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Dr. Boli’s Celebrated Magazine. Edited by H. Albertus Boli, LL.D.

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
    by Dr. Boli on August 19, 2026 at 4:01 am

    Sir: The famous French pop singer, or chanticleer as they call them in France, Charles de Gaulle once asked, “How do you govern a country with 246 […]


Brickmuppet Blog 2.0 A Cornucopia of Incompatible Interests

  • Tonight: A Bit of Weimar
    on August 15, 2026 at 6:11 pm

    ....but without the societal collapse and hyperinflation. In just about an hour (8pm EDT/ Midnight UTC) we'll be showing THE SPIDERS, a 1919 […]


.clue Recent content on .clue

  • [anime] Choosing sides
    on August 19, 2026 at 8:34 pm

    Magical Girl Lyrical Tanya 2, episode 7 What do you do when there’s no chance of winning? Change the game. But first …


The Official Schoolgirl Milky Crisis Blog Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade

  • Envisioning 1644
    by ixarette on August 10, 2026 at 5:31 am

    “Some scholars have argued that far from clinging to the past until they were overwhelmed, the Qing dynasty created modern China in 1644, by […]


Yard Sale of the Mind The Price is Right

  • Out of pocket
    by Joseph Moore on August 17, 2026 at 9:59 pm

    I have noticed a couple of very good comments, but my beloved and I are currently out of the country and I have had effectively no chance to sit down […]



The Port Stands At Your Elbow Standing Athwart History Yelling "Bumpers All Round, Gentlemen, And No Heel Taps!"

  • On the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
    by Robbo on August 20, 2026 at 1:11 am

    Greetings, my fellow port swillers! Ol’ Robbo remembers how seemingly long it took him to get off his internal “school cycle” mentality the […]


Professor Mondo "There is a time for understanding, and a time for hate." -- Larry Harris


William M. Briggs Statistician to the Stars!

  • Is Moral Certainty Possible?
    by Briggs on August 19, 2026 at 11:00 am

    I was on with Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. the other day discussing whether moral certainty is possible. The answer is yes. But that does not imply we […]



Edward Feser "One of the best contemporary writers on philosophy" National Review

"A terrific writer" Damian Thompson, Daily Telegraph

"Feser... has the rare and enviable gift of making philosophical argument compulsively readable" Sir Anthony Kenny, Times Literary Supplement

Selected for the First Things list of the 50 Best Blogs of 2010 (November 19, 2010)

  • Berkeley’s God
    by Edward Feser on August 17, 2026 at 6:12 pm

    In my latest article at Postliberal Order, I discuss how the novel metaphysical assumptions that modern philosophy brought to the traditional project […]




Pergelator Silicon Forest
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John C. Wright's Journal Fancies, Drollery and Fiction from honorary Houyhnhnm and antic Science Fiction Writer John C. Wright

  • Seven Inversions
    by John C Wright on August 19, 2026 at 4:59 pm

    A friend comments: “There’s something especially about leftist politics which help activate and justify all sort of weird psychopathic behavior […]


Isegoria From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small


Aliens in This World An ordinary Catholic and a science fiction fan.

  • More 20th Sunday in OT
    by Suburbanbanshee on August 16, 2026 at 11:43 pm

    So the Canaanite woman answers back, in a formal and emphatic way. Mt. 15:27 – “But she said (he de eipen), ‘Indeed, O Lord. (Nai, Kyrie.) And […]


Bayou Renaissance Man The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!

  • Verily, the mind doth boggle...
    by Peter on August 19, 2026 at 9:39 am

     Believe it or not, this is a genuine e-poster from an outfit calling themselves Mainebreastfeeds.  Click the image for a larger view.The caption […]


Liberty's Torch (a.k.a. Bastion Of Liberty)

"Keep clear of the dupes that talk democracy,
And the dogs that bark revolution.
Drunk with talk, liars and believers.
I believe in my tusks.
Long live freedom and damn the ideologies!"
(Robinson Jeffers)


Borepatch Internet Security, music, and Dad Jokes. And pets - it's a blog, after all.



VolcanoCafe Because Volcanoes are Ewesome

  • The Gakkel Caldera and the Arctic Ocean
    by Albert on August 19, 2026 at 10:33 pm

    It was June 1893, and the Fram expedition had just set off. On board the Fram were Otto Sverdrupp as captain, Fridtjof Nansen as science lead, and 11 […]


  • I Want A New Country
    by Kate on August 20, 2026 at 1:22 am

    But Manitoba can’t be part of it. RCMP Charge Man for Defending Property from Repeat Offenders 4 Thieves in stolen vehicles attempted to rob a […]


  • Smelling the Smoke
    by hollyfrostgoldportpress on August 19, 2026 at 8:33 pm

    (A Blast from the Past https://accordingtohoyt.com/2020/08/31/smelling-the-smoke/) The night after the election, I found myself on a facebook battle […]


The Silver Key "Wonder had gone away, and he had forgotten that all life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those born of real things and those born of inward dreamings, and no cause to value the one above the other." --H.P. Lovecraft, The Silver Key


The Silicon Graybeard In the World of the High Tech Redneck, the Graybeard is the old guy who earned his gray by making all the mistakes, and tries to keep the young 'uns from repeating them. Silicon Graybeard is my term for an old hardware engineer; a circuit designer. The focus of this blog is on doing things, from radio to home machine shops and making all kinds of things, along with comments from a retired radio engineer, that run from tech, science or space news to economics; from firearms to world events.


