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nbsp An intriguing essay in Slate compares two writers who one might be surprised to learn not only lived in the same century but shared the same religion In the corner of the afterlife where they keep the Catholic alcoholic geniuses Jack Kerouac and Evelyn Waugh are having a lovely time togethe

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nbsp The Oscar nominees were announced this morning and America has reviewed several of the Best Picture contenders quot Amour quot reviewed by John Anderson quot Life of Pi quot reviewed by Karen Sue Smith quot Lincoln quot reviewed by John Anderson quot Beasts of the Southern Wild quot

Our friends at The Jesuit Post have published two reflections on the tragedy in Newtown Connecticut The first is from Sam Sawyer S J This afternoon the news began to break about the horrific school shooting in Newtown Connecticut And before we even knew how many had been shot or the identity

From the America archives a look at the religious works of Dave Brubeck the jazz legend who died earlier this week Dave Brubeck is recognized as a gifted jazz pianist and composer His use of innovative techniques like the unique time signatures showcased in the breakthrough album Time Out

Just posted Leo J O Donovan S J reviews Ferdinand Hodler View To Infinity now at the Neue Galerie in New York When Fyodor Dostoevsky and his wife visited the Kunstmuseum in Basel Switzerland and discovered Hans Holbein the Younger rsquo s ldquo Christ in the Tomb rdquo of 1521 th

Just posted Julie Rattey reviews Marie Antoinette a new play by David Adjmi which is playing at the Yale Repertory Theater in New Haven Absurdly tall wigs held aloft by stage wires A talking sheep An 18th-century queen who speaks like a modern-day valley girl Acclaimed playwright David

You may have already seen Fr Leo O Donovan s review of the new Andy Warhol show at the Metropolitan Museum in New York To complement that review we are happy to offer this audio slideshow from Fr O Donovan Fr Donovan is president emeritus of Georgetown University View the slideshow here an

Just posted to our site John Anderson on Steven Spielberg s Lincoln which opens today Daniel Day-Lewis gives us the president we want in Steven Spielberg rsquo s Lincoln And Spielberg gives us the movie we expect Positioned for Oscars and likely to get them it rsquo s a canonization fer