Love and Rockets and Looney Tunes

Last updated on: December 5, 2012 at 12:08 am By Eve Tushnet

Advent post: Alongside amends

Last updated on: December 4, 2012 at 11:03 pm By Eve Tushnet

A season of preparation and penance can bring us to the thought of apologies and amends. We may want to try to apologize to those we’ve hurt in the past and ask their forgiveness. This isn’t always the best idea for a number of reasons: You may just be reopening old wounds, or you may be at a point in your relationship with the person you’ve offended where they simply can’t believe anything you say. (“Every word I say is... Read more

Advent post: Perfume and Earrings

Last updated on: December 3, 2012 at 3:19 pm By Eve Tushnet

Advent time is here, by golly! And Advent is, among other lovely things, a time for penance and almsgiving. I’ve been thinking about things I’ve done well and poorly in the past w/r/t almsgiving and charity, in particular, and I’m going to blog about some of those things this week. We’ll see how long this series lasts. It is sort of advice in the sense that some of you may find that my experiences are useful to you. I would... Read more

“If Only I’d Listened to Virtually Anyone”

Last updated on: December 3, 2012 at 3:23 am By Eve Tushnet

…Ouch. Via Ratty. Read more

“Reference of Frame”

Last updated on: November 30, 2012 at 10:22 pm By Eve Tushnet

I review an art exhibit, at AmCon–and this exhibit closes at the end of December, so go soon! In the past several years photographers Claire Felicie and Lalage Snow have independently published pictures of soldiers taken before, during, and after their service in Afghanistan. It’s easy to project one’s own beliefs about the war, and war in general, onto these portraits; still, they offer fascinating portrayals of how people can change. I wasn’t expecting the frequency with which the soldier... Read more