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Between the Monster and the Saint, By Richard Holloway
Between the Monster and the Saint is an eloquent disquisition on humankind's self-division between our finer and our baser inclinations. It covers serious ground: morality, psychology, art and, most centrally, the role and nature of religious belief. As an apostate Christian, and former bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Holloway is well placed to offer his views on the "wearisome ...
Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:16:53 GMT - (Independent)

Nerd Activists
Cory Doctorow's entertaining thriller about a teenager detained after a terrorist attack is also a thoughtful polemic on Internet-era civil rights and a practical handbook of digital self-defense.
Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:59:47 GMT - (New York Times)

NONFICTION / A whole lot of nothing to fear
Nothing to Be Frightened Of By Julian Barnes Knopf; 244 pages; $24.95 "For me, death is the one appalling fact which defines life; unless you are constantly aware of it, you cannot begin to understand what life is about," Julian Barnes writes in "Nothing to...
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:28:54 GMT - (San Francisco Chronicle)

Fans need to know just what is fit and proper
in football's terms, one of those "fit and proper" persons of whom we hear so much? Shouldn't be too hard. It certainly should not count as complicated.
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:06:54 GMT - (Sunday Herald)

48 years later, Obama mirrors JFK
DENVER -- For veterans of Democratic conventions, a dwindling bunch, Barack Obama's speech last night -- its spectacular outdoor setting, the wonderful weather, the breakthrough nature of the nominee himself, even his message -- was a sentimental journey back in time.
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:48:12 GMT - (The Star-Ledger)

A call for sports unity and effort
As the Olympics in Beijing came to a close during the weekend, I heard no end of the lamentations of friends and acquaintances about our failure yet again to land our first gold medal in the quadrennial games.
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:03:27 GMT - (Philstar.com via Yahoo! Philippines News)

All about Oz: The celebrity heart surgeon
A renowned heart surgeon who is also a pal of Oprah Winfrey's, Mehmet Oz has made it his mission to try to persuade lazy, overweight Americans to take control of their health, and he has become a celebrity in the process.
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:42:50 GMT - (CTV.ca)

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On Doing Philosophy
There is, and always has been, some question about the scope and content of philosophy. What is it, and what does it talk about? Not to speak of the often-asked question, what is it good for? And of course, anybody who spends time playing at philosophy will develop some sort of notion about the answers to those questions
Posted on 2009-01-08 13:10:21 GMT

blog: The Ivory TowerGoodbye EGM, Godspeed 1UP
As a gigantic fan of both 1UP and EGM, I am still immensely sick to my stomach about the events of yesterday.  I let out enough emotional disquisition in my previous post that I don't think any more is needed.  There is certainly enough from they myriad of other fans and ex-staffers alike dotted around
Posted on 2009-01-08 02:39:36 GMT

blog: Southern GamerA Very Selwick Christmas: Chapter Three
Happy Monday! To start off your week in the proper spirit of procrastination, I bring you the third dose of That Still Untitled Selwick Christmas Novella. To read Chapters One and Two, click here. Otherwise, head right on down to Chapter Three'¦. Chapter Three I saw three ships come sailing in, On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Posted on 2009-01-05 06:41:53 GMT

blog: Lauren Willig - NewsThe Magic WHAT?
Another brilliant Dan Carlin this week (www.dancarlin.com) about the Arab-Israeli problem ... . Palestinians and Israelis can't do that. Dan's second half was a brief disquisition
Posted on 2009-01-04 23:25:00 GMT

blog: Innocents and Accidents, Hints and AllegationsLife, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity: The Challenge for Bioethics: Leon R. Kass
Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity: The Challenge for Bioethics: Leon R. Kass [ Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity: The Challenge for Bioethics: Leon R. Kass] From Publishers Weekly For many people, the brave new world of biotechnology promises a utopian society where we will be free from diseases because of our manipulation of
Posted on 2009-01-04 10:52:20 GMT

blog: The Ebooks ReviewBi Now Gay Later: Manasvi Mamgai of India is Miss Tourism ...
[Bi Now Gay Later] Tagged as the Yearend Pageant, the 12th Miss Tourism International finals was held last New Year's Eve, December 31, ... ) the toponimic name of this Carpathian valley is still a matter of disquisition between learned
Posted on 2009-01-03 17:32:17 GMT

blog: My RomaniaOur thoughts on bi-partisanship after reading Krugman's editorial in yesterday morning's New York Times
By Pablo Fanque,National Affairs EditorI had planned to write a long, learned, disquisition on Krugman's Op-ed piece in yesterday's New York Times. This is one of the most depressing essays I've ever
Posted on 2009-01-03 08:02:00 GMT

blog: All This Is ThatOperation what?
Jump to CommentsWhat's in a name? Quite a lot, where the military is concernedChurchill objected to names of a frivolous nature and banned Operation BunnyhugSaturday, 3 January 2009 - Robert FiskI am bemused by the name of Israel's latest military operation against Hamas (and the usual cull of toddlers) in Gaza
Posted on 2009-01-03 07:36:49 GMT

blog: Attending the WorldTea
I've been thinking about tea quite a bit lately. Tea is pretty much a constant in my daily routines '” I generally drink multiple pots in a day '” but ... my own pretentious disquisition on how tea ought to be made. As anyone who knows me will tell
Posted on 2009-01-03 06:00:15 GMT

blog: I Can See it For You Wholesale New Year, Fresh Links
Happy 2009 to all! Now that the champagne has flattened and the headaches (including the headache that was last year) ... disquisition on the design of American football uniforms, with a surprise at the end.André Bernard
Posted on 2009-01-02 19:57:04 GMT

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