December 2011
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“There is a time and a place for scepticism, but there no point trying to teach...”
– Ed West: Boredom, not secularism, is killing British history.
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Mandatory Zooey ‘N’ Joseph New Year’s Eve Video Reblog. Via et-in-arcadia-ego
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“There are those nowadays who would regard faith in socialism as even more...”
– Terry Eagleton on his “faith in socialism”, as part of a fascinating discussion of the concept of “faith” in Reason, Faith and Revolution (quote from pp.122f.).
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“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest,...”
– Christopher Hitchens’ favourite Bible passage, from St Paul’s letter to the Philippians, quoted in The Wilde One: On the lives and death of Christopher Hitchens, by Scott Stephens. The parallels with Hitchens’ commitment to “truth, justice and solidarity” (as described...
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“However spurious Hitchens’ conflation of Christianity with totalitarianism...”
– From The Wilde One: On the lives and death of Christopher Hitchens, by Scott Stephens
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Benjamin Britten (74) Georg Friedric Handel (46) Gabrieli Consort (37) Rufus Wainwright (32) John Grant (16) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Synthetic Corp takes iPhone photography back to... →
rianvdm: Craig Grannel, nailing it: I hate the freemium trend. We’re way past value-add now and fully into the realm of gouging. We’ve seen golf games where you effectively pay for a few extra strokes, and now here’s a camera app where you pay for the film. I sincerely hope Hipstamatic Disposable falls on its stupid face and breaks its stupid digital lens, before some dolt starts working on...
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Listenthefrogman: Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie...
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“This is the chief article, which separates us from all the heathen, that you, O...”
– More from the same sermon by Martin Luther.
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“We do not believe that the virgin mother bore a son and that he is the Lord and...”
– Martin Luther, sermon for Christmas Day, 1530.
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“Lastly let us remember before God all those who rejoice with us, but upon...”
– From the Bidding Prayer for the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols (PDF). Always have a lump in my throat when I hear that.
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