I was never a fan of Brideshead Revisited (Waugh’s The Loved One was more to my liking–and it made a hilarious film), and Troy Patterson is on the case as he rips the new Miramax adaptation: But do not, when attempting any course of reading aimed at appreciating Waugh’s wit, give undue attention to Brideshead… Continue reading
Ross Douthat assesses Adam Gopnik’s recent essay on Chesterton in the New Yorker (not available online). But the whole point of the “in the context of his times” argument is precisely that by the standards of the ’20s and ’30s, it was morally impressive for a political writer to reject both fascism and communism, to… Continue reading
Hilarious.
Crisis Planet Earth Dept. The more Al Gore talks, the less sense he makes….
I love this girl’s attitude! Hat tip Mark Shea.