Eric Scheske

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Alice in Wonderhell

Surely one of the must-not-see productions [http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060212/en_afp/afpentertainmentfilm_060212193412]: > Gothic US rocker Marilyn Manson announced at the Berlin Film Festival that he plans to direct a film based on the diary of Lewis Carroll in which he will play the part

Growing Up Muslim

A MuslimÂ woman writes about growing up in the Middle East. You begin to get a feel for what we're dealing with here: generations of hatred for all things Jewish, Christian, and Western. Then they come here, and we're surprised that they're so bogue:

Patience

My blogging software made some fairly radical changes to its structure, and I'm still learning the ropes. Please be patient with screwy timestamps and other problems for a day or two, until I figure everything out. Thanks.

Real Catholic Music

After posting the last piece about gospel music, I found this on the same site: > The Catholic mass which Beethoven called the Missa Solemnis is rarely performed. It's eclipsed by the better-known Ninth Symphony. But taken together, the two works shed light on the composer's

Old Travels

When I first started daily blogging in February 2005, I accumulated a bunch of blog sites that seemed like a good source of fodder. As time went on, I abandoned those sites in favor of others. I've scarcely visited those sites in the past six months. For kicks

They're Too Poor to Apply

And they're too poor to pick up their front yards: > Even as the price of college rises, more low-income students who would likely get federal financial aid aren't even bothering to apply. > A new report by the American Council on Education estimates 1.5

Show Me the Stradivarius

> An elderly Hungarian is set to become a millionaire after finding a priceless Stradivarius violin hidden above his chicken coop [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1715784.html?menu=]. Feel-good story or source of envy? Let your soul decide.

Weekend Eudemon

Anyone else watch the Olympic opening ceremonies last night? My family tried to. The media outlets I consulted said the ceremonies would be shown at 8:00 p.m. It was tape delayed, so there was no reason NBC couldn't start it then. But instead? They waited until

The Good Country of South Dakota

Get ready to rock: > The South Dakota House has passed a bill that would nearly ban all abortions in the state, ushering the issue to the state Senate. > Supporters are pushing the measure in hopes of drawing a legal challenge that will cause the US Supreme Court to

Brews You Can Use IV

The 2006 Torino Winter Olympics Drinking Games [http://olympicsdrinkin.pbwiki.com/]. Probably not an exercise in moderation, but humorous and inventive.