A quick plug for a magazine I've come to enjoy. I noticed that Enoch Soames (whom Doc & Co. thank for linking) sings the praises of G. K. Chesterton today, and I'll second that sentiment. Since I've read through a bit of GKC in the past couple of years, I've found him terribly skilled in pointing out the obvious (or what should be the obvious) silliness, hubris, and inanity of twentieth century life. For example, quoting from Chesterton's Orthodoxy, what better way to explain the tired intellectual habit of bemoaning the conformity and blandness of contemporary life than this: [O]ddities only strike ordinary people. Oddities do not strike odd people. This is why ordinary people have a much more exciting time; while odd people are always complaining of the dulness of life. Pity more people didn't say something like this to William Burroughs and Allan Ginsburg in the 1950s, Chesterton contra the Beats, "the reason you find things so stifling and bland is because you are so damned odd you don't notice the difference. If you were a normal person, you'd see the thrilling peculiarity and excitement of life."

That said, check out the very clever and entertaining Chestertonian magazine Gilbert!. The Doc is a proud subscriber and looks forward to it every month.