…  Is Seneca staging a comeback? Maybe… “If Seneca’s plays survived the sack of Rome, the burning of libraries, the leaky roofs of monasteri...

…  This is the face of a teenager from early medieval England - Medievalists.net .

…  The war on men continues on campus | The College Fix : Just remember Stein’s Law — What can’t go on won’t.

…  Attorney for Covington Catholic Teen Joins Lawsuit Against SPLC . Maybe enough lawsuits will spell the end  of the SPLC.

…  zibaldone: High school teacher accused of teaching evolution .

 …  Jayne Anne Phillips —  Happy.

Can You Solve These Medieval Riddles? - Medievalists.net . (Hat tip,Dave Lull.)

…  zibaldone: U.S. issues Patent No. 3,043,625 for safety belt .

The creation of the world did not occur at the beginning of time, it occurs every day. — Marcel Proust , born on this date in 1871

…  Humans are the only animals with true chins. | Interesting Facts .

…  Peripeteia - Word Daily .

…  Heart-attack pushers Ben & Jerry's hippie 'Indian land' hypocrisy . The great Warren Philips, who pretty much made the Wa...

…  City of South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau arrested on burglary charge . Something has to be done about our professional politicians.

…  (11) Journalists Abandoned Julian Assange and Slit Their Own Throats . I’m not sure if it’s because they don’t grasp the problem or if th...

…. How PBS Wrecked Independence Day: An ‘Ideological Tool’ of Right-Wing Extremists. Why should all of us have to pay for their bullshit? Ma...

…  zibaldone: Declaration read aloud to soldiers in Manhattan .

…  zibaldone: Manifesto highlighted dangers posed by nuclear weapons .

…  Mysteries Require Odes, Not Emails | The Russell Kirk Center . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)  In the Bible “verse is the idiom for the revelatio...

No one has ever proved that a human being, through his descent from a certain group of people, must of necessity have certain mental charact...

… Indigenous Chief Wants Ben & Jerry’s to Return ‘Stolen’ Land on Which Its HQ Sits.

…  News stories don't even make sense anymore .

…  Paracme | Word Genius .

F  Felix is a friend of mine, a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and one of the most imaginative painters around.

 … 10 Memorable and Magical Bookstores to Visit Around the World.

…  About That Claim That July 3-4 Were the 'Hottest Days on Record'...

…  reading twelve books: Today is an anniversary and a renewed commitment .

 …  George Bogin —  Calamine Lotion.

…  zibaldone: Ring those church bells and begin the first public reading .

…  Young LGBT Catholics need to know they belong in the church. I’m creating a curriculum to tell them that. I think it should be obvious by...

…  zibaldone: Close encounter with unidentified flying object .

…  Zealotry of Guerin: Poetry and Fiction by Christopher Guerin: For Ruth .

  The passing of Martin Amis inspired me to read his celebrated novel Money  -- and let me say at the start: it did not disappoint. This is ...

By the sense of mystery I understand the experience of certain places and times when one's whole nature seems to be in touch with a pres...

…  Lord’s Prayer opening may be ‘problematic’, says archbishop .

…  Pope Francis Enthusiastically Greets Andres Serrano of “P*** Christ” Infamy . Seems that if you want to find authenticate Catholicism the...

…  Lockdowns: the Self-Inflicted Disaster | City Journal . Bjørnskov and a German colleague, Stefan Voigt, have  found  that fewer people di...

… A Welcome Gaffe: White House Lets Some Climate Truth Slip Out” A report reveals that global temperature changes barely affects economic g...

…   Rodomontade - Word Daily .

…   Voluntary Segregation - by William F. Vallicella . Reading this, I was reminded of my late friend and colleague, Len Boasberg. Len was a...

…  A “Progressive” Analysis of Higher Education’s Problems. How does Bunch make his case? Not through anything resembling a cost/benefit ana...

…  Paul Davis On Crime: A Look Back At The Vietnam Spy Who Betrayed Us .

…  The Paris Review - Dear Jean Pierre - The Paris Review .

…  zibaldone: Not a very good day for Howard Hughes and his XF-11 .

Never assume that people in positions of responsibility are behaving responsibly. — David McCullough , born on this date in 1933

…  My Christ - Image Journal . (Hat tip, Dave Lull) Incarnation? Resurrection? Why these leaps? Why not let the world be world, for Christ’s...

…  Inkhorn | Word Genius .

…   (11) Comments - The mass murder suspect who's all things to all people .

 … Guess What Teachers Union Groomers Are Assigning as Summer Reading . I think the problem is that, while they’ve been schooled, they’re no...

…   (11) Marta Sylvestrova on Czech Film Poster Design .

… (11) The mass murder suspect who's all things to all people . (Hat tip, Felix Giordano.)

