A Good Reason to Visit LA This Year

At the Getty Villa from April 9 to August 25, 2014: Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections

And at the Getty Center from March 25 to June 22, 2014: East Meets West: Byzantine Illumination at the Cultural Crossroads

National Gallery’s ‘Heaven and Earth’ showcases Byzantium’s artistic riches

Happy Together - Cast of "Prime Minister and I" Lee Bumsoo, Yoona & more! (2013.12.25)

No stops in NoCA scheduled yet for 2014.

James Kalb on Subsidiarity

Subsidiarity: Why is It Praised More than It is Practiced? by James Kalb (CWR)

I have written a little on subsidiarity so I won't add anything right now. The effort would be better used on a possible essay.

Marié Digby's 2013 Retrospect

Tonight: HOLY VIGIL for the feast of Christ's circumcision and the feast of St. Basil the Great - followed by fellowship until midnight. A Byzantine way of celebrating the New Year... alas, I won't be able to attend.

Predictions for 2014

Gerald Celente Shares His 2014 Predictions - Middle East War & Economic Crisis
Paul Craig Roberts: 2014 Will Bring More Social Collapse
Peak Prosperity

Crossfit

Generation Crossfit by Thomas Beller (via GL Piggy)

Will Crossfit and PX90 remain fitness trends for 2014? Or will functional fitness become more prominent?

I have a kettlebell that needs to be used.

An Visual Representation of White Flight and the Brain Drain

Deserted America: The maps that show how 60 years of white flight and brain drain have sucked the population from the Midwest
Mapping 60 Years of White Flight, Brain Drain and American Migration

Nom Nom Paleo on Joel Riddell’s Dining Around on Talk 910

Dining Around 12-28-13 Hr2: Paleo Food, San Francisco

"This hour on Dining Around, Joel brings on Michelle Tam and Henry Fong to talk about their book Nom Nom Paleo: Food for Humans, and what it means to eat paleo. Then Andrew Freeman, of Andrew Freeman and Co. Marketing and Public Relations, returns to talk about local hotels, restaurants, and wineries."

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Nom Nom Paleo

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Contra Dance Etiquette for the Guys

Post by Beth Molaro, Dance Caller.

If men naturally tune out women (as opposed to being a habit they gradually acquire, for whatever reason), would this be a sufficient reason for not having women as lectors/readers? Does the same apply to female cantors (cantrixes)? Male voices are better suited to commanding the attention of both men and women.

Alexander's Bridge

Related to this post - Pantaeo recorded the re-enactment of the Battle of Chickamauga for the 150th Anniversary and also used the occasion to film a movie about Delta Force operators who travel back in time to that battle. Unfortunately, they decide to help out the Union Army. (A reflection of the company's sympathies? Or just a decision made for the sake of PC?)

A Titanic Wreck?

NCR: Former Legion followers criticize oversight of order

Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred Music and Divine Worship

Website.

Previously announced: Epiphany Vespers with Archbishop Cordileone January 5, 2014 (4PM)

At Least Sit "Properly"?

What Makes Sitting So Detrimental to Your Health?

Lone Survivor - Featurette: "A Look Inside"

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