Of course, the real IQ test is "Do you think intelligence is the sort of thing that can be adequately expressed with numbers?"
“Tonight, I Am Nemesis”
Revenge stories never grow old. Though as Christians we know that wrath is a sin and vengeance belongs to the Lord, yet we still get a visceral satisfaction from a well-told tale of revenge. Don't believe me? Go read The Count of Monte Christo. We may deplore it morally, but...well, it feel rights. This isn't … Continue reading “Tonight, I Am Nemesis”
Fr. Ripperger on Brainwashing
A very interesting and instructive series on the truth and how we know it and how brainwashing works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCnPhQjVyZM&ab_channel=SensusFidelium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN-XM2qUKjM&ab_channel=SensusFidelium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJUt7uOLw94&t=125s&ab_channel=SensusFidelium
Flotsam: Of Kings, Clothes, and Inspiration
1. Yesterday was the anniversary of the martyrdom of King Louis XVI, so I made sure to go to Mass to ask his intercession, and that of all the royal saints, that we might have good leaders in Church and State. Or, failing that, at least leaders who aren't brain-dead swine. Appropriately enough, the first … Continue reading Flotsam: Of Kings, Clothes, and Inspiration
Thought of the Day: Power
We keep giving our rulers more power so that they can prevent anyone from having too much power.
Thought of the Day: Tom Cruise
Has anyone checked Tom Cruise's attic for the portrait of an old man, wizened and corrupted beyond all recognition? No reason. Just curious.
RIP Prof. Alice Von Hildebrand
I just learned that Prof. Alice Von Hildebrand, the Catholic philosopher and speaker and the second wife of the great Prof. Dietrich Von Hildebrand (who is one of my intellectual touchstones) has passed away at the age of 98. I actually had no idea she was still alive: I would have sworn that I'd heard … Continue reading RIP Prof. Alice Von Hildebrand
Thought of the Day: Significant Other
I don't really like the term 'significant other'. It seems to me a problem that the same phrase can refer equally well to the love of your life or the alien that lives inside your head.
The Final Performance
“Ladies and gentleman, I give you...the Great Santini!” Applause as the magician popped onto the stage in a burst of smoke. His tailed coat was of the finest quality, but his face was long, pale, with a foolish chin not quite covered by an attempted Mephistophelian goatee. He wave with an affected air to the … Continue reading The Final Performance
How I Would Have Written ‘Captain Marvel’
So, if you read my Marvel recap, you remember that I had certain issues with 'Captain Marvel'. Said issues largely amount to 'It's an incredibly stupid film with a hateful protagonist'. Naturally, as with Black Panther, I thought about how I might have tackled the character, and the results are presented below (fair warning, this … Continue reading How I Would Have Written ‘Captain Marvel’
Serpent's Den 