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...stiff apology is a second insult," G.K. Chesterton argued, and a coerced one already trades at a discount, repentance offered only in exchange for immunity from further prosecution. This winter we got to watch A-Rod explain his doping and Michael Phelps explain that bong and various presidential appointees account for their tax returns and Republican Party chair Michael Steele beg Rush Limbaugh's forgiveness for telling the truth. Even the Pope, who forgives people for a living, has been having trouble: he had to apologize for ever accepting the lame nonapology of an excommunicated bishop who declared that "there...
...Kosberg and his group, choosing Jim Beam instead of Jack Daniels, introduced their own spin on the ritual. Using the same incantation and standing on Weeks Bridge, the group set aflame two voodoo dolls of blocking mates who had dropped out of the group last minute, as well as various remnants of old girlfriends. Kosberg and group were placed in Leverett as well. Fate? We don’t think...
...donations, fund-raising, and membership fees—decline during the recession. In 2008, Passim’s financial hurdles, which Scotti attributed in part to lackluster ticket sales, resulted in a 30% staff cut. Club Passim, nestled between Church and Brattle Streets, has been in existence under various guises since it first opened as the jazz venue Club 47 more than five decades ago. Matt Smith, Passim’s manager and booking agent, said that he did not foresee alcohol affecting Passim’s culture. “We’re just providing something else...
...room.” Indeed, Dunster became my adoptive house. House residents largely forgot my status as a squatter. Once my roommate secured me a room key, so did I. Yes, PfoHo tried to win my love back with subtle interventions staged by various individuals, and my parents questioned my sanity (and that of my foster blockmates). But the Dunster community’s magnetism provided too strong of a pull towards the Charles. Plus, my ID magically swipes into all Dunster entryways after midnight. This isn’t supposed to happen. Next fall, I will officially...
...practical, which is why Father Gary had to eventually go out and apprentice with a veteran exorcist, Father Carmine. The course would bring in experts - experts in satanic cults, experts in criminology, they even had a psychiatrist come in to talk to the priests about the differences between the various mental illnesses that could be confused for demonic possession vs. what the church says is actually demonic possession. (See photos of Pope Benedict...