Red, white and blue

Last updated on: July 4, 2012 at 4:24 pm By Eve Tushnet

In which I watch Tycoon: A New Russian. Read more

Double your habits, double your nuns.

Last updated on: July 4, 2012 at 3:44 pm By Eve Tushnet

Or, this is another post about student debt. Read more

From today’s readings

Last updated on: July 4, 2012 at 3:41 pm By Eve Tushnet

Some distance away a herd of many swine was feeding. The demons pleaded with him, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of swine.” And he said to them, “Go then!” They came out and entered the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea where they drowned. –USCCB daily readings; and one of my actual favorite songs Read more

Children’s books rooted in specific beliefs and traditions

Last updated on: June 30, 2012 at 3:56 pm By Eve Tushnet

I am looking for them, for a possible series of articles. Right now I have books whose worldviews are deeply rooted in Catholicism, Judaism (though I could use more suggestions there), and Transcendentalism (no really). I’m looking for good books from other beliefs/traditions–I’m using that phrasing because I don’t know that it makes sense to call Transcendentalism a religion–which are not defensive or promoting we’re-all-the-same faux diversity* but which allow the reader to enter into the inner world of that... Read more

“What does American ‘religiosity’ mean in practice?”

Last updated on: June 30, 2012 at 3:47 pm By Eve Tushnet

I ask, at AmCon. Read more

“You can have two worldviews in the Army, but one’s too many for me”

Last updated on: June 29, 2012 at 4:52 pm By Eve Tushnet

in which I prove that I know more about dancing than about war. Read more

Also, apparently his eyes fire lasers. Like a shark, you know?

Last updated on: June 29, 2012 at 4:20 pm By Eve Tushnet

John Cheese is a writer for Cracked whom I have praised to you people many times. I linked to this piece in my AmCon piece about the problems with the “divorce counterrevolution” and I’ve linked several of his other marriage/parenting/family/uh… other stuff-related articles at MarriageDebate (which by the way you should all be following). Plus he’s provided me and my friends with a lot of much-needed gallows humor: “Quitting Smoking: Six Things You Notice About the Stupid World” “Five Things... Read more

Kickstarter vs the NEA

Last updated on: June 29, 2012 at 1:54 pm By Eve Tushnet

or, every man a Medici! (sort of.) Via Jesse Walker. Read more

This is the only thing I will post about the health-care decision.

Last updated on: June 28, 2012 at 9:23 pm By Eve Tushnet

Via Libresco, I think. Read more

Kitchen adventures: ginger-peachy!

Last updated on: June 28, 2012 at 3:27 pm By Eve Tushnet

I know this one sounds weird, but it was really tasty! I mixed chickpea flour with cumin, cayenne, salt, cinnamon, curry powder, and rosemary (in about that order), then added whole milk, minced fresh ginger, and about half a chopped peach. ETA: Oh, and Robusto cheese! That’s a grainy orange cheese with a cheddary bite. Now I had pancake batter! I fried the pancake in butter and ate it with a chopped Manar cucumber on the side. Great way to... Read more