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I don’t know why everyone was iffy on the third season of The Bear.

As of this morning, there’s only one spot remaining open for The Classical Teaching Institute’s Fall Literature Retreat. If you want to claim the last spot, it won’t last long. You can register here.

Tom: That’s your ninth taco. Harry: But I’m praying for you while I chew. It’s called servant gluttony.

Scene 1: Dad: Much like Christianity, the rise of video games took place in the margins of society, not in the Palaces of Power. It was the poor and despised of the world who devoted themselves to video games, not the elite and wealthy. Boy: I’m so glad those early gamers persevered, Dad. Dad: GamersContinue reading “Scenes From Our Coming Dark Ages”

Tom: You know what they say. “History is always written by the winners.” Harry: Who said that? A winner or a loser? Tom: Probably a loser. Harry: Then it seems losers get their say. Tom: Actually, it was probably a winner. Harry: Then it’s not actually true? Tom: Actually, it was neither. Harry: And yetContinue reading “History Piffle”

Beggars can be choosers if they are also willing to be martyrs.

Teacher: Most people like chocolate. That Kid: I don’t like chocolate. Teacher: And most people know what the word “most” means.

They’ve got more than one thing in common.

I highly recommend you read The Divine Comedy, though I don’t know that I would suggest you try to do so by yourself. If you start reading it, you really need to finish it. Dante himself issues this caution to readers in the middle of the poem. If you abandon the poem half way through,Continue reading “How to Read The Divine Comedy for the First Time”

There is always going to be room for a fresh round of cultural pundits who tell young men to “make their beds.” It strikes young ears as profound, invigorating. It’s simple. It’s doable. However, the make-your-bed people always marry that message with something else. It never stands entirely on its own. “Make your bed andContinue reading “The Make-Your-Bed People”