I thought I would link to some reviews of The Two Towers before I see it tonight (I promise I will in fact see it tonight!): * Andrew Olmsted feels that the Two Towers doesn’t match the power of the Fellowship but that it is a fine movie nonetheless. (Andrew was also less than happy [...]
Fascinating article from Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn at Spiked: The age of manipulation. In it she discusses two books: Sociologist Philip Rieff’s path-breaking book, The Triumph of the Therapeutic, attributed the rise of the twentieth-century cult of personal liberation to a long-term shift from a religious to a therapeutic worldview – the former based on faith and [...]
Southern Man by Neil Young Southern man better keep your head Don’t forget what your good book said Southern change gonna come at last Now your crosses are burning fast Southern man I saw cotton and I saw black Tall white mansions and little shacks. Southern man when will you pay them back? I heard [...]
I am busy at work today so here are some links I found interesting: * R. Emmett Tyrrell on Lott: Lott should have recognized that our politically polluted culture (our Kultursmog ) maintains a double standard for liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans. The double standard is unfair but not without its redeeming value. In [...]