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HATRED IN THE CREATIVE ARTS: “Evil-doers” Collection Opens in Toronto

ShareAnd I tell you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.   – Matthew 16:18  *     *     *     *     * To send light into the darkness of men's hearts—such is the duty of the artist.  –Schumann  *     *     *     *     [...]

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GILDING THE LILY: Milan’s Duomo Has New Lights!

ShareWhat a wonder it is! So grand, so solemn, so vast! And yet so delicate, so airy, so graceful! A very world of solid weight, and yet it seems …a delusion of frostwork that might vanish with a breath!… –Mark Twain, commenting on the Duomo in “Innocents Abroad.” I just read that the Duomo in [...]

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BIGGER BREASTS AND SMALLER NOSES: The Correction Continuum. Is Plastic Surgery Immoral?

ShareIs plastic surgery immoral? Chances are, you think it’s a bad idea to have breast enhancement surgery (in the vernacular, a “boob job”).  You think it’s (choose one or more): too risky, too expensive, superficial, degrading to women, likely to cause cancer or adverse side-effects in old age, likely to impair breast-feeding…. Chances are, conversely, [...]

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