The Screaming Pope
Rants and reactions to contemporary politics, art and culture.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Helen
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There is a woman who is a modern day Helen of Troy. She realizes the power she has over men, which is to get attention by giving it. Despite...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Milkman the Clubman
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In the old days, before the fall of Lehman, obits routinely listed the names of clubs to which deceased executives had belonged. They were t...
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Diasporic Dining: Episode IV
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Back in the days when America was a prosperous country, eating conformed to Thorstein Veblen ’s doctrine of conspicuous consumption. Oenoph...
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Carpe Diem
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Carpe diem , “seize the day,” is the advice of both the sybarite and the stoic. It’s an excuse to enjoy the pleasures of the flesh, as well ...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Road More Traveled
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Truth be told, most people in our day and age take the road more traveled—even those millions who have read the M. Scott Peck bestseller na...
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Monday, October 19, 2009
In Depth
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Will “boundary violation” ever be restored to its pristine meaning of a border dispute between countries, rather than the current psychologi...
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Diasporic Dining: Episode III
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Every 8 seconds a new baby is born in the United States. That’s 15 babies in the last two minutes. But have you asked yourself how many new ...
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