nice piece on these people on pbs.
God bless the Aristocrats.
Monday, November 28, 2005
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Christian sci-fi...
"The War in Heaven can perhaps be thought of as a retelling of John Milton's Paradise Lost by C.S. Lewis if he'd played a lot of Warhammer while listening to Metallica. It's about a journey into and out of evil by a protaganist who is not in the least unwilling to experience everything. There's war on a grand scale, but seen from the point of view of a teenage boy who's privy to some of the angelic intrigue going on underneath. It's that old story: Boy meets fallen angel, boy storms heaven with Hell's legions, boy transformed into evil demigod while his sisters try to stop him from destroying himself.
The World in Shadow is a much darker and smaller book, even if it's longer. It investigates the petty cruelties of life in the modern world, their effects on individuals, and the way in which the forces of evil take advantage of those who are weak and wounded. The plot revolves around two unpopular boys, whose anger is twisted and manipulated by the Fallen in order to wreak havoc on the community. Unlike most people, I wasn't asking why after Columbine. I know why it happened, as did most of the kids there. This book wrestles more with with the question how."
...and the scum that write it.
"The War in Heaven can perhaps be thought of as a retelling of John Milton's Paradise Lost by C.S. Lewis if he'd played a lot of Warhammer while listening to Metallica. It's about a journey into and out of evil by a protaganist who is not in the least unwilling to experience everything. There's war on a grand scale, but seen from the point of view of a teenage boy who's privy to some of the angelic intrigue going on underneath. It's that old story: Boy meets fallen angel, boy storms heaven with Hell's legions, boy transformed into evil demigod while his sisters try to stop him from destroying himself.
The World in Shadow is a much darker and smaller book, even if it's longer. It investigates the petty cruelties of life in the modern world, their effects on individuals, and the way in which the forces of evil take advantage of those who are weak and wounded. The plot revolves around two unpopular boys, whose anger is twisted and manipulated by the Fallen in order to wreak havoc on the community. Unlike most people, I wasn't asking why after Columbine. I know why it happened, as did most of the kids there. This book wrestles more with with the question how."
...and the scum that write it.
Friday, November 25, 2005
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
This is the kind of shit that makes life worth living. I'm looking to start training for the grilled cheese contests, myself...
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Your Chance to Name a Meat!
CANBERRA (Reuters) - How do you like your kangaroo -- medium rare? Doesn't sound too appealing, does it?
So in a bid to make Australia's national icon more palatable, Food Companion International magazine and the Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia are running a competition to find a more palatable culinary name for the meat of the hopping marsupials.
More than 300 entries have already been received from around the world including marsu (taken from marsupial), marla and wallagang (derived from the Aboriginal language), agaroo and the more unlikely Cyril, Skippy, yummy and roadkill.
"We need to come up with a catchier name for kangaroo meat. The current name inhibits some chefs from using the product because they know people will be put off ordering it," Mel Nathan, editor of Food Companion, told Reuters Monday.
"Overseas visitors tend to think that the koala and kangaroo are cute and cuddly animals there is no way they would ever dream of eating the product."
Australia's kangaroo population is conservatively estimated at more than 57 million. The Kangaroo Industry Association said around 15 to 20 percent of the population is harvested annually with the industry worth about A$200 million ($147 million).
Suggestions for a culinary name for kangaroo can be made at www.foodcompanion.com.
CANBERRA (Reuters) - How do you like your kangaroo -- medium rare? Doesn't sound too appealing, does it?
So in a bid to make Australia's national icon more palatable, Food Companion International magazine and the Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia are running a competition to find a more palatable culinary name for the meat of the hopping marsupials.
More than 300 entries have already been received from around the world including marsu (taken from marsupial), marla and wallagang (derived from the Aboriginal language), agaroo and the more unlikely Cyril, Skippy, yummy and roadkill.
"We need to come up with a catchier name for kangaroo meat. The current name inhibits some chefs from using the product because they know people will be put off ordering it," Mel Nathan, editor of Food Companion, told Reuters Monday.
"Overseas visitors tend to think that the koala and kangaroo are cute and cuddly animals there is no way they would ever dream of eating the product."
Australia's kangaroo population is conservatively estimated at more than 57 million. The Kangaroo Industry Association said around 15 to 20 percent of the population is harvested annually with the industry worth about A$200 million ($147 million).
Suggestions for a culinary name for kangaroo can be made at www.foodcompanion.com.
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