Bill Kauffman on Gore Vidal:

Vidal’s politics are really quite simple. As he once told an interviewer, "I hate the American Empire, and I love the old republic."
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From Chronicles, which is, by the way, warmly recommended.

Into the Labyrinth

It is the same that seraphimsigrist spoke of in today's message. I expect that when I return to my keyboard Sunday I will face an daunting backlog of your messages, and things being what they are, I will likely miss some things I would rather not miss; please forgive me.

There is a time and a place for communities that are not exclusively virtual. The place for now is the place of the Labyrinth of St. Cuthbert on the grounds of what is, during term time, the Melrose School; the time is this weekend. With good folks like you waiting there is little fear that I shall fail to find my way back.