Monthly Archives: April 2007

Blood on Ratzinger’s hands

Last Tuesday, a sixteen year old boy in Turin threw himself from the window of his fourth floor flat. We shouldn’t know his name, because Italian law is supposed to protect the identity of minors. But now that he’s dead, … Continue reading

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It’s raining men

King of Bling, Pope “Eggs” Benedict performs the old battle horse of the Weather Girls, It’s Raining Men, to the usual Wednesday afternoon punters.Bless.

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Watch out! Relativism!

As an example of sloppy thinking, the latest Vatican broadside would be hard to beat. According to King of Bling Benedict and his new mouthpiece, Bagnasco, opening the door to civil unions would let in, as an inevitable consequence, incest … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan and Patti Smith

http://www.youtube.com/v/2ZqwOh5gYTMBob and Patti sing Blue Eyes in Philadelphia, 1995.

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