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Gay in Virginia

One thing blogging has taught me: the nuggets are often at the bottom of a news story. Headlines are often misleading (if not downright false). The first couple paragraphs contain the gist of the story, along with the writer's ideological slant. But if you want the good stuff,

Beating Grandma

Sad story, but I guess if you're gonna beat your grandmother, this is the best reason you're gonna find: > Deputies say a 16-year-old has been arrested for beating his grandmother with a two-by-four for refusing to give him $100 for beer [http://www.tampabays10.com/

Misc.

No opinion today about last night's American Idol. I went to the drinking club for a few rounds and ended up talking about important things, including this fascinating topic: When did Happy Days really jump the shark? As early as the demolition derby and Mallachi Crunch [http://www.

Blessing Hooters

> The new Hooters restaurant may have gotten an unwelcome reception from some of the community's religious leaders, but tonight it will get a little help from above. > As part of a private opening party, Monsignor Isidore Rozycki, the head Catholic priest for the Greater Waco area,

The Monologues at ND

Are things looking up for my alma mater [http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060124/NEWS01/601240491]? > The new University of Notre Dame president questioned Monday whether "The Vagina Monologues" and a Queer Film Festival held on campus the past few years should be

Chameleon Google

I assume everyone sees the irony in this, after Google's much-publicized defense of porn surfers' civil rights last week: > Online search engine leader Google Inc. has agreed to censor its results in China, adhering to the country's free-speech restrictions in return for better access

Legion for Christ

The Wall Street Journal has run a pretty good article about the Legion of Christ [http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB113798852937353361-lMyQjAxMDE2MzI3MzkyODM4Wj.html] . It also recounts some of the ugly attacks that have afflicted the Legion. Such attacks, of course, are a sign of success. If no one attacks you,

Pass the Czech

> The Czechs do like their weed. A 2005 report by the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction found that 22% of Czechs between 16 and 34 had smoked marijuana at least once during the previous year, the highest percentage in the European Union. The nation's

Tories to the North

A happy day for our embattled neighbors. NYT Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/international/americas/24canada.html?hp&ex=1138165200&en=01040e32f782a592&ei=5094&partner=homepage] . Of course, this means they'll probably lose the Most Licentious Nation race: > Stephen Harper

Is It Possible to Deal with Islam?

Interesting piece today about B16's supposed beliefs about the unreformability of Islam [http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/dianawest/2006/01/23/183354.html]. Excerpt: > According to his [Joseph Fessio], the pope believes there's no way to change Islam because there's no way