Eric Scheske

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Sibley is Back

Fr. Bryce Sibley, one of the most popular Catholic bloggers before his cyber demise, is back. This time, with a movie-review blog [http://cinemacultura.blogspot.com/], though he is apparently doing it anonymously. Also odd: He is allowing comments. I was under the impression that flamers from the left were

Anti-Typecasting

> Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn may wind up portraying legendary physicist Albert Einstein for a joint U.S.-Italian TV film production. [http://upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060919-072707-7105r] Let the jokes begin! What's next? Paris Hilton as St. Therese?

First Viagra, Now This

It's actually a sad thing, but the joke upside is immense: > Chinese doctors say they successfully transplanted a penis on a man who lost his own in an accident, but had to remove it two weeks later because of psychological problems experienced by the man and his

Talented Kids

Great piece in the current issue of The Atlantic Monthly about overzealous (a/k/a "helicopter," "nauseating," "obnoxious") parents [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200610/tsing-loh]. It's an essay/review of four books that take a look at parents who wreck their

MySpace

The current issue of U.S. News & World Report has a pretty good cover story about Myspace.com, the teenage social networking website that has more than 100 million profiles [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/060910/18myspace.htm] (remember, the population of the U.S. is only

300 Million

From The Atlantic Monthly: [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200610/calendar] [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200610/calendar] > At the current clip of one birth every eight seconds, a death every twelve, and an immigrant entering the country every thirty-one, the 300-millionth American should show up, one way or

All About B16 and the Muslims

The Benedict Blog might have the best coverage [http://www.popebenedictxvifanclub.com/blog/2006/09/pope-benedict-xvi-on-faith-reason-and.html] .

The Weekend Eudemon

The perfect buzz. I may have found it last night in a bottle of Yellow Tail Pinot Grigio [http://corkd.com/wine/view/2956]. I bought it on a lark. I knocked off work at 4:15 and decided to buy a bottle of Pinot from my client wine seller

Brews You Can't Use III

The Random Beer Name Generator [http://www.strangebrew.ca/beername.php?Mode=Generate]. It might be the most inane beer thing I've seen in years, so I had to mention it.

Brews You Can Use II

I'll be working late tonight, honey! Perfect news for Friday morning [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/09/14/060914140645.wl9uakm4.html]: "People who consume alcohol earn significantly more at their jobs than non-drinkers, according to a US study that highlighted 'social capital' gained from