Once upon a time, celebrities who were shown to have acted repulsively in public retired from the scene. Sometimes, legend says, they shot themselves; more often they went abroad. Anyway, a man who had embezzled funds or, like Byron, had sex with his own half-sister, was certainly never welcome in his country again ( Read more... )

First, remember what I said about parents and children:

http://fpb.livejournal.com/173966.html

Then, but only if you have a very strong stomach, read this:

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On the beach of Trappeto, near Palermo, Sicily, a man of 45 was arrested for having sex in public, not caring that the beach was full of children. His partner was a blow-up doll.

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A while ago, a person with whom I no longer correspond discussed with me the role of the Church in the history of Nazi Germany. Her views led me to write a whole essay, which I think contains some good things, and I have decided to publish it. The first paragraph contains my opponent's views; the rest, mine. Because of its size, I have been ( Read more... )