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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

Could be Funny . . .

. . . but will probably be an embarrassment. We enjoy Liddy, but don't respect Hannity. We've never listened to North: > A new comic series bearing the unwieldy title ''Liberality for All" is coming out in October from ACC Studios, a recently formed one-man

Move Over, Demolition Derby

A woman and a man are going to square-off in the ring . . . in Mississippi. > Indeed, this freak show is too freaky even for Las Vegas, which is why they're holding it in Mississippi. Mark your calendar for Oct. 15 if for some reason you feel compelled

A Sin Icon Declines

This pioneer of sin has already made billions, but it's still good to see Playboy struggle: > Year-to-date ad pages are down 15 percent, the magazine missed its 3.15 million rate base by 35,002 and newsstand sales are down 23.2 percent. PG-13

Coming Albums

The New York Daily News has released its Fall Music Preview, for those curious about such things. Link [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/341256p-291171c.html]. A few items we found interesting: > Pink Floyd's main writer, Roger Waters, will put off a possible studio reunion

Odd Consumer News

> The Mall of America has a 74-foot Ferris wheel, a shark tank and a dinosaur museum. And now, if all that tires you out, a nap store will sell you some shuteye for 70 cents a minute. > The new store will be called MinneNAPolis. It's

Political Zoo

Nothing new here. As a father of seven and frequent zoo visitor, Eric Scheske has noticed for years that zoos have a naked political agenda of the outdated Malthusian/ Darwinian stripe. Link [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050826/ap_on_fe_st/britain_human_zoo_3]. Excerpt: > Caged

Another Tradition Dies

We're not big fans of beauty pageants, but we hate to see a traditional American venue like Atlantic City lose a long-time partner. > After an 84-year run on the Boardwalk, the Miss America pageant is bailing out of Atlantic City, pageant and city officials said

Taking Aim at the NCAA

Brad Edmonds has posted a great piece about the "National Communists Against Athletes." Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/edmonds/edmonds260.html]. Excerpt: > Let's remember also that Indian tribes are sovereign ”“ meaning foreign ”“ nations. Their complaining about the "Washington Redskins" is akin to our

MTV Isn't About Videos

Here's one writer's take on the upcoming music video awards. We watch MTV about as often as we watch gay pornography (there is a difference, we're told), so we have no opinion, but we found the column mildly interesting: > Let's face