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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Two from Dappled Things
Fr. Tucker again, and as always, delivers on his promise to provide "all things counter, original, spare, strange."

First, here is a cause for optimism: The Return of Patriarchy. The nutshell version:
    Across the globe, people are choosing to have fewer children or none at all. Governments are desperate to halt the trend, but their influence seems to stop at the bedroom door. Are some societies destined to become extinct? Hardly. It’s more likely that conservatives will inherit the Earth. Like it or not, a growing proportion of the next generation will be born into families who believe that father knows best.
Secong, although I was never a big fan of the subject of this story, I welcome his return to Holy Mother Church: Papal attraction. Again, the nutshell:
    Thrilled by word of a new album, Morrissey fan and celebrated author Douglas Coupland flies halfway around the world to meet the singer in Rome. But does the real Morrissey reveal himself? And can Coupland ever hope to understand a man who 'defines eccentricity'?