Friday Links: February 21, 2020
Mostly About Art + One Timely Notice about Writing
Friday Links Are Back
For this first revival of this blog's Friday Links feature—inactive since last April—here is a sampling of links recommended by Dappled Things editors and Deep Down Things bloggers in the months since then. In April 2019, Jonathan McDonald shared "Polish priest apologises for Harry Potter book … [Read More...]
Sci fi has a unique literary advantage
I recently read Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice, a Hugo-and-Nebula-award-winning science fiction novel. I admit, while the other Dappled Things editors are busy writing compelling articles about aesthetics and successfully publish super-amazing novels, I'm over here chilling, deeply immersed in some … [Read More...]
Notre Dame in the Postmodern Landscape
The recent publication of a profile piece on Daniel Mitsui at the National Catholic Register reminded me of an essay he posted last year concerning the rebuilding of the fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral. Entitled "Beautiful, Traditional, Interesting, Real," Mitsui opines on the broad gulf between … [Read More...]
Roger Scruton, Friend of Beauty
On Sunday the death of Sir Roger Scruton weighed much on my mind. The English philosopher-knight was an Anglican but in some ways more Catholic than many Roman compatriots. His defense of beauty against the "cult of ugliness" he saw encroaching on all sides was more robust than the self-doubting, … [Read More...]
Electing for Beauty
Within the grounds of the University of Geneva stands the "Reformation Wall," a century-old monument commemorating the influence of John Calvin's development of Fr. Luther's movement. Calvin is not the central figure but stands as an equal, flanked by other early Protestant figures like the Scottish … [Read More...]
