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The 3 Shortest Books Ever Written
There are many variations of this joke. Jewish Business Ethics A History of British Dentistry 500 Years of German Humor
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Robert E. Lee
Back in 2004, I visited Arlington House in Washington D.C. with my brother. Lee’s estate is on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery, the former having been expropriated from Lee by victorious Union pols. There is a bookshop on the … Continue reading
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Burkean Lovecraft
Kenneth Hite writes of the Burkean Lovecraft: Howard Philips Lovecraft (1890–1937) is, after Poe, the most important and influential American writer of horror fiction. This, it seems, is as far as consensus extends. He has been savaged by Edmund Wilson … Continue reading
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Bordertown
Seth MacFarlane is a mystery to me. How could someone so unfunny and unoriginal become so huge and successful? Now, I’m a fan of good comedy. Over the years it’s been The Simpsons; Seinfeld; Arrested Development; The Office (BBC); 30 … Continue reading
Yawn
Just when you think we’ve reached a cultural nadir, someone brings out the pick-axe: Singer Miley Cyrus smoked a joint on stage and twerked with a dwarf during the MTV EMAs on Sunday.
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Dave Wilson – White o’ the Day
This made my day: Dave Wilson, a white, conservative anti-LGBT activist running in a largely African American district in Houston, pulled off a strange upset victory in the race for Houston Community College Board of Trustees last week after he … Continue reading
“Would you ever marry a non-Jew?”
In The Atlantic, Emma Green writes a piece titled “Convincing Millennials to ‘Marry a Nice Jewish Boy’“. The story’s byline: Confronted with an unprecedentedly secular crop of young people, Jewish leaders are pushing intra-religious marriage harder than ever. Their favorite approach? … Continue reading
How Did English Get To Be The International Language Of Science?
From Popular Science: More than 98 percent of all scientific articles published today are in English, but that hasn’t always been the case. “There used to be one language of science in Europe, and it was Latin,” says Michael Gordin, a … Continue reading
Obama & McCain Huddle on Immigration
From the man who, hilariously, was the 2008 GOP candidate for POTUS: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will meet with President Obama at the White House Thursday afternoon to plot strategy for passing comprehensive immigration reform. Not much you really need … Continue reading
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