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"I Don't Hate Them Wicked Papists Any More, Either"

> Blonde bombshell Jessica Simpson has abandoned her strict Christian upbringing, admitting she rarely goes to church or reads the bible anymore. The Dukes Of Hazzard star launched her career on the Christian music circuit - backed by her Baptist minister father Joe - and famously refused to have sex

Digital Essay: Fantasy Fretting

Well, it's early September and that means one thing: Football purists complaining about Fantasy Football [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_football_%28American%29]. Dave Kindred at The Sporting News came out early with a column on August 1st [http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=11427]

A Shocker

And people complained about the Latin Mass: > Pop star Britney Spears has confessed that she cannot understand her Kabbalah books, the holy texts on the mystical Jewish faith. > Though the pregnant singer, who was introduced to the Kabbalah religion by her friend Madonna, says she is not able

Just What They Need to Hear in New Orleans

Great time to let this leak out: > New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson is leaning strongly toward moving the Saints permanently to San Antonio following the devastation to the city and the Superdome by Hurricane Katrina, a state senator who has spoken with a top team official said Saturday.

Gonna Get Tabaccy Juice in Your Face

Don't mess with the sport of turning left: > The good news for NASCAR Nextel Cup teams when they line up for gas at the track is they don't need a second mortgage to pay the bill. > It's free. Sunoco provides the fuel

Buffet the Storm

Though his fans tend to be obnoxiously fanatical and he has fallen into the self-righteous political posturing common to his profession, this concert sounds great. Buffet plays good music, there are few venues more charming than Wrigley, and the weather is promising. > Whatever the reason, some 78,000 Buffett

One Upside of Homosexuality's Advances

> [S]traight men humorously acting out their subliminal fear of homosexuality. Those kinds of jokes are rampant elsewhere: whether it's a "Saturday Night Live" skit, the guys needling each other on "Entourage" or a sendup of homophobic hysteria on "It's

Brews You Can Use IV

> The [beer] industry today includes more than 2,400 brewers and beer importers, 1,908 beer wholesalers, and 551,000 retail establishments. The industry's economic ripple effect benefits packaging manufacturers, shipping companies, agriculture, and other businesses whose livelihood depends on the beer industry. Directly and indirectly, the

Real Relief for the Rest of Us

Funny and interesting and a relief: > Sex Pistols singer John Lydon [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Rotten] isn't impressed with Bono's political activism. The aging anarchist snarled to gigwise.com: "Every time I see Bono in those big fly glasses and tight leather

Get Out the Philco

The fantasy writer who influenced G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, and many others, George MacDonald, is coming to radio: > W. H. Auden wrote, "To me, George MacDonald's most extraordinary, and precious, gift is his ability, in all his stories, to create an atmosphere of goodness