on display the stupidity of over-educated womyn who believe they know everything... 400000 comments
Mistaking equivocation for different definitions of the same thing. An error in basic logic...
Saturday, May 16, 2015
A Good Love Story?
Or 19th ce romance geared for women and blue-pill men? Seems like the heroine is engaging in a bit of 'alpha f- beta bux' in her life choices, even though it is not so bad as she does have some attraction to her "true" love. There is definitely some hypergamy in play, though she does not marry the wealthy second choice -- there is no chemistry, and wealth does not make up for the lack of game. All things being equal, she would pick the alpha with wealth over the one without, but if it's a choice between the alpha with no wealth and the beta with wealth, she chooses the former.
Love and Marriage in “The Madding Crowd” by Gracy Olmstead
Even if it is a step above today's trashy romance novels (and worthy of being in a Brit Lit course), it is still their progenitor, appealing to emotion and erroneous views of love, and it is not clear to me that good sense actually prevails at the end of the story. (And then there is the feminism in the story; funny how the portrayal of such cognitive dissonance is acceptable to the masses of women. The NPR review is a howler.)
Still, the movie does look gorgeous and the work done for the costumes seems high quality. (Historically accurate?) If men would dress like the first choice, Gabriel.
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Love and Marriage in “The Madding Crowd” by Gracy Olmstead
Even if it is a step above today's trashy romance novels (and worthy of being in a Brit Lit course), it is still their progenitor, appealing to emotion and erroneous views of love, and it is not clear to me that good sense actually prevails at the end of the story. (And then there is the feminism in the story; funny how the portrayal of such cognitive dissonance is acceptable to the masses of women. The NPR review is a howler.)
Still, the movie does look gorgeous and the work done for the costumes seems high quality. (Historically accurate?) If men would dress like the first choice, Gabriel.
Mode.com goes behind the scenes of FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD with costume designer Janet Patterson to take a look at the gorgeous clothes that bring an authentic Victorian look to the production!
Posted by Far From The Madding Crowd on Saturday, May 16, 2015
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Elder Abandonment
Such a touching story...Lonely Grandfather Pedals Over 30km to See His Family
Posted by Soompi on Friday, May 15, 2015
Not a Return to the 80s
Vox Day: Skip Mad Max
Is the movie's seeming endorsement of girl-power feminism a big reason why the movie is at 98% on RT?
Not sure I want to pay $ for the movie if the critics are right...
Related: Independent article on the reaction to the overt feminism of the movie
Is the movie's seeming endorsement of girl-power feminism a big reason why the movie is at 98% on RT?
Not sure I want to pay $ for the movie if the critics are right...
Related: Independent article on the reaction to the overt feminism of the movie
Friday, May 15, 2015
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Do a Show in Dixieland
LA? The only challenge there is the freeway system. It is a popular destination for Korean tourists and immigrants.
Can't wait to see this episode!
Posted by Soompi on Thursday, May 14, 2015
The World Beyond Your Head
The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction by Matthew Crawford
His website.
National Review review
Articles at The New Atlantis
Gary Olmstead, Against Kant and Consumerism
Rod Dreher, Is This Man Dr. Evil
Also:
Rod Dreher, Breathing with Benedict
His website.
National Review review
Articles at The New Atlantis
Gary Olmstead, Against Kant and Consumerism
Rod Dreher, Is This Man Dr. Evil
Also:
Rod Dreher, Breathing with Benedict
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
The Multiplication of First World Problems
Promise and Challenge: Catholic Women Reflect on Feminism, Complementarity, and the Church
Promise and Challenge: Catholic Women Reflect on Feminism, Complementarity, and the Church
Understanding the Marian Dimension: Women in Society and the Church
Catholic Women Speak Out - an interview with the editor Mary Rice Hasson
Catholic Feminists Speaking for Themselves by Elizabeth Schiltz
2014 Symposium on Women in the Church
Also held last year: Women in Combat Symposium
Promise and Challenge: Catholic Women Reflect on Feminism, Complementarity, and the Church
Understanding the Marian Dimension: Women in Society and the Church
Catholic Women Speak Out - an interview with the editor Mary Rice Hasson
Catholic Feminists Speaking for Themselves by Elizabeth Schiltz
2014 Symposium on Women in the Church
Also held last year: Women in Combat Symposium
Disney and Marvel Catering to the SJWs
Marvel Courting Ava DuVernay to Direct Diverse Superhero Movie (Exclusive)
They probably think they need some good publicity after the Joss Whedon debacle.
They probably think they need some good publicity after the Joss Whedon debacle.
Who's Criticizing?
Progressives and feminist women's groups? Victim blaming or telling people not to be stupid?
The South Korean government's official teaching aid material for sexual education classes is raising eyebrows.Read...
Posted by Soompi on Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Ben Townsend, Brian Vollmer
For our latest Sitch Sessions, Ben Townsend and Brian Vollmer tackle two old-time jams.
