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  • Apr 24, 2005

    Short, Medium, Long....

    by Cliopatria

    In the short run, I think this discussion of how TV has become, on average, more complex and cognitively challenging, is reasonably good. In the long, run, though, an analysis of just TV fails to capture enough of"popular culture" to stand on its own. The narrative complexity which is cited here as a recent development reminds me more of 19th century novels; the narrative simplicity cited as the"traditional" TV fare reminds
  • Apr 24, 2005

    Kennedy, the Pope, and Bill Frist

    by Cliopatria

    Interesting, and disturbing, Andrew Sullivan posting this last Friday. As one of his quotes for the day, he excerpts John Kennedy’s statement on the role of the Pope and other religious leaders.

    An excerpt from the excerpt:
    ”I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish -- where no public official either requests or
  • Apr 23, 2005

    "Justice Sunday" at Valhalla Baptist Church ...

    by Cliopatria

    Earlier this week, Jon Dresner sent me a link to an article in the New York Times about the nationally simulcast rally the religious right will stage in Louisville, Kentucky, tomorrow night. I didn't think much about it at the time. The Times article is archived now, but here's the AP story on it and I just realized that I know these people. That's
  • Apr 22, 2005

    Shell Shock

    by Cliopatria

    As part of my research I am currently browsing the 1945 and 1946 editions of the London Daily Herald (long transmogrified into Yer Supersoaraway Sun). As such I was a little taken aback to see an article on May 31, 1945 about an atomic bomb – this would be about seven weeks before Trinity Test and the Potsdam Conference, wh