But not as Paul McCartney suggested. In her fascinating New Yorker piece, ‘Betrayal: should we hate Judas Iscariot?’ Joan Acocella writes about how new research into an early 2nd century CE codex – which includes “The Gospel of Judas”, points to Judas having been one of Jesus’ closest disciples and reverses the standard understanding [...]
For the smooth and suave menfolk of Queensland’s Capricorn Coast, this shop in Rockhampton:
Saw this sign inside the cafe above (a prefab tin box on the roadside with plastic tables and chairs outside) in Rolleston, central Qld:
Real Women Don’t Have Hot Flushes,
They Have Power Surges.
Which seems spot on.
Here goes: This is finest show of Aboriginal art I have ever seen.
It is neither the biggest (only 20 barks, and some objects), nor the most varied (it is narrow in range), but the works are unique in historical and aesthetic qualities. Every item is superb. Many are magnificent. And this is the first time [...]
Is it encouraging the tribes of Philistia if this makes me laugh?
(Snapped one night in an inner suburban street.)
Michael Blim on Obama and the 40th anniversary of Stonewall
But scratch any American, and scratch me for that matter, and beneath whatever we profess, you’ll find a raging libertarian.
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