At least the Philosophy dept. doesn’t have to worry about this nonsense...

My kids and I loved Alicia E. Stallings' translation of The Battle between the Frogs and the Mice (and how many translations of Greek poetry have an unmissable Introduction!?). My write-up is at the Forma Journal: tinyurl.com/ybxuukjz

If they try to cancel "A Confederacy of Dunces" because of confederacy, I'm going to come out swinging a scimitar.

This sweet gal is a year old today. For 0.7 seconds I thought I might never meet her. So glad Mazda USA saved my life last year!

Turn it upside down and it's an alien reading Torah. You're welcome.

As always, proud to publish work by my man Sean Johnson, this time considering the great Robert Capon whose 95 birthday just passed. formajournal.substack.com/p/amateur-apos…

Ready for more Capon? Check out the champs Mockingbird singlehandedly keeping some of his best work in print! formajournal.substack.com/p/amateur-apos…

We don’t deserve Mr. T.

Honest question about English breakfasts: Is flatulence just a continuous problem in the UK?

The Tom & Jerry movie doesn’t sound real; it sounds like something Jack Donaghy would rope Tracy into on #30Rock

[Woke Xian magazine] names annual lecture series after [writer who came to faith for the pretty buildings and made up the rest as she went].

The Steak-umm account’s take on the best way to explain science is making a lot of sense and what the hell did I just type

No. Wrong. You can't get a "good job" if you've corrupted yourself. It's not possible. Think about it.

To Prevent Their Kids From Being Socially Awkward And Weird, More Parents Opting To Homeschool babylonbee.com/news/to-preven…

As a historically Christian institution or denomination, you may decide it is _right_ to adopt the exact same positions as dominant secular powers in business, academia, and entertainment. But please don't act like doing so is _courageous_.

This is your periodic reminder that a Ph.D. does not convey universal expertise

A message from those trapped at Burning Man has just been released: "They have taken the bridge and the second hall. We have barred the gates but cannot hold them for long. The ground shakes. We cannot get out. A shadow moves in the dark. We cannot get out. They are coming!"

Let's post this again. When someone tells you that the Enlightenment thinkers they don't like are "counter-enlightenment", they are coping for the simple fact that reason is not sufficient, which is why the Enlightenment contains both sides, a reason side, and a "magic" side.