Please scroll on by if this doesn't interest you. I am copying the lists we found of the books my grandmother read. I'm putting them behind a cut because she read a lot. 1970: 53 booksLovey Childs by John O'HaraSalzburg Connection by MacInnessA Fall from Aloft by BurlandA Long Row of Candles by Sulz...

The Film Society of Lincoln Center is performing an invaluable service for cinephiles and film lovers generally by screening a series of classic works by our homegrown New Wave American master, Martin Scorsese. The series launches Friday, Dec. 26, and features Goodfellas (1990), with Robert De Niro,...

That title reminds of the very bad horror movie, "Deep Rising". Like that movie, this story sucks, but unlike the movie you can't just get up and leave. As Xanthippas posted recently (like, this morning), the Treasury has decided to focus more on the consumer side of the economy. I'm not an expert, ...

Written by The Atheist Blogger The following 101 quotes are some that I have stumbled upon on the web, or seen in books / popular culture. Each quote was either written by an atheist, or is about atheism in general. The fact that a believer is happier than a sceptic is no more to the point than the ...

"Dear Ryp, It has been a while (been very busy and a little vacantion is coming up). in the library (where you can find a lot of music) i came across 2 boxes from Atlantic records (from 1947-1974) and from Sue records. from these 2 boxes i copied the songs i liked and these i'm sending you. good luc...

This a warning to all you children who think you can grow up and do good fighting for the forces of righteousness in the halls of government. First, you must become a politician. If you manage not to sell your soul, you’ll at least expose your credibility to some ugly people. And they will do ...

I’m currently hopping back-and-forth between DVDs of the original Blake’s 7 and [coughmumblecough] of the Battlestar Galactica ‘reimagining.’ It’s instructive, because in an odd way they’re rather similar shows. OK, so Galactica’s sets wobble a whole lot les...

The Golden Rule in World Religions Leslie Gabriel Mezei Paul McKenna of the Scarboro Missions and I were treated as honoured guests at the beautiful wooded campus of Bard College www.bard.edu just North of New York City on April 15-17, 2008. Their Institute of Advanced Theology www.bard.edu/iat host...

* A whole bunch of Frank Miller/The Spirit news came out of New York Comic Con, including some more posters and an enjoyably Sin City-ish teaser trailer. (Via AICN.) * For my money the most interesting Miller tidbit has to do with another project entirely: Miller himself is hoping/planning to direct...

This video is an indictment on the atheists and to a lesser extent liberals. I came across this from Mark Shea at Inside Catholic. It's a creative and fascinating video put out by the advertisers of Expelled (documentary film). It may be difficult at first for some to discern if the video is parodin...