of whom I am chief
I’ve been trying to catch up on this guy’s posts - he runs the range of the humanities and beyond. This one I found exemplifies the state of modern humanity. Here’s the telling quote:
I sometimes wonder what an ancient Greek, transported through time, would think of us, cooped up indoors as we are much of [...]
watch the dragon burn
From BBC News:
But the scale of China’s own entangled history with coal is overwhelming. Right across northern China, coal seams burn in un-stoppable fires.
Some have been burning naturally for thousands of years, but others are being set alight by small-scale mining operations seeking to cash in on soaring coal prices. Together, these perpetual fires [...]
logos
Sometimes I think if the Bible read like TweetJeebus, I’d still be a Christian…
wild card
CNN, about the new “The Dark Knight” Batman movie:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/02/film.ledger.oscarbuzz.ap/index.html
Many of you know I have been a fan of Batman for some time. I have attempted to understand the character, as well as the villains that have been featured, especially during the Jason Todd/Tim Drake-as-Robin years. The first Batman movie came out (Tim Burton) and I [...]
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