J. Goard -- Thanks, that's interesting. Where Xtianity goes I'm forever 3/4 baffled and trying to learn a bit. When I treated myself to a wrestle with the Bible some years back, what mostly struck me was how much God and Jesus reminded me of a father-son duo you sometimes still see around: Dad the rough-tough, quick-to-explode, hard-to-understand pushy Ellis Island immigrant, Son the spoiled high-minded princeling. That's unfair, I'm sure, but it sure hit me.

Charlton -- Tks, but I'm only half the websurfer you are.

Peter -- Fun the way that Voyeurweb has become one of the web's taken-for-granted standards, isn't it? Fun to see hwo many of the women bicyclists were traditionalists too so far as crotch-styling goes ... Hmm, maybe in the world of pubic grooming there's a kind of New-Urbanistic revolt happening against the excesses of chic and extreme grooming. Time to do some research.

PA -- You don't go for pierced nipples? Now that does mark you as a traditionalist.

Peter -- Alan made a lot of great points, didn't he? I sometimes think Schickel is pretty good myself, though more with the TV docs he's made than with his writing. But it's funny to see how pompous he gets when he takes on questions like these.

Thursday -- Too bad about the editing on the new "Oblomov." The whole standard publishing process is no longer what it once was, not that it ever was what it was cracked up to be, but still ... Funny fact: there are now a fair number of editors who do almost no text-editing. They're known as "acquiring editors" and their entire job is to network and bid and snag hot properties. Funny the way duties are shaking out as we move further into a media-conglomerate-digital world ...

Posted by: Michael Blowhard on July 4, 2007 3:54 PM

Schickel is such an ass. I've never read any of his actual "criticism," but his commentary track of La Dolce Vita is an absolute disgrace. A masterpiece of film nerd non-knowledge. To Schickel, the Acqua Felice is just "some Roman ruins," and he even manages to fail to point out the appearance Nico!

Posted by: american fez on July 5, 2007 11:58 AM

Much enjoyed your essay on hobbies

Posted by: Reid Farmer on July 5, 2007 2:34 PM

'Taint that "European Video" really from "Amelie"?

Posted by: Yahmdallah on July 5, 2007 10:17 PM

Just noticed the author bio on the sober truth piece about writing. She is: "the author of three unpublished historical novels and plans to become a life coach specializing in helping writers achieve their dreams. She writes a weekly column about writing on her Web site."

There's an interesting advertising angle for you! Maybe she intends to sell the negative example?

Posted by: Matt Mullenix on July 9, 2007 7:43 AM






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