FLANNERY O’CONNOR THING TOMORROW NIGHT IN D.C.: I can’t go, but thought some of you all might be interested: Subject: Flannery O’Connor Presentation Crossroads and the John Paul II Cultural Center are glad to invite you to a discussion on the work of Flannery O’Connor with PAUL ELIE on Thursday, February 28th at 6:30 pm at the John Paul II Cultural Center, 3900 Harewood Road NE, Washington, DC. Opening remarks by Dana Gioia, NEA Chair. The Event is free and... Read more

But no matter how similar the clothes of men and women may appear, or how different, the arrangements of each are always being made with respect to the other. Male and female clothing, taken together, illustrates what people wish the relation between men and women to be, besides indicating the separate peace each sex is making with fashion or custom at any given time. Without looking at what men are wearing, it’s impossible to understand women’s clothes, and vice versa.... Read more

THE RUINED LIBRARY. Stunning. Via Ross Douthat, I think. (And reminded me of my two-a.m. idea for a bumper sticker–“I’ll be post-Christian in the post-apocalypse“…. But then, a lot of things remind me of that bumper sticker.) Read more

AFF MARRIAGE ROUNDTABLE PODCAST: Me, Jamie Alan Aycock, James Poulos, and Jonathan Rauch, on “Is Marriage Outdated?” The Cigarette Smoking Blogger picks out probably the most interesting thing I said (I was very scatterbrained) here…. Read more

Nature, of course, ordains that human beings be completed by clothing, not left bare in their own insufficient skins.–Anne Hollander, Sex and Suits: The Evolution of Modern Dress (recommended by Manolo for the Men) Read more

MOUTH WRITING CHECKS: I have unproductive insomnia and a lot of work-reading to do, so I’m not sure I can slap anything substantive up here until the weekend. But! at some point in the very near future, I should have posts on: Sexual Personae (and squid), “The Reagan Horror Picture Show,” alienation fetish, and maybe authorial intent if I can think of a fourth point that’s cooler than the three I’ve got now. And, of course, whatever else staggers (and... Read more

HOLYWOOD: Barbara Nicolosi writes:Act One Summer Programs–Applications Now Being Accepted!Summer Screenwriting Program: The Act One Screenwriting Program trains talented Christians for careers as mainstream film and television writers. The program takes place in the heart of the Hollywood entertainment industry with intensive classroom instruction and mentoring from a world-class faculty of over 50 top-notch TV and movie writers, agents and producers. Among those you will learn from include Hollywood pros like Dean Batali (That 70s Show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer),... Read more

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Society holds trials for the same reason that Shakespeare had comic relief in Macbeth. So try to make everyone laugh. Pleading innocent is usually the best way to do this.–PJ O’Rourke, Modern Manners Read more

MORE TORTURE LINKS. Religious Coalition Against Torture. Stop Torture. ACLU site. My old series of posts on the subject. (Start there and scroll down.) And if you have a senator, call today. I’m sorry I didn’t see that earlier. Via Mark Shea and Stop Torture. Read more