Eric Scheske

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Slash Back to the Other Extreme

Whatever doesn't turn you on: > David and Victoria are part of a growing number of people publicly declaring themselves 'asexual'. David even started an online discussion forum called the Asexual Visibility and Education Network. > "People just started pouring in from all over the

The Americanization of China Continues?

Making explicit what the commercials imply: > The owner of a BMW in northern China returned to his car to find a note from a woman admirer declaring "I love you because you have a BMW," a news report said Tuesday. Link [http://www.expatica.com/source/site_

Giving the Rest of Us Morning Sickness

Here comes the "maternity is so beautiful it oughtta be naked" phenom again: > Demi Moore has revealed that she and toyboy boyfriend Ashton Kutcher are planning to have a baby. > In an eye-opening interview with Harper's Bazaar magazine the 42-year-old actress is surprisingly honest

Fictional Women Redux

Eric Scheske wrote last year about the problems with plastic surgery and computer enhancements. Link [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=2&art_id=24526]. Most of his points were based on common sense. A new study on doctored photos has corroborated much of his analysis.

No Sacrament, No Contract, and Now Not Even a Reception

These people got married by blog. Link [http://weblogs.about.com/b/a/193241.htm] .

Straight Men to Marry

We'd normally object at such a flagrant disregard of marriage's sanctity, but we're dealing with Canada where marriage is no more valued than a club membership: > Two heterosexual Canadian men are to tie the knot to enjoy the tax benefits of being a

Hooligans Need Love, Too

Germany's determination to provide 24/7 sex continues: > A German company is looking to cash in on an expected boom in the sex trade during next year's soccer World Cup with a 60-room brothel a walk away from Berlin's Olympic Stadium, German media

The Married State

> Both the U.S. marriage and divorce rates are dropping while the number of unwed couples living together is rising, according to an annual study of marriage released Monday. > The numbers show a gradual trend in the United States toward the lifestyles in Scandinavia, particularly Sweden, where unmarried

Is Your Husband a Lech?

Russell Moore at Mere Comments weighs in on a popular new American book. Link [http://merecomments.typepad.com/merecomments/2005/07/romance_adulter.html]. Excerpt: > It's ten o'clock, do you know where your husband is? Apparently many Americans are asking this question, judging by the

Whatta Killjoy

> A Ugandan member of parliament has pledged to reward girls for their chastity by paying their university fees if they are virgins when they leave school, a local newspaper said Wednesday. > Bbaale County MP Sulaiman Madada said any girl in his district who wanted to take part in