Postcards from Palookaville

Justin T just sent me this. Hentoff is a hero -- left libertarian, jazz afficionado, writer of liner notes for the great Robert Zimmerman, and only pro-lifer on the staff at The Village Voice . http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080428/EDITORIAL07/122506990/1013/EDITORIAL

Well, he finally made it. Word from Rome is that John Henry Newman is to be canonised. You can read the story here: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=12435 I love Newman's writings -- he was perhaps the greatest prose stylist of the Victorian era; and in his clash with the evangelical and...

Well, he finally made it. Word from Rome is that John Henry Newman is to be canonised. You can read the story here: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=12435 I love Newman's writings -- he was perhaps the greatest prose stylist of the Victorian era; and in his clash with the evangelical and...

Solid Ground Christian Books have republished as a booklet the chapter on the fear of God from John Murray's Principles of Conduct . I confess that I've never been a fan of the book, mainly on the grounds that it is a tedious read (yes, John Henry Newman beats John Murray for prose style every time...

Solid Ground Christian Books have republished as a booklet the chapter on the fear of God from John Murray's Principles of Conduct . I confess that I've never been a fan of the book, mainly on the grounds that it is a tedious read (yes, John Henry Newman beats John Murray for prose style every time...

My friend, Sheena Strain, sent me this link to an article by Camille Paglia (we are not worthy!) on Hillary Clinton. Of course, I don't have a vote so can't support B or H in the coming contest, but La Paglia's comments are interesting --- as are the blog comments left behind. It's good to know...

My friend, Sheena Strain, sent me this link to an article by Camille Paglia (we are not worthy!) on Hillary Clinton. Of course, I don't have a vote so can't support B or H in the coming contest, but La Paglia's comments are interesting --- as are the blog comments left behind. It's good to know...

This week's prize for the cultural equivalent of identifying the Pope's religious affiliation and revealing the sanitary habits of grizzly bears goes to..... The Times (that's The Times of London to those who come from a country that routinely identifies `Paris' as `Paris, France' lest people get...

This week's prize for the cultural equivalent of identifying the Pope's religious affiliation and revealing the sanitary habits of grizzly bears goes to..... The Times (that's The Times of London to those who come from a country that routinely identifies `Paris' as `Paris, France' lest people get...

I love watching the American media machine in action. The PR blitz that surrounds the Pope's visit is a case in point, one which reminds of the similar avalanche of tosh which came after the death of John Paul II. There we had a Pope who had spent much of his life lambasting the West for its...