…  One Epidemic Is Killing Far More Than COVID-19 - Headline Health .

…  Beyond Eastrod : That backward walking chicken marked her for life .

…  Inky's Fired 'Token Conservative' Says Paper Was Clueless | Big Trial | Philadelphia Trial Blog . (Hat tip, Paul Davis.) Of...

…  Zealotry of Guerin: Unbridled Folly (Francisco Goya), Sonnet #502 .

Don't listen to the person who has the answers; listen to the person who has the questions. — Albert Einstein , born on this date in ...

… this young bears watching — and listening to:  A Girl Makes Music Without Irony or Ugliness - WSJ . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Charles Wuorinen, modernist composer without compromise, dies at 81 . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) I don’t remember thinking much of his music...

…  Instapundit: PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS —  Blog Archive .

In general, I don't tend to gravitate to novels about children: there's something about those books which feels out of reach or ...

…  Music, awake! | About Last Night . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Iran: Shocking 33-year prison term and 148 lashes for women’s rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh | Amnesty International . (Hat tip, Rus Bow...

…   The National Book Critics Circle Award – National Book Critics Circle . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Where Have All the Great Aphorists Gone? | The American Conservative . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) Auden and Kronenberger close their foreword...

…  Bruce Charlton's Notions: Birdemic bleg . Bruce Charlton is a physician and has been a professor of medicine. I would note that, acc...

…  Beyond Eastrod : I must resume traveling beyond Eastrod .

…  Bruce Charlton's Notions: Vashti Bunyan sings . She escaped me too at the time. Lovely voice. And lovely.

Happiness comes, I know, from some spring within a man — from some curious adjustment to life. — Hugh Walpole , born on this date in 1884...

…  Bruce Charlton's Notions: How dangerous are ravens?  (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) We are So Extremely Far Away - a thousand fold? - from ...

…  A look back at Sidney Lumet's great cop films - Washington Times . The cop film quartet covered corrupt cops in New York City, and a...

…  Keep It Simple by Edward Feser | Articles | First Things . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) Having spent a couple of years studying scholastic phil...

…  Beyond Eastrod : I'm considering building a bridge .. .

…  Review: “The Funny Side – 101 Humorous Poems” ed. Wendy Cope | Form in Formless Times . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

The most ingenious men are now agreed, that [universities] are only nurseries of prejudice, corruption, barbarism, and pedantry. — Georg...

I have to head into Center City early today, but should be back by early afternoon, when I will catch up with blogging. 

…  5 Facts About James McNeill Whistler, Who Believed in "Art for Art's Sake" . (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.) Only the first was new...

…  (7) Maryann Corbett on Twitter: "As I said at the @EcotoneMagazine panel last Thursday, I write sonnets when I'm angry. This one...

…  The remarkable Martha Treichler | Spectator USA . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  The remarkable Martha Treichler | Spectator USA . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  The remarkable Martha Treichler | Spectator USA . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Paul Davis On Crime: A Look At One Of The U.S. Navy's Largest Ships Alongside One Of The Smallest .

…  Country Home in City Limits – MEASURE REVIEW . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Beyond Eastrod : Lunacy and murder in literary London .

I am in a hospital waiting room. Debbie is currently in recovery after a procedure. We had to be up at 5 a.m. and neither of us slept well ...

Courage is the antidote to danger. — Erle Stanley Gardner , who died on this date in 1970

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…  Sky News Host Marvels At Joe Biden Gaffe Montage: "Not Enough Popcorn In The World" For Biden-Trump Debate | Video | RealClearP...

…  Masturbation can boost your immune system and help it thrive - Big Think .

…  Beyond Eastrod : Mars exploration and other fun in outer space .

…  Books About Next to Nothing | John Waters | First Things . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) The art of writing, too, has undergone a metamorphosi...

…  We’re All Going to Die: A Special Guest Column – Reluctant Habits .

…  How Far Should Americans Go to Stop Coronavirus? - WSJ .

…  Just because: New York’s nightclubs in 1946 | About Last Nigh t .

…  Dr. Drew says coronavirus panic is 'destroying' businesses — and he wants the media to be held accountable - TheBlaze . Holding ...

Communism is the opiate of the intellectuals — with no cure, except as a guillotine might be called a cure for dandruff. — Clare Booth Lu...

… Tips for the Depressed | Online Only | n 1 . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) The stupidest, most exasperating piece of advice commonly offered to s...

…  89th Annual Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale will be the largest ever - Planet Princeto n . (Hat tip, Virginia Kerr.) The organizers have...

…  SCIENCE AND FAITH: This Pioneer Of Neurosurgery Concluded Mind Isn’t Mere Matter. Why It Matters To All Of Us – HillFaith . “ He started...

…  Episode 365 – Ben Katchor – The Virtual Memories Show . “A dairy restaurant feels to me like an urban, walled Garden of Eden, but it’s i...

