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Eric Scheske

Something for Sunday Morning

In "Our Lady's Juggler," a former carnival juggler lives in a monastary. He notices that each monk does something special in honor of the Virgin Mary. The juggler is ashamed he has nothing to offer. But late at night, he sneaks downstairs with his balls and

Freaking Out Over Freaks

> Britain is in danger of becoming overwhelmed by a drug culture that would see a society where drug dealers hold political influence, the streets are teeming with "the walking dead", and "gated communities" are created to protect their residents. > This is the vision in

The Wand and the Crescent

We're not sure whether this reflects well on the terrorists or poorly on Harry Potter fans: > Harry Potter's worldwide popularity is so broad-based that it has become favorite reading for Islamic terror suspects at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay. > Lori, who

Jonathan Holmes Swift

And the Karamazov brothers were gay: > A Russian book publisher claims the original version of Gulliver's Travels was a pornographic novel. . . > Hermann Real, director of the Ehrenpreis Center for Swift Studies based in Germany and one of the world's leading experts on the writer,

Call Him Gay and You Will Pay

We despise bullying and the public school administrators who tolerate it in the name of "toughening up" a kid. But this case is a little scary. A boy was repeatedly taunted for being gay (he isn't, ear ring notwithstanding), and he successfully sued under Title IX.

Jamn that Law

> Some churches in Mexico have gone beyond lectures and taken the James Bond-as-disciplinarian route to combat sacrilegious cell phone use. The churches have installed short-range cell phone signal jammers to thwart members of their flock who lack cell phone self-control during mass. > The jammers

St. Petersburg

The incorrigible yet talented Christopher Hitchens has written a beautiful piece about St. Petersburg's history and nights. Link [http://www.vanityfair.com/commentary/content/articles/050725roco02]. Excerpts: > The city is so utterly classical, with its piazzas and canals and bridges and fortresses and cathedrals, that it doesn&

Internationals Slipping?

Global U.S. companies are apparently slipping in appeal, and some blame the Iraqi War. If that doesn't prompt an exit strategy, nothing will. Link [http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/12/news/fortune500/brands_ranking/index.htm?section=money_topstories] . Excerpt: > Global consumers have spoken: They&

Redneck Montage

It's Saturday, so what the heck: This is one of the most entertaining videos we've seen. It consists of hundreds of photos set to the tune of Dueling Banjos. Warning: It's PG, borderline PG-13. Link [http://www.bpninc.com/evideo/video_mac_hi.

The Weekend Eudemon

A Friday evening of cheap wine and cheap football. It was the Lions' pre-season opener, and it was the opening of Eric's first box of wine. A box of White Grenache from Franzia. Five liters for $9.00. Eric doesn't drink a lot of