Eric Scheske

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Trash Science

> Remember the whiny, insecure kid in nursery school, the one who always thought everyone was out to get him, and was always running to the teacher with complaints? Chances are he grew up to be a conservative. > At least, he did if he was one of 95 kids

This is Art?

I read this on page 157 of Edward Epstein's The Big Picture: The New Logic of Money and Power in Hollywood. > Producers may also make product-placement deals that can further delay shooting. In the case of Natural Born Killers, for example, a producer arranged for the director,

Kill the Convert

They're not savages. It's the religion of peace: > An Afghan man is being prosecuted in a Kabul court and could be sentenced to death on a charge of converting from Islam to Christianity, a crime under this country's Islamic laws, a judge said

Something for Sunday Morning

Living in the now: > We never keep to the present. We recall the past; we anticipate the future as if we found it too slow in coming and were trying to hurry it up, or we recall the past as if to stay its too rapid flight. We are

Anarchism

WSJ provides a brief overview of the history of anarchism [http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110008105].

Judas Redux

> The Gospel of Judas - said to be one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of modern times - is about to be published amid explosive controversy, Britain's The Mail on Sunday newspaper revealed yesterday. > Scholars have translated 26 pages of a crumbling ancient text that purports

That's Not Just a Typo

Headline at HuffPo: "Naval Academey Sex Cases Rarely Go To Court..." And your headline writers rarely take lessons in spelling.

The Weekend Eudemon

Things are movin' kind of slow this morning after St. Patrick's Day. It was a good evening, but I didn't really celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The W is owned by Irish, and they have a big celebration, but it's not really

Brews You Can Use III

Beer basics [http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/et_hd_st_patricks_day/article/0,1972,FOOD_9844_4491043,00.html] . Good solid information for the 15-year-old.

Brews You Can Use II

I'd have a heart attack of joy: > A woman in Norway was startled this past weekend when she drew water to wash dishes and beer came out of the taps. . . . > It turned out that a worker in a bar two floors below had mixed up the