…  July 6, 1946, was a bad day for George “Bugs” Moran .

 …  Cynthia Cruz —  Fragment .

…  Remembering H.D. - JSTOR Daily .. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)   When I was a kid, i used to stop by Holmesburg Library a lot. One day I picked ...

… Incredible view of the Milky Way and more — June’s best science images . (Hat tip, Rus Bowden.)

…  Poem About a Crow: a work by the killed Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina | Ukraine | The Guardian . (Hat tip, Rud Bowden.)

…  EXCLUSIVE: Harassment, Death Threats Against Web Designer Surge Since Supreme Court Decision Upholding Freedom of Speech . Of course, the...

…  zibaldone: Congress makes a final (but futile) attempt to avoid war .

…  Freedom, Climate, and the Illusion of Urgency. Instead of succumbing to fear-mongering narratives, we should empower ourselves with knowl...

… ‘ Depraved Desperation’: Bud Light’s Latest Promotion Gets Ripped on YouTube. . Where the hell do they find these marketing people people?...

…   By All Means, Eliminate Legacy And Donor Admissions Preferences Because They Are Corrupting, Regardless of Racial Impact . I got into co...

… A P Celebrates Independence Day By Explaining Why The Word ‘Patriot’ Is Problematic.

 … Report: Army’s trannies are exempt from physical fitness standards.

Some people take no mental exercise apart from jumping to conclusions. — Harold Acton , born on this date in 1994

…  zibaldone: Music legend records his first single at Sun Records .

 …  The Last Original Frank Lloyd Wright Owner . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  Anne  Carson —  My Show .

…  Court Hands Down A MASSIVE Victory for Freedom on the Fourth of July. Doughty … pointed out that it was not the government’s role at all ...

…  Diphthong - Word Daily .

…  Brooklyn Jewish Leaders Use Bolt Cutters to Reopen Park Closed by City | National Review . Plenty of people by now must have noticed the ...

… If you’re anti-gun, can you really celebrate Independence Day? Without gun rights, the American Revolutionary War would have been absurdly...

…  Elfreth’s Alley might not be the nation’s oldest residential street, but it’s sure fun to live there. Funny. I’ve known the street since ...

…  Mid-Week in Pictures: Special July 4 Edition | Power Line .

…  San Fransisco reparations rep: straight white men are 'serial killers' . She ougt tipo check out the homicide statistics .

… The Geometry of Liberty: The Declaration of Independence Is a Logical Argument Based on Jefferson's Axioms. Too bad so many people, in...

…  AI Photos Of Men And Women In Every US State . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  zibaldone: An important moment in radio broadcast history .

… A Song Sung to Whoever I Am: Ron Slate’s Joy Ride . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

…  zibaldone: A few 4th of July anniversaries in the American colonies .

Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.  — Nathaniel Hawthor...

 …  Susan Fox —  Sceaux the Day They Turn Off the Fountain .

…  Irenic - Word Daily .

…  Play Ball! Part II - BallNine .

…   (11) The judge who just endorsed PA's 'Culture of Corruption' . In January, R. Christopher Barden, an internationally known ...

See the world:  Paul Davis On Crime: Join The Navy And See Olongapo .

…  zibaldone: George Washington moves on from surrendering in Pennsylvania to taking command in Massachusetts .

…  zibaldone: Action in the wake of Hurricanes Connie and Diane .

 … Thank God for ‘Doubting’ Thomas . (Hat tip, Dave Lull.’

(11) DIE - by William F. Vallicella - Philosophy in Progress . …  progress is change for the better. Lowering standards is a change for the ...

…  D.E.I. Curricula versus Catholic Education - The Catholic Thing . For a liberal arts education to be effective, its overarching goal has ...

Atheism is a crutch for those who cannot bear the reality of God. — Tom Stoppard , born on tis date in 1937

…  Leitmotif - Word Daily .

…  (11) Galen Strawson on Zombies - by William F. Vallicella . It may be that if we knew more about the nature of matter, then we would unde...

…  zibaldone: The most boring book (according to literary critics) .

… Hunter Biden photographed himself smoking crack while DRIVING and speeding at 172mph | Daily Mail Online .

…  reading twelve books: John Adams votes for independence on July 2nd .

…  Paul Davis On Crime: Cosa Nostra: A Look Back At The Threat Of Organized Crime In America .

…  zibaldone: Perhaps we need another Declaration of Independence r

I love Evensong. There's something sad and essentially English about it. — Barbara Pym , born on this date in 1913

…   A Prayer in Signs by Alice Cornelia Jennings - Poems | Academy of American Poets .

…  A Word on Statistics  BY   WISŁAWA SZYMBORSKA . (Hat tip, rus Bowden) Wislawa Szymborska was born a century ago today.