Tuesday, April 05, 2005

Author Saul Bellow Dies at 89 Author Saul Bellow Dies at 89: "The Nobel laureate was a master of comic melancholy who both championed and mourned the soul's fate in the modern world in 'Herzog,''Humboldt's Gift' and other novels." (Via The New York Times > Home Page.) 5:00:51 PM    comment []

Sean Hannity says the Pope is a "wild-eyed liberal loonie" Sean Hannity says the Pope is a "wild-eyed liberal loonie": " Tsk tsk tsk. " (Via AMERICAblog.) 2:19:25 PM    comment []

NASA may pull plug on Voyager NASA may pull plug on Voyager: "In a cost-cutting move prompted by President Bush's moon-Mars initiative, NASA could summarily put an end to Voyager, the legendary 28-year mission that has sent a spacecraft farther from Earth than any object ever made by humans." (Via Business: Technology -- MercuryNews.com.) 11:07:22 AM    comment []

Gorilla Population Grows in the Congo Gorilla Population Grows in the Congo: "The world's most endangered gorillas are showing signs of resurgence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The courageous efforts of an unrecognized group of Congolese park guards have made the stunning turn-around possible." (Via NPR's Morning Edition.) 8:28:54 AM    comment []

Opus Dei and the Pope Opus Dei and the Pope: "Members of the conservative Roman Catholic group Opus Dei occupy leadership positions throughout the church. The late Pope John Paul II made the founder a saint in 2004. But critics of the movement accuse Opus Dei of unscrupulous brainwashing." (Via NPR's Morning Edition.) This bit made me think of The Da Vinci Code or The Crying of Lot 49. Strange, scary stuff. 8:28:04 AM    comment []

© Copyright 2005 Steve Michel. Last update: 5/3/2005; 3:42:38 PM.