One of the funniest conceits in Fringe is the excellent Mad Scientist Walter Bishop’s plethora of reinventions and variations of Agent Farnsworth’s name. Some people think it’s because Walter cannot remember Astrid’s name. I, however, suspect that this little quirk is a … Continue reading
by Jeffrey F. Barr I. INTRODUCTION Christians have traditionally interpreted the famous passage “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God, the things that are God’s,” to mean that Jesus endorsed paying taxes. This view was … Continue reading
O superbi cristian, miseri lassi, che, de la vista de la mente infermi, fidanza avete ne’ retrosi passi, non v’accorgete voi che noi siam vermi nati a formar l’angelica farfalla, che vola a la giustizia sanza schermi? Purg. X.121-126 O … Continue reading
Stand in awe of the woven wonder of Words: these that are nought but wisps crafted of as much substance as wraiths that haunt the dreams of mortals; And once uttered, vanish into that realm whence the insubstantial spectres that … Continue reading
