
Gay Opinion
The Editor of the Express Gay News rails against Pope Benedict XVI. Link
[http://www.dallasvoice.com/articles/dispArticle.cfm?Article_ID=6694]. It's full
of insight, like this comment:
> This latest anti-gay move by the Catholic Church is less likely to result in
affecting political
Cherokee People! Cherokee Tribe! So Proud to Live! So Glad We're White!
A fascinating story about Indian history, alleged racism, too much money, and
science. Link [http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.09/seminoles_pr.html].
Excerpts:
> The Cherokee kept black slaves until 1866, when an emancipation treaty freed
them from bondage and granted them full tribal citizenship. Known as