Archives for August 2008

And so the next week, Fibley did it again;  not as many men came running but among those who did was a certain villager, named Judah, who was very angry.  He said, … [Read more...]

"Boomshackalacka amen." … [Read more...]

About government arts funding, Seraphic Single comments: Well, I can see an argument for the government encouraging Canadian art and letters, for otherwise there'd be no competing with American art and letters. The population of Canadians who actually support Canadian artists and writers is … [Read more...]

Say hello to Warren's newest little friend, none other than Greg "I'm not an anti-semite" Felton. Felton is the "Plan 9 from Outer Space" of the er "Anti-Zionist" crowd and author of "The … [Read more...]

...despite previous corrections and/or stylebook warnings, we referred (page 11, August 1) to an accident on the road to the Sandbanks peninsular, instead of peninsula; we misspelled the former French … [Read more...]

Those who believe in the “golden age” of Andalusia should remember the slaughter of 3,000 to 4,000 Granadan Jews in 1066, a massacre preceded by the polemics of ibn Hazm, who repeated the traditional calumnies … [Read more...]

Panic and resistance have given way to acceptance and even some grudging praise, as the new big-box Ikea store in Red Hook, Brooklyn turns out to be maybe not so bad as the neighbors had thought (...) Kerri-Ann Jennings, who had opposed … [Read more...]

Some of you went on an Amazon shopping spree yesterday, including a Canadian shopper. Thanks SO much for that. I really appreciate it. If you'll indulge me... If you've thought of joining Amazon Prime (so you always get free shipping, no matter what you buy), please consider joining through my … [Read more...]

It doesn’t matter a damn what the Koran says or whether the novel is offensive to Muslims or not. The very need for such apologias and the very fear felt by Random House condemn the violent … [Read more...]

"Aafia Siddiqui, 36, is a Pakistani mother of three, an alumna of MIT, and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Brandeis University. She is also accused of working for Al-Qaeda and was … [Read more...]

Tal Bachman denies getting grant from PromArt program: “Nobody from my camp ever applied for anything." Plenty of "missing the point" … [Read more...]

BlazingCatFur reports: Of further note is the continuing campaign of harassment against Catholic Insight by the branch of Heritage Canada responsible for funding Magazine … [Read more...]