The Scottish government has forbidden the celebration of Hogmanay this year, which attentive readers will recall is the reason that Hogmanay...

For 'good' purposes only , of course.  The contemporary political theory literature—which largely conceptualizes legitimacy in terms...

If you are a reader of Grim’s Hall, there is a good chance that you would enjoy opening champagne tonight with a sword. If you’ve never done...

That is today's feast ; I missed the Feast of Holy Innocents this year, but you can read prior  posts about it. Likewise the Feast of St...

Pakistan? China? No, the state of Washington  Western Australia. [UPDATE: See comments. My mistake.] You see it's not religion or totali...

Blogger is having a day, I guess; I usually have no trouble posting comments places, but today it's just doing a weird thing where it sh...

James has an excellent question at his blog: why do people fear guns in a visceral way? There is good discussion in the comments. I would si...

Martyred this day 1170, Thomas Becket is remembered by today’s feast. Here is a version of the story that suggests a motive for one of the ...

A major new mapping project by universities in Scotland will examine ports and portages . 

Maggie's Farm linked this charming article , originally published in the NYT, a periodical that still apparently manages to put out thin...

So far, there have been no Chihuahuas capable of taking down a 250-pound man by the arm, so the military has elected to eliminate that test ...

The Chicago Diocese is making it very difficult for priests to conduct a Latin Mass . ...priests, deacons, and ordained ministers who wish t...

In the discussion below, I linked to an article on how the lyrics of Jingle Bells have a kind of dark sarcasm about the joys of horseback r...

 

 

Dad29 has a collection ; AVI has a nice piece sung in a stone cathedral. 

The giant laughter of Christian men  That roars through a thousand tales,  Where greed is an ape and pride is an ass,  And Jack's away w...

My oldest friend's weaving studio at first light this morning. She likes to weave in the pre-dawn hours before all the craziness starts...