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Utopia means conformity, a surrender of the individual will to the collective or the divine. "In la sua voluntate e nostra pace" (In His will is our peace), wrote Dante of the joys of heaven, where all choice is excluded by contemplation of the Divine: perfect obedience, perfect happiness, no...
The two most common paths for nuns have been public service or secluded contemplation. Neither seems sustainable as convents become de facto nursing homes, and fewer young women hear - or heed - the call. "For the Love of God" is a probing ethnography of an endangered American subculture.
Whether simple contemplation or a eulogy for a living man, The Last of a Dying Breed captivates as it chills. No matter what Scarface means by "gone," he sure won't be forgotten.
As someone who's watched the show on say, 15 or 20 occasions (primarily, I hasten to add, while home from work suffering from a terrible fever and possible hallucinatory episodes), I've spent at least 10 or 15 minutes trying to figure out what keeps viewers coming back. (I...
It's a mystery: Why do we shun our pedaling heroes? The only explanation I can come up with is that we're just intimidated by the whole cycling world. The physical and mental stamina required to win a Tour is worlds beyond anything demanded in traditional American sports (which...