Love in practice is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams.
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Great essay from Mike Schorsch about passing through Ireland’s Shannon Airport, used by the US military despite Ireland’s supposed neutrality. “This is what the jobs side of the principles vs. jobs fight looks like. An old lady pushing booze into the hands of giddy and sad American kids.”
T&G: Clark student documents Main South. She says she wants to distribute the video to politicians and activists, so I’m very disappointed it’s not on-line.
Last week some South Bend kids spent the night outside as part of a project learning about Dorothy Day and homelessness. If you watch the news report, they mention that some homeless folks associated with the Catholic Worker spoke with the kids. I, in turn, spoke with the folks, who were very disappointed they didn’t get on TV.
John Holbo: “War is a continuation of punditry by other means? Have I got that right?”
There’s a trailer for “Mary Poppins” as a horror film. It’s been pointed out that the original stories do have a terrifying aspect. As my friend Mike Radford likes to say, Mary Poppins is “a creepy Edwardian witch.”