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> Star Hollywood actor-activists including Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon and anti-war campaigners led by bereaved mother Cindy Sheehan plan to launch a hunger strike, demanding the immediate return of US troops from Iraq. When I saw this, I thought, "How in the world are these indulged children going

Barack Obama intrigues me. He'd excite me if he weren't pro-gay and pro-abortion, but he does intrigues me. Phil Lawler at Catholic World News points out (subscriber link [http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=45126]) that Obama is a sincere Christian--perhaps warped in some

A few suggestions rolled in during the last ten hours in response to my previous post. A few of the emails: > Computer talk show host Kim Komando recommends OpenOffice. so I gave it a try; it's free (you don't even have to register), and it&

Alan Capasso at Chesterton and Friends responds to Buffett's and Gates' hopes to cram condoms down the collective throat of the world [http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/2006/07/people-as-virus-syndrome.html] . Excerpt: > Myth 2: The world's forests are disappearing because of overpopulation. This is an

Johnny Cash has a new album [http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1535455/20060629/cash_johnny.jhtml?headlines=true] : Johnny Cash V. It sounds sad and good. Excerpt from review: > Though weak in voice and almost completely blind by then, his spirit was never stronger, and that spirit shines

The July/August issue of Books & Culture [http://www.christianitytoday.com/books/] has a pretty good essay by Eugene McCarraher--professor at Villanova, "faithful Catholic," and "fierce socialist"--about the limits of capitalism. Unfortunately, it's more of a screed. Moreover, I'm suspicious

Roman Abramovich has paid £285,000 for a number plate originally made for Pope John Paul II. [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1900757.html]

She apparently didn't put a picture of herself on the site, though I couldn't confirm it: > A German woman has put her Ferrari up for sale on eBay and added herself as an extra feature. > The 26-year-old, who refers to herself only as Leila

The funny guys at Totus Pius visited NYC last week. I you, like me, enjoy NYC and the Popes Pius, check out this picture-laden post [http://totuspius.blogspot.com/2006/07/papal-visit-to-nyc-good-bad-and-ugly.html] .