Comments for Journeys in Alterity

Comment on Vote Well or Go to Hell by Teresa Rice

Teresa Rice — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:19:00 +0000

I understand what you mean about those unsophisticated, unnuanced Catholics who simply believe in unpopular Catholic doctrine as sacrosanct just because that is what the Church has taught since it’s inception.

Comment on “Snow White” Had Better Be the Fairest Film, Dammit by Kyle Cupp

Kyle Cupp — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:13:43 +0000

If it is, I will blame you.

Comment on “Snow White” Had Better Be the Fairest Film, Dammit by Ryan Noonan

Ryan Noonan — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:33:21 +0000

I’m putting this prediction here just so it’s in writing somewhere: this movie is going to be terrible.

Comment on Moments in Parenting When You Don’t Know What to Say by Kyle Cupp

Kyle Cupp — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:54:11 +0000

*Grin*

We’re not there yet. They’re unconditional givers. And I’m sure they’ll get their revenge.

Comment on Moments in Parenting When You Don’t Know What to Say by Kyle Cupp

Kyle Cupp — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:53:18 +0000

Indubitably.

Comment on Paul Thomas Anderson Returns! by Will Truman

Will Truman — Wed, 23 May 2012 07:42:22 +0000

I haven’t seen Punch Drunk Love, but loved Funny People. In it, they make fun of the sort of dreck that Sandler has starred in over the years. I kind of thought after that, he might… you know… stop starring in the dreck he mercilessly made fun of (or starred in a movie that did). Nope.

Comment on Moments in Parenting When You Don’t Know What to Say by Mike Schilling

Mike Schilling — Wed, 23 May 2012 05:26:08 +0000

“I’ve had it, you little monsters. No ice cream until you say something cute that Daddy can blog about.”

Comment on Moments in Parenting When You Don’t Know What to Say by Miss Mary

Miss Mary — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:37:03 +0000

When you post these, it reminds me of how great young children are. I don’t care if I’m repeating myself. Kids are awesome

Comment on My Alma Mater, Making National News by Kevin Rice

Kevin Rice — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:02:10 +0000

I don’t think that faculty and students are equally unworthy of trust in this regard. You didn’t say that they were, but it looks like you think that whatever difference there would be in their reliability is trivial. I don’t agree. I have offered two reasons why the university might consider that students would be significantly less likely to refrain from abusing their health care coverage than faculty and thus the need to deal with the issue of the students’ insurance coverage would be more urgent. On the issue of whether FUS could fire contracepting faculty, the Supreme Court has recently affirmed the right of religious institutions to have and enforce employment policies based on fidelity to their doctrinal traditions. That is an existing precedent which will either have an influence on the way that the Court will decide on the issue of the constitutionality of the mandate (probably by the end of June), or there will be another legal challenge to the mandate on first amendment grounds in which that precedent will necessarily be brought to bear whether the case makes it to SCOTUS or not. All in all, things are not presently looking good for the mandate.

Comment on Paul Thomas Anderson Returns! by Russell Saunders

Russell Saunders — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:43:28 +0000

“Hard Eight” is very much:

1) An early work by a talented filmmaker not yet entirely sure of himself, and

2) Emblematic of the gritty, independent films in vogue at the time.