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The Deacon's Bench
Ode to joy
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deacon greg kandra
Looking back on the year’s events, few were more memorable or fruitful than the visit of Pope Benedict in the spring. The pictures above, by Gregory Shemitz, capture a small part of that great moment. You can see even more by this gifted photographer at his website. Greg is a local boy — he freelances…
See you at Spago, babe
By
deacon greg kandra
The ad agency that created this devilish ad for NET is making news again. Check out Broadcasting & Cable, and the Hollywood Reporter. Meantime, tell Wolfgang to save me the usual table…
Angels we have heard on high. Really.
By
deacon greg kandra
This morning, while getting ready for mass, I clicked on “Sunday Morning” and caught the tail end of a report they did on some of this season’s most ubiquitous figures: angels. It turns out, a sizable majority of Americans believe in them. And they aren’t unique to Western culture. Take a look: There’s no denying…
Something for all the Joes, Hockey Moms and Twi-hards out there
By
deacon greg kandra
The good people at the New York Times have collected some of the memorable words and phrases of 2008 in a nifty graphics package, designed by Jessica Hische. “Jump the Shark” is so ’70s. When you’ve really gone too far, you’ve “Nuked the Fridge.” And to find out why, read the entertaining Times piece.
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