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Court Halts Calif. Same-Sex Marriages Pending Appeal

Breaking news: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed Judge Vaughn Walker's Propositi...

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Weekly Prose and Poetry Update

In June of 2009, Pres. Obama terminated the President's Council on Bioethics, a commissio...

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Prose Fiction Update, With a Bit of Poetry Tossed In

If this is going to be a weekly post, it really needs a catchy title. Unfortunately, I'm n...

noteworthy
Prof. Howell Reinstated at UI … For Now

The Good Guys won this round. Prof. Kenneth Howell, who was fired from the University of I...

books
Prose Fiction Update With A Bit of Poetry

Another week, another passel of links into the wide, wide world of wondrous word-smith...

art
For One Museum, Patriotism Doesn’t Draw a Crowd

Even where one might think it to be popular, patriotism is not an easy sell. In Georgia, s...

commerce
‘Progressive’ Nonprofit Urges Politically Themed Movies

A public policy focused nonprofit is getting into the movie business. It wants Hollywood t...

books
Prose Fiction Update

For your reading pleasure, as the work week comes to a close. Spend some time this weeke...

manners-and-morals
Professor Fired for Teaching Catholic Belief in a Catholic Class

By Daniel Crandall Here's yet another case of reality intruding where only the satirica...

books
Fiction Friday: Stories, News, Reviews & Opinion From the Publishing World

News of publishing's demise is greatly exaggerated. Wander into any bookstore, be it a ...

movies
Will Declaration Entertainment Cure What Ails American Culture?

“I hate Hollywood! A bunch of Lefties producing nothing but anti-American, anti-business...

books
Stephen King Strikes Out with ‘Blockade Billy’

Baseball inspires great stories. W. P. Kinsella’s Shoeless Joe and Bernard Malamud’s T...

movies
First ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows’ Trailer Hits Internet

The first trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows has hit the internet. See it he...

television
How to Celebrate Independence Day: ‘Twilight Zone,’ ‘Greatest American Hero,’ or an American Seder?

For years now the channel formerly know as Sci Fi gave the Fourth of July over to back-t...

movies
The Aaron Hendra Project Meets The Machine Gun Preacher

Turn any corner, especially in Hollywood, and you'll find stories about artists struggling...

noteworthy
Seminar with Bret Lott in Charleston, SC

Risking the Heart: Telling True Stories in an Age of Irony: a seminar with writer Bret Lot...

noteworthy
Glen Workshop Announces Last Minute Openings

A week can change a life. A few extra spots just opened up for this year's Glen Workshop,...

art
A Great American Artist Tested the Limits of Liberal Tolerance

2009 was the centenary year of the birth of a great American artist and writer. At his pea...

web
YouTube Relents, Reposts “We Con the World” Video

The Flotilla Choir produced an extraordinary bit of musical satire following the inciden...

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Frankenstein: Lost Souls by Dean Koontz

Lost Souls, the fourth book in Dean Koontz' Frankenstein series, to be released 15 June 20...

books
Convincing a Book-Loving Luddite to Pick Up a Kindle

Hi. My name is Daniel Crandall, and I’m a Biblio-holic. When I go into a bookstore I of...

commerce
Ricochet, A Pay-to-Play Blog

The internet has one more venue for conservative thinkers. It’s an interesting entrepr...

noteworthy
Gary Coleman, 1968 – 2010 R.I.P

Actor Gary Coleman has died at age 42. (more…)

art
Roger Scruton Chronicles Modern Art’s War on Beauty

Inform a museum’s curator that she should request a refund from her plumber who foolish...

movies
British Filmmakers Mock Islamic Radicals

There are some brave souls in the film industry. They just aren’t getting huge budgets a...

music
Interview with Nick D’Virgilio, Lead Singer with Spock’s Beard

Nick D'Virgilio formed Spock's Beard with Neal and Alan Morse in 1992. They bravely set ...

worldviews
Academics ‘Discover’ Religion Makes You Racist

Seeking to broaden the scope of psychological pathologies associated with conservatism, ...

noteworthy
A Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Story the Media Ignored

Top computer scientist demoted for ID beliefs. (more…)

manners-and-morals
Can the State Inspire Moral Clarity and Courage?

Few would argue that laws reflect the nation’s values. The real debate is law's abilit...

noteworthy
In UK, Christian Preaching Is Potential Criminal Offense

A street preacher in London has been arrested for preaching Christian doctrine concerning ...

journalism
Elementary School Principal Promotes Blacks-Only Field Trip

AnnArbor.com reports Dicken Elementary School Principal Mike Madison sent black stude...

noteworthy
For David B. Hart, ‘New Atheism’ May Be a Passing Fad

The New Atheism is already a thing of the past, writes David B. Hart of First Things. (mor...

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A Conservative Answer to The Daily Show?

It is common knowledge that too many young people get their news from Comedy Central’s T...