Well, I was going to write about this awesome opportunity I received today to review articles for an honest-to-gods scientific journal, but then I saw the "Confidential Please" notice at the top of it and guess I oughtn't actually discuss it ( Read more... )

Yesterday, the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church here in America passed D025, acknowledging that the Episcopal Church ordains partnered gays and lesbians. The newscycle is caught up in other things right now, so this isn't even a blip on the screen ( Read more... )

I see that it's coming to be about that time: time to renew my Oak Leaves subscription.

There was a while when I couldn't really afford OL, but man, I missed it terribly. It's a great little Mag, with all sorts of great items in it (and, often, on it), and the various editors we've seen have done a great job adding their own touches to it here and ( Read more... )

Many years ago, I read a certain article about chaos magic, one that struck me as rather poignant. It's called "GO UNDERGROUND and be a CHAOS MAGICIAN" and is form Joel Biroco's The Exorcist of Revolution. While it's generally an aimless meandering through Biroco's brain (though not at all uninteresting), the thrust of it is that Chaotes cannot be ( Read more... )

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Holy crap. I just located a copy of an article by Anne Ross called "Esus Et Les Trios <>" in Études Celtique 1960. . . Yes, that's "Esus and the Three Cranes." Not only does it contain a photo of the other side of the Esus relief at Trier, but it also includes another set of reliefs and pieces that she thinks are relevant ( Read more... )

Sometimes, the Onion will run a story so well-written, I must spread the word. Today, that story is "Lovecraftian School Board Member Wants Madness Added To Curriculum". An excerpt:
With the aid of a flip chart, West laid out his six-point plan for increased madness, which included field trips to the medieval metaphysics department at Miskatonic ( Read more... )

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The Church of England has voted to consecrate women as Bishops.

The Vatican responded pretty darn quick:"We have regretfully learned of the Church of England vote to pave the way for the introduction of legislation which will lead to the ordaining of women to the Episcopacy ( Read more... )

*snickers* Good interview with Jimmy, which has a wonderful quote:

Buffett, describing himself as "an old hippie" and "Southern radical," says now, "I'm an Obama person ( Read more... )