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Rufus F. November 21, 2021

Two visions of pleasure travel from Laurence Sterne and Michel Houellebecq 230 years apart, offer two very...

High Sierra Ghost Stories ghost

Burt Likko November 15, 2019

The past isn't ever really past, and ghosts don't ever die. So instead of avoiding them or...

Nathaniel W Horadam August 10, 2018

<!--One cannot tell the story of the Crusades in a single essay; to do so would involve...

Burt Likko September 15, 2015

Burt Likko thought he'd found an obscure and delightful piece of Americana. Turns out he was only...

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Burt Likko May 8, 2013

To the left is a meal I had in Portland, Oregon this weekend. It was not the best...

Jaybird in reply to Andrew Donaldson on Open Mic for the Week of 5/5/2025Arrests include Maggie Gyllenhaal’s daughter, Ramona Sarsgaard. Your opinion of The Dark Knight may…
Marchmaine in reply to Chris on A Post-Conclave ConclaveI stand by my claim! I've had lovely anti-pasti that included warmed bread, cured meats and cheese..…
Chris in reply to Marchmaine on A Post-Conclave ConclaveY'all have had some ridiculous opinions on this site, but this one fa il botto. I had a pizza in Mod…
Jaybird on A Post-Conclave ConclaveThis may sound unorthodox but I have a good way for Democrats to lock up the Presidency for at least…
Marchmaine in reply to Slade the Leveller on A Post-Conclave ConclaveEither way, still better than any Pizza I've ever had in Italy.
Marchmaine in reply to Slade the Leveller on A Post-Conclave ConclaveAhhh, you gritty Sox fans just can't enjoy the simple beauty of fly ball arcing into the sunlight fr…
Marchmaine on Conclave Results in First American PopeAs I mentioned in another comment, there's something spring-like about the sede vacante - conclave -…
InMD in reply to Slade the Leveller on A Post-Conclave ConclaveLMAO! Oh man that had to sting!
Slade the Leveller in reply to CJColucci on A Post-Conclave ConclaveThat deep dish stuff is for tourists, man. He's bringing square slices to Vatican City.
Slade the Leveller in reply to Marchmaine on A Post-Conclave ConclaveFinally, a Pope that knows not to cheer for a fly ball hit shy of the warning track.