Sean Johnson

@truzzi Pensacola library did this about 7 years ago, but I think mostly as a bid to convince people the place was about “more than books.”

@tara_leit We made a Parmesan ice cream once that was unusual but pretty great. Runner up: Urfa chili and roasted strawberry.

what's the best and/or weirdest ice cream flavor you've ever had? (I need ideas.)

@dom_lucre Author Graham Greene condemned sexualisation of her in one of his film reviews and her studio sued him. Years later, she met and thanked him for speaking up.

Shirley Temple didn’t look comfortable in this and I think I know why.

Let's post this again. When someone tells you that the Enlightenment thinkers they don't like are "counter-enlightenment", they are coping for the simple fact that reason is not sufficient, which is why the Enlightenment contains both sides, a reason side, and a "magic" side. It is both sides of Newton, his "scientific" AND his "alchemical" side. It is both sides of Descartes, the "cogito" side and his affiliations with Rosicrucians. Occultism and 18th century secret societies like Freemasonry are the "mystical" side of the Enlightenment, which is why they permeate the revolutions and are found so prominently among the Founding Fathers. The modern world, and especially America, cannot be understood without seeing these two aspects as the two sides of a single coin.

A message from those trapped at Burning Man has just been released: "They have taken the bridge and the second hall. We have barred the gates but cannot hold them for long. The ground shakes. We cannot get out. A shadow moves in the dark. We cannot get out. They are coming!"

@GRMead3 @PageauJonathan What do you mean by “from a position before the revelations of the story”? It’s from the climax of the second novel in a trilogy, just as Ransom encounters the true, unfallen masculine and feminine. The quote is the mature conclusion drawn as a result of the encounter.

And to your literary point, this statement is by the character Lewis, an academic and stand-in for CS Lewis himself -- but from a position before the revelations of the story that Ransom participates in. It represents that idea of command over nature that separates mankind from the rest of the universe, and that the story explores in comparison to the fictional races that are not thus Fallen.

Conservatives who want to eliminate the importance of gender by making it equal to or an extension of biological sex would best read Lewis in Perelandra: "Gender is a reality, and a more fundamental reality than sex. Sex is, in fact, merely the adaptation to organic life of a fundamental polarity which divides all created beings. " Without this understanding, they have less understanding than their gender studies opponents.

This is your periodic reminder that a Ph.D. does not convey universal expertise

@truzzi The. Mission.

@BNBuzz Want one of these books? Your local Barnes & Noble…can order it for you.

Legit.

As a historically Christian institution or denomination, you may decide it is _right_ to adopt the exact same positions as dominant secular powers in business, academia, and entertainment. But please don't act like doing so is _courageous_.

@uribrito @superxtianmario Sass aside, my anxiety about this take on I Cor 11 is it’s relative novelty and the alarm of realizing something I took for granted wasn’t as settled or agreed upon as I thought for so long. Either way, the perspective of the next next-2000 view you point out, is a comfort.

@uribrito @superxtianmario Is all of church history big enough?

Head coverings are commanded by scripture

@uribrito @superxtianmario It’s wild that we only figured out how to read the bible after the sexual revolution.

@superxtianmario The argument cannot be made unless one buys that Paul is happily contradicting/superseding his Old Testament forefathers who established paradigms for clothing and submission. And nowhere do the prophets establish principles for "physical veils/coverings" for women in the OT.

@JDawsonTweets @jennfrey But that 54% went to school…so maybe people /should/ be taking a closer at how things are going at…school.

Can someone explain to me why curriculum transparency is wrong? It just seems very basic to me that schools should be transparent about what they teach. I put all of my syllabi online. It's fine.

@mattyglesias Sounds like a description of 80% of journalists working today…

The trivium and quadrivium that make up the 7 Liberal Arts are not classical. To a native Latin speaker, the “trivium” was a street corner. A place where you might pick up a prostitute.

@jonstewart Man, Arby’s is out there putting in the work everyday, shrugging off the folks who think they’re just a joke—they are the Jon Stewart of fast food.

Ummm, isn’t the whole menu a dare?

To Prevent Their Kids From Being Socially Awkward And Weird, More Parents Opting To Homeschool babylonbee.com/news/to-preven…

@roddreher #blessed

@_SeanJohnson Water is cold where French oysters come from.

I had a moment of transfiguration today when presented with a platter of 18 oysters from Marennes-Olerons -- the first French oysters I've had since I was last in Paris three years ago. There is nothing I would rather eat in this world, and no place I'd rather eat it.