Posted by The Bluegrass Situation on Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Two Westerns on the Same Friday!?!
Echoes of War will be released this Friday... RT
I thought Slow West (RT) was going to be released later this year, but it's out this Friday as well.
The Mary Sue Interview: Slow West’s Writer/Director John MacLean On Making A Movie With Fassbender and Feminism
ComingSoon Interview with John MacLean
Variety review
I thought Slow West (RT) was going to be released later this year, but it's out this Friday as well.
The Mary Sue Interview: Slow West’s Writer/Director John MacLean On Making A Movie With Fassbender and Feminism
ComingSoon Interview with John MacLean
Variety review
But There is No Common Good
The problematic premise upon which this piece is based: Some Catholic Preliminaries to the Presidential Campaign by Fr. C. John McCloskey.
There is no common good because we do not live in a political community but in a unitary nation-state which replaced the federation of states that existed before Abraham Lincoln, a nation-state in which physical mobility, industrial capitalism, the growth of megapoleis, the creation of neo-Yankee "proposition nation" identity, and other causes have wrecked many local communities in which a true common good was instantiated.
If Opus Dei (of which Fr. McCloskey is a prominent American spokesman) cannot get its politics right, its take on lay spirituality will remain lacking. (And the advice of priests on American politics will be erroneous.)
Video Summary of Ordination of 32 Priests (Future Priests Talk About Their Priesthood)
There is no common good because we do not live in a political community but in a unitary nation-state which replaced the federation of states that existed before Abraham Lincoln, a nation-state in which physical mobility, industrial capitalism, the growth of megapoleis, the creation of neo-Yankee "proposition nation" identity, and other causes have wrecked many local communities in which a true common good was instantiated.
If Opus Dei (of which Fr. McCloskey is a prominent American spokesman) cannot get its politics right, its take on lay spirituality will remain lacking. (And the advice of priests on American politics will be erroneous.)
Video Summary of Ordination of 32 Priests (Future Priests Talk About Their Priesthood)
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
George Scialabba Reviews
The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power by Steve Fraser and The Demise of Virtue in Virtual America and The Moral Origins of the Great Recession by David Bosworth - Damage: In our new Gilded Age, the worst are not only full of passionate conviction. They are also damnably clever. (via FPR)
Related:
The Deliberate Agrarian: Noam Chomsky on Wage Slavery and Scott Nearing on Wage Slavery
Related:
The Deliberate Agrarian: Noam Chomsky on Wage Slavery and Scott Nearing on Wage Slavery
Club Orlov: America's Achilles Heel
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Something Truly Amazing Happened at the V-Day Parade
One small detail about the parade is nevertheless stunning: Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, a Tuvan Buddhist and one of the most respected Russian leaders, who presided over the Emergencies Ministry prior to becoming the Defense Minister, did something none of his predecessors ever did: at the beginning of the ceremony, he made the sign of the cross, in the Russian Orthodox manner. This simple gesture transformed the parade from a display of military pomp to a sacred ritual.
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Something Truly Amazing Happened at the V-Day Parade
Monday, May 11, 2015
Too Much Enthusiasm?
Saint John Paul the Great
Ignatius Press
Lighthouse Catholic Media
Author and Chastity Speaker Jason Evert discusses how to know #SaintJohnPaultheGreat even better through looking at...
Posted by EWTN on Friday, May 8, 2015
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Teen Angst in Singapore
FAERYVILLE: Watch The Full Trailer For The Dystopian Teen Movie
With the girl power scenes in the movie I can't help but think this is an Asian nerd revenge fantasy. Existential crisis of meaning or first world problem?
With the girl power scenes in the movie I can't help but think this is an Asian nerd revenge fantasy. Existential crisis of meaning or first world problem?
NBC's Fall Lineup
HEROES To Take ON BIG BANG & GREY’S!! Neil Patrick Harris Variety Show To Tuesdays!! UNDATEABLE To Fridays!! NBC’s Fall Schedule, Video & Photos!!
I doubt the network will be able to save itself with this. One of the backup series was probably chosen for PC reasons (and probably also to capitalize on the popularity of American Sniper), but it may draw some interest nonetheless:
I doubt the network will be able to save itself with this. One of the backup series was probably chosen for PC reasons (and probably also to capitalize on the popularity of American Sniper), but it may draw some interest nonetheless:
“THE REAPER”
Based on the best-selling memoir “The Reaper” by Nicholas Irving, this event miniseries recounts the 100-day Afghanistan deployment of Sgt. Nicholas Irving, nicknamed ‘The Reaper.’ The first African-American sniper, Irving tallied 33 official kills during this single deployment, a record that still stands today. “The Reaper” is a boots-on-the-ground thrilling and raw account of modern warfare and how it changes, shapes, and sometimes destroys the people who fight in it. Tom Donnelly and Josh Oppenheimer (“Sahara,” “A Sound of Thunder,” 2011’s “Conan The Barbarian”) serve as writers and executive producers.
