Christmas was… odd this year. My grandmothers had both always hosted parties for the holiday that could only be described as gala. Mountains of food and oceans of drink, standing-room only houses, hot as an ove…

"More and more young people are attending high schools and colleges today than ever before. Yet there is more juvenile delinquency and more alienation among the young. This makes it clear that these young people are bein…

"In back of his smile and under his word Sweeny heard music that no one else heard." By far, and without competition, my favorite musical is Sweeney Todd. It was with great trepidation that I went to the movie …

Every time I think I've seen the stupidest, most empty-headed, mindless, hydrocephalic form of "Christian" idiocy, they come up with a better breed of idiot. And, of course, this gives the dolts who don't know anything …

By Carol StricklandCSM.comNew York - People don't generally lose sleep over what's wrong with Western art today. But maybe they should.Western art, after all, is the most tangible representation of Western thought – its …

"The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse is this: You cannot post 'Thou Shalt Not Steal,' 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery,' and 'Thou Shall Not Lie' in a building full of lawyers, …

Such Bounty! (Two posts in one day? Great googlie-mooglie, I must be going mad.) Normally, I shave using one of those expensive, laser-sharpened, multi-bladed disposable-headed razo…

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