The Orthosphere Wherever an altar is found, there civilization exists - Joseph de Maistre

  • The Way of All Flesh or Sursum Corda
    by JMSmith on August 19, 2026 at 3:04 pm

    “About the middle of Lent, Philip, king of France, marched an army against the king of Aragon, who having lost a great number of his troops in […]


I don't know, but . . . ''I do not know everything; still many things I understand.'' Goethe

Observations by me and others of our tribe

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  • Greater power
    by james on August 17, 2026 at 1:25 am

    Which seems more powerful, to dodge Death, never letting it lay a glove on you and mocking it always just beyond its reach, or to let Death do its […]


  • Another Noble Victory
    by Grim on August 19, 2026 at 4:28 pm

    A judge rules the 'ghost gun' ban by the Biden administration to be unconstitutional. Most importantly, this governs the construction or finishing of […]


Essays in Idleness On politics, religion, ideas, the culture, the history.

  • Inevitable tyranny
    by David Warren on August 17, 2026 at 12:36 pm

    The great pleasure of immobility, while some consciousness remains, and until the tax department catches up with you, is that you may read, more or […]


Clarissa's Blog Opinions, art, debate

  • A Wordless Dialogue
    by Clarissa on August 19, 2026 at 9:20 pm

    To be honest, I don’t like either approach. I believe in the complementary nature of marriage. My husband and I both pack for the beach or a […]


Assistant Village Idiot Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

  • Data Centers
    by Assistant Village Idiot on August 20, 2026 at 1:18 am

    The linked post is about both the effect of data centers and the limits of persuasion. Can the Truth Convince People to Like Data Centers? by […]


Althouse ... set loose on a wild, untamed continent


the miserable gardener the only reason my garden is green is because of all the weeds

  • thoroughly soaked
    by paridevita on August 17, 2026 at 12:27 am

    Greetings and salutations, everyone; yes, once again it is I, Mani the purebred border collie, filling in for the guy I live with, and here today to […]


Prairiebreak Horticultural and botanical musings from the Rockies, Great Plains and beyond. In humble tribute to Goddess Flora.



  • Batten Down The Hatches
    by Stephen Baldwin on August 8, 2026 at 6:44 pm

    People's personality weather is as unpredictable as real weather. High pressure in the cerebellum means it's going to be overcast with periods of […]


Serpent's Den Prove All Things; Hold Fast That Which is Good.



  • Umbrella History
    by Caroline Furlong on August 19, 2026 at 8:12 am

    Wow. Who knew that carrying an umbrella was once reason to question someone’s manhood? Follow the link to learn more, readers: The Public Shaming […]


The Prairie Ecologist Essays, photos, and discussion about prairie ecology, restoration, and management


Flora Pittsburghensis Wild Flowers of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania


Too Old for Anime An anime blog by someone old enough to know better


Anime Hanabi Anime that pops!


bluebird of bitterness The opinions expressed are those of the author. You go get your own opinions.


DarwinCatholic Where Religion, Philosophy and Demographics Meet

  • In the Shadow of the Past
    by Darwin on July 15, 2026 at 4:17 am

     A neolithic long barrow in EnglandOne of the more unfamiliar things in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings is that it is in most senses taking place in an […]


Maureen Mullarkey: Studio Matters Art, Contemporary Culture, and the Church

  • Leo: One Health Fits All
    by Maureen Mullarkey on June 13, 2026 at 8:34 pm

    Pope Leo’s understated public manner obscures his acceleration of the Vatican’s leftward tilt. The trajectory, set by Pope Francis, quickens […]


Shoplifting in the Marketplace of Ideas Mauser's Anime/Torrent blog.

  • Summer 2026
    on July 18, 2026 at 8:37 pm

    Does anybody care what I'm...


Mahou Meido Meganekko Japanese animé, gaming, and other silly things


Medieval Otaku A Medievalist's Perspective on Anime and Religion

  • The Basis for True Friendship
    by medievalotaku on August 22, 2025 at 7:00 pm

    The desire to watch Wolf’s Rain again has finally borne fruit. Those of you who have not seen this stunning masterpiece (I almost said flawless, […]


A Journey Through Life The world is not beautiful, therefore it is.


Beneath the Tangles connecting anime and christianity in genuine community


Anime Instrumentality Blog Anime Music! OP/ED and Soundtrack Reviews.

  • 7th Time Loop Soundtrack
    by zzeroparticle on April 16, 2024 at 4:47 pm

    Album Title: 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Original Soundtrack Anime Title:


Monday Evening Païens ont tort et Chrétiens ont droit.

  • “Non loquendum est”
    by Marcel on August 13, 2026 at 3:53 pm

    is one way to say in Latin, “It may not be spoken.” In Old English, “Hit ne maeg beon gesprecen” sounds good to me, Anglo-Saxon that I am. I […]


man with black hat

the daily musings ...
of faith and culture, of life and love, of fun and games, of a song and dance man, who is keeping his day job.

  • The Lady in Brown
    by David L Alexander on July 16, 2026 at 5:00 am

    It was the spring of 1965, when the third- and fourth-graders at Saint Andrew's School were assembled in the parish church, having received the […]


Sakuga Blog The Art of Japanese Animation


Burger's Onion Weird botany and horticulture

  • A Visit to Dark Swamp
    by Matt on October 31, 2025 at 9:26 pm

    The edge of Dark Swamp. Out east on the Putnam Pike in Glocester, Rhode Island, on the border with Connecticut, there is a neglected patch of wild […]