Madness – Page 3 – There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity.

Persuasion (2022)

The Netflix adaptation of Persuasion is a hot algorithmic mess which helplessly bites half a dozen better sources (a more appropriate title for the film would have been Jane Austen’s Fleabag), and yet I was pleased to find the zeitgeist has moved on from “self-care,” which is now a punchline subject to open mockery andContinue reading “Persuasion (2022)”

Excerpt: From The Forthcoming “A Short Introduction To Classical Christian Education”

“If you are new to classical Christian education, greetings. Welcome. If you do a little digging into classical Christian education, you will find that the classical Christian schools in this country have a good deal in common, but that there are differences between them, as well. Some of the ways they differ are insignificant, butContinue reading “Excerpt: From The Forthcoming “A Short Introduction To Classical Christian Education””

What Does ChatGPT Mean For English Class?

“Writing teachers cannot assign the volume of writing homework necessary to turn bad writers into good ones. At worst, ChatGPT is going to get a few liars and scoundrels out of writing two or three papers a year, but writing those papers wasn’t going to do them much good anyway. However, if teachers begin usingContinue reading “What Does ChatGPT Mean For English Class?”

Cells. Interlinked.

There are Twitter accounts of mid-level Christian intellectuals I check in on occasionally so I remember what it looks like to be a functional intellectual who isn’t a slave to followers and fame. There are Twitter accounts of mid-level Christian intellectuals I check in on occasionally so I remember what it looks like to beContinue reading “Cells. Interlinked.”

Just How Creatively Bankrupt Is Hollywood?

So, they’re making a movie which is an adaptation of a Broadway musical which is an adaptation of a movie… all of which have the same title and the same plot?

An Astoundingly Simple, Accurate, And Damning Explanation Of Pornography

From the October 31, 2022 issue of The New Yorker.

The Modern World Simplified

Cashier: This store has recently begun charging you for services we used to give you for free. Incompetent thinkers: Wow, you must really care about the environment and justice. Cashier: Yes, thanks. Pay up. Incompetent thinkers: Sure. No problem.

Progress

Boys in 8th grade Latin classes: “When are we actually going to use this in the real world? Boys in 12th grade: “I wrote my thesis on why travel soccer players should be paid in cryptocurrency.”

Oat Milk, Goat Milk, Boat Milk

Tom: What do you take in your coffee? Harry: I’m allergic to cow’s milk. What else do you have? Tom: I’ve got oat milk. Harry: I don’t like the taste. Tom: I’ve got goat milk. Harry: It’s so expensive. Tom: I’ve got boat milk. Harry: Boat milk? What’s that? Tom: It’s part of Lockheed Martin’sContinue reading “Oat Milk, Goat Milk, Boat Milk”

Skipping School

“In the last several years, your school may have developed a “vacation problem,” as a colleague of mine recently put it. A “vacation problem” is a tendency among school families to take long vacations in the middle of the school year. Your school may have had vacation issues prior to 2020, but pandemic policies inevitablyContinue reading “Skipping School”