Hey there motorcycle boy, I hope you will blogwatch me… Jane Galt: How to save money. The Red Shoes: Everything I ever felt about William “Carlos” Williams and his lame-ass wheelbarrow. This post gives me a real “you are not alone!” glow. Read more

edited, because sometimes it’s better to see a movie before being catty about it. (yeah, I’m no fun anymore, I know….) Read more

HE RAN STRAIGHT TO HIS OWN ARMAGEDDON: Here’s a thing I think I know: The sacrifice you want to make for God may not be the sacrifice He wants from you. Read more

WRONG SHUI: How have I managed to place my writing chair in the only place in the entire apartment that gets the draft from the window and the whiff from the garbage? (In other news, expect a quick review of Achilles in Vietnam later todayish.) Read more

IF I OWE YOU AN EMAIL, or anything else: I should be caught up on more or less everything by Monday. The past couple weeks have been a cavalcade of madness. Thanks very much for your patience…. Read more

IN IRAQ, SIGNS OF POLITICAL EVOLUTION. Via The Corner. Read more

NOW SEEMED LIKE A GOOD ENOUGH TIME TO RE-LINK my March 2003 series of posts on torture. Start here and scroll down for me, up for responses. Read more

THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT: …A schoolmate of bin Laden’s told me that during the eighth or ninth grade, around 1971 or 1972, bin Laden was invited to join the Islamic study group. In that period at Saudi high schools and universities, it was common to find Syrian and Egyptian teachers, many of whom had become involved with dissident Islamist political groups in their home countries. … [clipped] As time passed, the group spent more and more time inside. After about... Read more

THE PRIEST AS “OTHER”: Fascinating and provocative little op-ed from a married Catholic priest (pastoral provision thing): …The issue is not about the marriage or celibacy, or sexuality at all–not really. The issue is how does our culture make sense of Catholic priesthood when we have come to understand the diminishing role of clergy (Protestant as well as Catholic) solely in terms of functionality? … Now contrast this development with what was claimed of the Catholic priest in the same... Read more

Any fool can think up blogs that watch… Not actually blogs, I guess, but whatever. Christopher Hitchens takes time to gibe and twist, thank God!, the British journalist. Ah, my role models at the Daily Beast…. I forget where I found this. And this is a big ol’ piece on welfare reform, which I will read when I can print it out. Read more