…  Word crimes? 'Weird Al Seriously' takes academic look at beloved parody musician | Music | bakersfield.com . (Hat tip, Dave Lull....

…  Why Modern Feminism Wants To Get Rid Of The Family — Evie Magazine . “All will have to work.” Gee, where have I heard this recently? O...

…   'Caged' pope receives guests -- from afar .

…  Paul Davis On Crime: A Look Back At Mickey Spillane On The Late Crime Writer's Birthday .

…  Paul Davis On Crime: A Little Humor: Investment Advice .

…  BOOK REVIEW: 'Game of Snipers: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel' - Washington Times .

…  Conservative Hispanic college student — daughter of former GOP congressman — threatened with violence after blasting socialism - TheBlaze...

…  Beyond Eastrod : 9 March 1954 - President attacks Tailgunner Joe .

I'm a commercial writer, not an author. Margaret Mitchell was an author. She wrote one book. — Mickey Spillane , born on this date in...

…  Sarah Ruden: Getting Inside the Head of Paul & Jesus - Pete Enns . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Alan Hovhaness was born on this date in 1911.

…  Regaining our spiritual commons – Mark Vernon . …  in the medieval period, estates and kingdoms were regarded fundamentally as entrusted...

…  ‘Gift’ by Ian H. Finlay - Poem of the Week - TLS . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Letter to an unknown family | About Last Night .

…  Beyond Eastrod : Another gem from the master of the Victorian crime novel .

Taking things from one source is plagiarism; taking things from several sources is research. — John McPhee , who turns 89 today

…  Beyond Eastrod : Reviews Revisited .

Maurice Ravel was born on this date in 1875. This is a wonderful work.

…   On Poetry: Finding beauty, purity in feelings of bleakness | Lifestyles | record-eagle.co m . (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.) Here's the po...

…  Must-Read Poetry: March 2020 - The Millions . (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.)

…  On Loving Popes and Other Strangers, part 1  Maureen Mullarkey . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) Emotions cannot be commanded. Injunctions to lo...

…  Beyond Eastrod : Remarkable correspondence .

…  Zealotry of Guerin: Storm (Sesson Shukei), Sonnet #501 .

Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine. — Thomas Aquinas , who died on this date in 1274

…  Eyes to See - The Catholic Thing . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Remembering Wes Montgomery —Dust-to-Digital on Twitter . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  McCoy Tyner, Piano Legend and John Coltrane Collaborator, Dead at 81 - Rolling Stone . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Shocking Video: Group Stomps 15-Year-Old Girl On Brooklyn Sidewalk – CBS New York . Looks like they’re all guys. Beating up a girl.

I have a luncheon engagement with a former colleague. Blogging will resume when. I return.

…  Farewell to Ernesto Cardenal: Poet, Revolutionary, Innovator and Mystic - Havana Times . (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.) Ernesto Cardenal’s poetr...

…  Closing time | About Last Night . But keep on praying.

…   Vote for the Readers' Choice winner of the 17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest | Smithsonian Photo Contest | Smithsonian ...

…  Beyond Eastrod: Revisiting the Past: Spies among us .

…  The Enduring Grace of the Trivial: On “The Battle Between the Frogs and the Mice” - Los Angeles Review of Books . It takes real poetic s...

It took me a long time to understand that God is not the enemy of my enemies. God is not even the enemy of God's enemies. — Martin Ni...

It's not often that a novella or short story packs the emotional punch of a complete novel, but in the case of  The Postman Always ...

…  Nigeness: Silent Mansions . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) The author, as attentive to the wildlife around her as to the human life and death, ce...

…  Beyond Eastrod: Revisiting the Past: News from Beyond Eastrod: revisiting the past .

…  HERETICAL THOUGHTS ABOUT SCIENCE AND SOCIETY | Edge.org . As a scientist I do not have much faith in predictions. Science is organized u...

…  A Conversation with Poet David Ferry on the Occasion of His 96th Birthday | Literary Hub . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) Stevens, along with Fro...

…  A coronavirus film tip: stay home and “Panic” | About Last Night .

…  Freeman Dyson: Humanist & Climate-Change Heretic | National Review . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) “My first heresy says that all the fuss a...

Meditating on the nature and dignity of prayer can cause saying at least one thing to God: Lord, teach us to pray! — Karl Rahner , born o...

…  Beyond Eastrod : Hemingway (and yours truly) at the breaking point . Sad that Tim may stop blogging, but personal matters can certainly ...

How much savage coarseness is concealed in refined, cultivated manners. — Nikolai Gogol , who died on this date in 1852

Debbie and I are at the hospital, but her procedure has been postponed. So we will be heading out to get some breakfast. Blogging will resu...

…  Tofu: This vegan food staple is damaging the planet .

…   The world needs curmudgeons - UnHerd . (Hat tip, Rich Lloret.)

…  Good news about Mrs. T | About Last Night . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Secret Histories – Indicative Mood . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.) To get to the bookshop Joe and I made the long, pleasant walk through our nei...