Sarcasm Part 3: On Etymology and Jesuit Romanticism

Sarcasm Part 3: On Etymology and Jesuit Romanticism

Teaching in a high school as I do, maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised at finding myself utterly unable to get any distance from sarcasm these past few days.  Being unable to run from sarcasm, I decided to imitate Nietzsche (that great educator of Christians) and do...
D’oh God! A Simpsons Lens on Lent

D’oh God! A Simpsons Lens on Lent

Earlier in February, I overheard something that stopped me cold: “The Simpsons just aired its 500th episode on FOX.” Though I stopped watching the show regularly a while ago, the vaunted animated series is not only a cultural mainstay, but was a staple of my...