Culture

Interesting piece at Spiked about the dark museums (holocaust museums and other exhibits of misery and conflict) that have been proliferating. Link [http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CAB4B.htm]. Excerpt: > *This mania for memorial museums is a sign of a society with an unhealthy obsession. These new museums

A Southern writer provides this handy list of ten things you must do to be a Southern Gentleman: 1. Open doors. 2. Carry heavy things. 3. Mean it. 4. Make a living. 5. Live your beliefs. 6. Abolish government. 7. Do unto others. 8. Smile. 9. Be responsible. 10. Expect

San Francisco 49ers running back Garrison Hearst makes an anti-gay comment. The 49ers organization organizes a diversity workshop, intended to educate players about San Fran and all its diversity. So what do you present to a bunch of young, athletic men? Eleanor Smeal recordings? The PR director knew better.

The man behind Filboyink [http://www.filboyink.blogspot.com/] blog wrote to us regarding Eric Scheske's review of Steven Johnson's Everything Bad is Good for You. He raises some good points that challenge the assertion that TV entertainment is getting smarter (better, more sophisticated, whatever): >

> Christopher Nelson's new job, which comes with a $100,000 salary and a one-year contract, will be to watch reruns of "The Dukes of Hazzard" weeknights on the Country Music Television cable channel and write blog postings for the network's Web site.

Sports Gone Wild, Issue 5,471: > Long-time Washington Post sports editor and columnist George Solomon will become ESPN's first-ever ombudsman beginning July 1. In this newly created position, Solomon will critique decision-making, coverage and presentation for studio and event production, including SportsCenter, ESPN Radio

We don't know if this is best characterized as (i) pollsters with too much times on their hands or (ii) the merits of using popular vote to elect our leaders: > While most depictions of extraterrestrials are confined to science fiction, nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that

There's a new "art" exhibit coming to the West Coast: Experience the Experience of Being Buried Alive. Link [http://www.boingboing.net/2005/05/30/austrian_artists_exp.html]. Excerpt: > The people present will have an opportunity to be buried alive in a coffin for

Film critic Steve Sailor, writing in the upcoming issue of The American Conservative, says Hollywood's movies aren't as far left as you might think. No link available (the issue hasn't even hit the newsstands yet). Excerpt: > Feminism gets no more than lip service