Anthony Sacramone

After you’ve bought this . . . and this . . . and this . . . and this thingee . . . definitely buy this . In The Jesus Legend, Doctors Paul Rhodes Eddy, professor of biblical and theological studies at Bethel University, and Gregory A. Boyd, senior pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, . . . . Continue Reading »

Let me see if I understand the T-shirt on the right correctly: Don’t buy that Christmas gift and thereby perpetuate the consumerist mentality. Do obliterate the lumpenproletariat, terrorize the masses, and establish a one-party dictatorship. All by Christmas morning? I went out and bought 11 . . . . Continue Reading »

So, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (I still can’t get used to saying that) is going to sue the federal government for standing in his way on setting Californicentric emission-control standards. According to a former Schwarzenegger adviser: “He’s got a pretty strong personality, . . . . Continue Reading »

? So a putative cure for cancer unleashes a deadly virus that wipes out 90 percent of mankind and sets loose a gaggle of vampires to devour whomever’s left. My primary-care physician had to have been a consultant on this thing . . . Has his M.O. written all over it . . . ? How on earth did . . . . Continue Reading »

No toy—and that’s all these video games are—should ever have gruesome as an option. Ah for the days when Uncle Wiggily and Chinese Checkers were all the rage . . . . . . . Continue Reading »

The blog Canterbury Tales has this list of the Nine Worthies, broken down into three categories: Pagan, Hebrew, and Christian. Imagine different categories, with more contemporary examples: Atheist George Orwell George Bernard Shaw Bjørk Spiritualist/New Age Edgar Cayce Deepak Chopra . . . . Continue Reading »

The Cinderella Man, Russell Crowe, has persuaded the board members of his rugby club to remove its 160 slot machines from the premises. “Family friendly” is how he wants it. And what Maximus Decimus Meridias wants . . . “We are not moralising here, we just believe that low-income . . . . Continue Reading »

“Why We Chose Vlad” ? Fought for and won independence from Ottomans ? Championed republican values by eliminating entrenched aristocrat interest groups ? Youngest man ever to be awarded Order of the Dragon ? Although known for torturing and mutilating small animals, no history of dog . . . . Continue Reading »

Can you vote for a 1960s-model James Bond knock-off for president? If so, would you believe Steve Carell as Agent 86 in 2008? If there’s one thing our country needs right now is reliable intelligence. But then again, John Rambo has such solid foreign-policy experience. As opposed to Iron Man . . . . Continue Reading »

(Note: I tried getting this on the comments board of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s new blog -but it was rejected by the moderator.) Dear Mr. President and/or Your Excellency: My friend, a native of your country, and I have been debating a very critical point that I believe only you can resolve, and . . . . Continue Reading »