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Rod Dreher
Why are book reviews dead or dying?
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Rod Dreher
According to John Palattella, writing in The Nation, anti-intellectualism at American newspapers has a lot to do with it. Excerpt: It’s necessary to explain these broad economic trends to understand a crucial and overlooked point–namely, that it is disingenuous for newspaper executives to justify the elimination or reduction of the book beat by claiming that…
Oil spill: This is Louisiana
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Rod Dreher
I, for one, would like to thank BP and U.S. government regulators for making possible the following image from coastal Louisiana: See all the photos in AP photographer Charlie Riedel’s heart-rending series. And think of Louisiana. UPDATE: You really should be reading Favog, a super-pissed-off Louisiana expat, as he processes the spill.
Science & religion incompatiblists shut out?
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Rod Dreher
Science + Religion Today draws attention to a controversy at the World Science Festival, on now in NYC. There’s a panel discussion about the relationship between science and faith. On the panel: astrophysicist Paul Davies, biologist Francisco J. Ayala — both past Templeton Prize winners, I should note — plus Biblical scholar Elaine Pagels and…
crunchy con your car
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Rod Dreher
Go here to buy a “crunchy con” bumper sticker. Cheap! Special deal for you!
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