Apologia Pro Literati Vita
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

On the Displeasure of Noise

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The Street Enters the House Umberto Boccioni, 1911 It is probable if not unavoidable he who enjoys music detests noise. It is inevitabl...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

Movie Review: The Dark Knight Rises

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Directed by Christopher Nolan. 2012. Maybe it's time we all quit trying to outsmart the truth  and let it have its day. –Alfred ...
Monday, July 16, 2012

Essay & Review: Artwork of Middle Earth

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Few modern books, if any, have inspired as much artwork as those of J. R. R. Tolkien. The obvious but incomplete reason is that Tolkien wro...
Sunday, July 15, 2012

Socialism: What's in a Name?

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We were fortunate this past week in being treated to political science theses from two acclaimed film directors, Milos Forman and Joss W...
Friday, July 13, 2012

Sacred Music from the Middle Ages to Today

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Update: This video after several thousand views was blocked by several companies, evidently because they don't understand the concept o...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

What Not to Tweet II: Political Edition

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or, Yes you can undermine all of your credibility in 140 characters . Rabble, rabble rabble! You can feel it in the earth. You can fe...
Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Book Review: The Fortunes of Permanence

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by Roger Kimball. 2012. Dignity, tenacity, truthfulness, humor, confidence, freedom, joy, courage. The reader may follow with great pleasu...
Monday, July 2, 2012

App Review: The Sonnets by William Shakespeare

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Touch Press. 2012. Hot off the heels of their outstanding 2011 iOS app  T. S. Eliot's The Wasteland , Touch Press brings us the even...
Sunday, July 1, 2012

Movie Review: Prometheus

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Directed by Ridley Scott. 2012. How critical can one be of a film exploring the origins of mankind while Adam Sandler's carnival of ju...
Sunday, June 24, 2012

Manners Revisited: Lessons from a Founding Father

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Complex and comprehensive moral philosophies like those of Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas get the lion's share of credit when we prais...
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