Upton Sinclair’s aim in writing The Jungle was to call attention to the terrible plight of laborers in early 20th century America. His accomplishment was to call attention to the disgusting proc… more →
An Apostate's Chapelthe chaplain wrote 6 months ago: Upton Sinclair’s aim in writing The Jungle was to call attention to the terrible plight of lab … more →
the chaplain wrote 7 months ago: This month’s Nonbelieving Literati selection was Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers. I … more →
yunshui wrote 7 months ago: With our first baby on the way, Wifeshui and I are naturally thinking a lot about child-rearing tech … more →
yunshui wrote 9 months ago: “Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were … more →
the chaplain wrote 10 months ago: The Postman, by David Brin The latest Nonbelieving Literati selection was, The Postman, by David Bri … more →
yunshui wrote 10 months ago: The dreadful events in Gaza over the holiday period have given the Rapture Ready crowd their usual p … more →
yunshui wrote 1 year ago: Love books, but not baby Jesus? You need to join the Non-Believing Literati! The Exterminator has re … more →
the chaplain wrote 1 year ago: This month’s nonbelieving literati selection was Remembering Hypatia, by Brian Trent. I found … more →
yunshui wrote 1 year ago: Having spent most of my working life in bookshops, I’ve naturally developed a rather protectiv … more →
the chaplain wrote 1 year ago: The Flight of Peter Fromm is a tale of one man’s intellectual and spiritual journey from a lit … more →
yunshui wrote 1 year ago: When I was doing my degree, we had to watch a lot of theatre. Hardly surprising, given that it was a … more →
the chaplain wrote 1 year ago: When I was in third grade, I fell madly in love with Jimmy Munson. He was cute, athletic, funny and … more →
yunshui wrote 1 year ago: Certain aspects of cosmology are fiendishly difficult to get one’s head around. If you’re not posses … more →
Spanish Inquisitor wrote 1 year ago: Qfwfq As a kid I loved to read science fiction. Even though I have not read any Asimov, Heinlein, Po … more →
Spanish Inquisitor wrote 1 year ago: The current Non-Believing Literati book is Zadig, by some guy named Voltaire. My copy indicates that … more →
Spanish Inquisitor wrote 1 year ago: Call me Ishmael. At least, that’s what my master calls me. He found the name in a book somewhe … more →
the chaplain wrote 1 year ago: A Room of One’s Own, published in 1929, is an expansion of two lectures that Virginia Woolf de … more →
the chaplain wrote 1 year ago: I have no idea how this happened, but I was delegated to choose the next nonbelieving literati selec … more →
the chaplain wrote 1 year ago: Steff Kennedy is an unlikely hero for an action thriller. One thing’s for sure: he’s no … more →