So hot. So muggy. But Nate Romano has so many ways to keep the dog days cool and fresh.
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The Mindless Imagination
Think mindless entertainment is really harmless? Quang Tran asks that you consider otherwise.
Varieties of Religious Experience: Marie Howe
Call her what you want, just don’t blow it; she hates being called a religious poet! Tim O’Brien on Marie Howe’s metaphysical vision.
What We Choose To Care About, or the Other Supreme Court Cases
TJP’s resident legal expert Nate Romano wonders about the impact of the less famous SCOTUS cases on our daily lives.
#tbt- World Youth Day
After “Popacabana” became part of TJP’s regular vocabulary last week, this week’s #tbt brings back the ghosts of World Youth Days past.
“To Know the Most But Care the Least” – on Villains Real and Imagined
Can you be a pop-culture bad guy without being an actual bad guy? Sean Dempsey reviews Chuck Klosterman’s new book on villians.
L.A. Plague Squirrel and Cultural Memory
As historian Gwen Stefani said, “‘Cuz there ain’t no cure for that girl, you’ll be dead in no time flat girl…”
Homeless Pastor? Not Quite.
Don’t judge us, but Jason Welle would like to tell you something about a popular social media meme you might have seen.
You Can Have Carrot Top
Jake Martin — no slouch at comedy himself — points out another Catholic comic who’s showing that faith works well with funny.
Confessions of a Raging Extrovert (a Top 10 List)
Extrovert Matt Stewart confesses the top 10 things he’s learned by being an extrovert in an introvert’s world – the world of religious life.