Dear Mr. and Mrs. Kent — I hope you’re as excited by the new school year as I am. We’re so glad to have little Clark back at Smallville Elementary! I’m sure he’s going to love second grade. I’m writing… Continue Reading
Scalia: “I take no position on whether it’s harmful or not, but it’s certainly true there is no answer to that scientific question…” — Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 26, 2013 This is why the support of the American Academy… Continue Reading
As I know I have mentioned at least once around these parts, I can sing the entire score of “Jesus Christ, Superstar.” I can also sing the entire score of “Evita” from beginning to end. I know most of the… Continue Reading
Even when I set out to write a happy, upbeat post about something I feel good about, the universe conspires to get on my nerves. During that blessed, blissful time of my day I call “when both of my kids… Continue Reading
There must be something wrong with me. This morning there was a very nice piece in “Morning Edition” all about how far the LGBT cause has come in a remarkably short span of American history. And indeed, we have come… Continue Reading
So I may not have created an entirely honest impression with last week’s Stupid Question. I describe a scene in “Raising Arizona”: I mention the final scene and those two moments in particular because they will, without fail, make me… Continue Reading
Hey, everybody! Here’s a fun little medical quiz for today. Can anyone tell me what the sharp whitish pointy things in your mouth are called? Did you say “teeth”? Excellent. Pat yourself on the back. Does anyone know why we… Continue Reading
The following is a real statement from the Traditional Values Coalition, reproduced in its entirety without modification: For Immediate Release Contact: Destiny Decker (202) 547-8570 March 15, 2013 A Painful Admission WASHINGTON, D.C. — Traditional Values Coalition president Andrea Lafferty issued… Continue Reading
I came across the above image by way of Andrew Sullivan. I go to the Dish as much for its role as an aggregator as for his opinions, and he included the picture as part of a blurb linked to… Continue Reading
An unnamed woman stoops before an elderly couple, viewed from the back. She looks into the face of the man and puts her hand to his cheek. She speaks a single word — “Dad.” That is all we see and… Continue Reading