Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
I’m all for not wearing a three-piece suit to church, but sometimes casualness can get out of hand—and I’m not talking about Hawaiian shirts here. Pop-star turned Dukes of Hazzard actress Jessica Simpson’s father had a different view regarding his daughters’ church apparel: Joe Simpson, her manager/father/ex-minister who has held forth before on the issue … Read more
Bill McKibben says that America gets Christianity wrong. In a recent Harper’s essay, “The Christian Paradox” (excerpted here), McKibben argues that though Americans profess Christianity, they do not live out their faith. McKibben gets much of it right. For example, he observes the rise of biblical illiteracy among Americans: Only 40 percent of Americans can … Read more
Speaking of Belarus, there’s a revealing article in TCS today about the political modus operandi there that is increasingly reminiscent of the U.S.S.R. The writer, Anna Volk (undoubtedly a pseudonym, since she’s writing such a bold piece from within Belarus), describes some of the current goings on: [The Belarusian president], first of all, is trying … Read more
Have we seen the end of the baseball card heyday?
The Vols are number three in the preseaon coaches poll…
I haven’t done a DVD roundup in a while, so here are a few quick reviews of films I’ve seen in the last few months: On a night when you’re feeling really comfortable, successful, and like you’ve got everything together, put Hotel Rwanda into your DVD player. Two hours and two minutes later, you’ll emerge … Read more
Notes from a trip to the hoosier-tropolis.
Wade Boggs and Ryne Sandberg give the newbies a lesson in a lost art.