Swearing In of the New Swiss Guards
Here are some photos from the Swiss Guard ceremony where new Guards took their oaths, held ever May 6th.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, May 7, 2015
The sacrifice of one hundred and forty seven Swiss Guards who laid down their lives in defense of Pope Clement VII and...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Swearing in Ceremony of the new recruits of the Pontifical Swiss Guards. Watch LIVE now!
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, May 6, 2015
On Wednesday 32 new Swiss Guards swore an oath of allegiance to Pope Francis, who told them their role is one of...
Posted by EWTN on Thursday, May 7, 2015
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Pope Francis net with the members of the Swiss Guard and their families on Monday.See our story at the link: http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/05/04/pope_francis_meets_with_swiss_guards/1141502
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, May 4, 2015
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EWTN Special on the Monks of Norcia
We are pleased to present this beautiful video about The #Monks of Norcia and their upcoming CD "BENEDICTA: Marian Chant...
Posted by EWTN on Friday, May 8, 2015
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Catholic-Lutheran dialogue was under the spotlight in the Vatican on Monday as Pope Francis met with the head of the...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, May 4, 2015
Vatican Radio spoke to the Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala, Antje Jackelén, who is the first female head of the Church of Sweden, after her meeting with Pope Francis on Monday.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Pope Francis on Monday met with the first female head of the Church of Sweden and Archbishop of Uppsala Antje Jackelé...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, May 4, 2015
Two Years Already
Pope Francis sent a Message to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria on Sunday, to mark two years since the Coptic Patriarch's visit to the Holy See.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, May 10, 2015
750th Anniversary of Dante Alighieri's Birth
And Rod Dreher has a book on Dante...
Pope Commemorates the 750th Anniversary of Dante Alighieri's BirthHighlights Union Between Famed Italian Poet and the See of St. Peter
Posted by Zenit News Agency on Monday, May 4, 2015
Pope Francis has sent a message to the President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi on...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, May 4, 2015
750 years ago Dante Alighieri was born, and today the long shadow of his art, wisdom and insight still shapes and...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Using Fr. Serra for a Political Agenda
Archbishop Gomez: Junípero Serra's Canonization Is Message for ImmigrantsIn this interview with ZENIT, Los Angeles...
Posted by Zenit News Agency on Thursday, May 7, 2015
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Cardinal Wuerl Speaks on Serra's Significant Role in Life of AmericaAhead of Blessed's Canonization Taking Place in His Diocese in September, Washington DC's Cardinal Speaks on Setting Record Straight
Posted by Zenit News Agency on Monday, May 4, 2015
Pope Asks Junipero Serra to Lead Him As He Embarks on Trips to North, South AmericaBefore 'Apostle of California's'...
Posted by Zenit News Agency on Monday, May 4, 2015
Scenes from the historic visit of Pope Francis to the NAC, on the occassion of the Day of Reflection on Blessed Junipero Serra.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, May 6, 2015
A Painting of the Theotokos
Syrian artist Essa Neima. He shows the pain war has caused his country.
Posted by Eparchy of Phoenix on Thursday, May 7, 2015
Sunday, May 10, 2015
A Future Training Regimen
Rucking or tabbing for a few hours...
Via Jack Donovan: Hike to Survive- An interview with Justin Vititoe by Ash Hess
Via Jack Donovan: Hike to Survive- An interview with Justin Vititoe by Ash Hess
An Overcorrection is Probably in the Future
Latins do refer to "Mother" Church and this was probably written for Mother's Day, but the allergic reaction to the feminization of the Church and Latin Christianity will not be tempered by pieces such as this:
Six Ways the Catholic Church Is Like an Italian Mamma by Carrie Gress, Ph.D.
Like mamma’s lap, Holy Mother Church is where truth, solace, guidance, peace and love are found, come what may
(via Insight Scoop)
*Insert comments here about the author's academic credentials and how Catholic higher ed contributes to the problem of male displacement rather than ameliorates it.*
Six Ways the Catholic Church Is Like an Italian Mamma by Carrie Gress, Ph.D.
Like mamma’s lap, Holy Mother Church is where truth, solace, guidance, peace and love are found, come what may
(via Insight Scoop)
*Insert comments here about the author's academic credentials and how Catholic higher ed contributes to the problem of male displacement rather than ameliorates it.*
OCN 20th Anniversary
With the blessings of His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos, the Orthodox Christian Network visited the Metropolis of San...
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Thursday, April 30, 2015
寵物 - 鄭秀文
I wouldn't consider her the best Cantopop singer, but when her songs are classics compared to modern Cantopop, Cantopop is in a sad shape...
Yang Hee Eun, "Mother to Daughter"
Ahhh~~~~ the perfect Mother's Day music video! #HappyMothersDay!Watch here:http://www.soompi.com/2015/05/10/yang-hee-euns-mother-to-daughter-gains-new-attention-as-the-perfect-mothers-day-music-video/
Posted by Soompi on Sunday, May 10, 2015
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