I knew I had to get a Snow White article out before the abomination leaves theaters (a deadline I think I've only just made, I'm glad to say). In this case I decided to tackle the idea of a covenant relationship as illustrated by the film: I genuinely believe that the Snow White remake is … Continue reading ‘Snow White’ at the Everyman
Author: DBreitenbeck
“The Hippopotamus” by T.S. Eliot
Similiter et omnes revereantur Diaconos, ut mandatum Jesu Christi; et Episcopum, ut Jesum Christum, existentem filium Patris; Presbyteros autem, ut concilium Dei et conjunctionem Apostolorum. Sine his Ecclesia non vocatur; de quibus suadeo vos sic habeo. S. IGNATII AD TRALLIANOS. And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans.The broad-backed hippopotamusRests on his … Continue reading “The Hippopotamus” by T.S. Eliot
Saturday Flotsam: RIP Val Kilmer, Kingly Saintly Families, and Miscellaneous
1. RIP to Val Kilmer, who passed away this week at the age of 65 of complications from pneumonia (no doubt exacerbated by his bout with throat cancer that left him almost incapable of speech in his later years). Mr. Kilmer was one of that rare brand of 80s action-star heart-throbs who were also legitimately … Continue reading Saturday Flotsam: RIP Val Kilmer, Kingly Saintly Families, and Miscellaneous
Poem – “When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be”
When I have fears that I may cease to be Before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain,Before high-piled books, in charact'ry, Hold like rich garners the full-ripen'd grain;When I behold, upon the night's starr'd face, Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance,And think that I may never live to trace Their shadows, with the magic hand of chance;And … Continue reading Poem – “When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be”
Religious Liberty Fisk
I haven't done a fisk in years, but a friend linked to this article, and I had thoughts. I had so many thoughts that I decided to do a fisk rather than a long comment. Then it kind of turned into a 10,000 word monster, so fair warning that this will be long. I thought … Continue reading Religious Liberty Fisk
RIP George Foreman
Farewell to one of the most interesting, impressive, and admirable boxers in the history of the sport. In tribute, here's a good short documentary on Big George: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zfpIkEylSg
Friday Flotsam: Pink Eye, Unity, and a Limerick
1. On Tuesday night I woke up with something stuck in my eye, something that seemingly refused to be extricated. It got so bad that I called off work to go to the emergency room. There I learned that whatever it was was gone, but had left a large scratch on my cornea which felt … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Pink Eye, Unity, and a Limerick
Poem – “Sing a Song of Sixpence”
Sing a song of sixpence,A bag full of rye;Four and twenty blackbirdsBaked in a pie; When the pie was open'd,The birds began to sing;Was not that a dainty dish,To set before the king? The king was in his counting-houseCounting out his money;The queen was in the parlourEating bread and honey; The maid was in the … Continue reading Poem – “Sing a Song of Sixpence”
Friday Flotsam: Corporal Punishment and Anne Shirley
1. One of the great, underappreciated benefits of having clearly defined roles for men and women is that they prevent direct competition between the sexes. Less competition means less resentment and less animosity 2. Equality naturally creates resentment, because one who values equality will always be on the look out for signs that someone somewhere … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Corporal Punishment and Anne Shirley
Devil Stories
My sixth graders recently read through The Devil and Daniel Webster, which they enjoyed. For my own part, it struck me that the devil in that story is really less of the devil of Christianity than he is a fairy. He takes the role of Rumpelstiltskin, offering gifts, but at an unacceptable price, accepting the … Continue reading Devil Stories
Serpent's Den 