And now, a very special episode of Bebop's intellectualist claptrap

... help from some of the most beautiful music ever penned, all without a hint of pretension or overbearing ambition. Less a musical than a ballet told in gorgeous drawings, "Fantasia" transcends languages, ages and cultures to deliver something both deeply human yet oddly ephemeral, a testament to the potential of animated storytelling without ever saying a word. As long as Disney ...

Film on TV: December 7-13

...:00pm – TCM – The New World Terrence Malick may not make many films, but the ones he does make, wow. Superficially the story of John Smith and Pocahontas, The New World is really something that transcends mere narrative – this is poetry on film. Every scene, every shot has a rhythm and an ethereal that belies the familiarity of the story we know. I expected to dislike this film when I saw it,...

Rape, Shame, & Guilt in The City of God

..., immanent, and independent of political order qua order, but to also reveal guilt as a real, ontological phenomenon, which itself exists independently of conventional legal classifications, and which thus transcends both the earthly city, and all of its potential proposals for remedy. Shame, it would seem, is an endemic feature of the earthly city which persists independent of guilt. Augustine's ...

The fine line between "romantic" and "creepy"

... look like Co-Dependent No More . I mean, Zetsuai is very much in the We're Not Gay We Just Love Each Other mould, only Kouji and Takuto's love doesn't just transcend gender: it transcends common sense and logic and self-preservation and just about everything else that can be transcended. It's one of those love stories where you're not sure whether to be happy or horrified when the lovers ...

Archetypes Of Feminine Leadership

... image of a Queen who serves as a center for the mature ordering of things includes and transcends the other archetypes of the Feminine. Indeed the most powerful embodiment of this archetype is the Great...Princess, she is the symbol of all that is fair, all that is beautiful, all that transcends material existence. These concepts are not merely ornamental niceties but are at the very center of Being...

Epitaph Again 1/?

...knife back, gingerly lifted a cardboard flap. “Huh.” It was an amulet, gaudy and gold. It pricked uncomfortably at her memory and felt warm in her hands. Jo blinked her mismatched eyes. “A box transcends time, space and the complete collapse of civilization to deliver a piece of costume jewelry?” “Neither rain, nor sleet,” quipped Buffy, as if Jo would get the reference, her gaze fixed on the ...

morning pages

... planned any better if we had called each other on the phone and updated our coordinates until we met at that very spot. there is outer space, there is inner space, and there is even the space between our own space. so when i think i "know" that i am a loser, or fat, or living a bad, unfulfilled life, there is always a perspective that transcends what i see and how i've interpreted what i see.

Meheitavel

... time and prepares each moment with purpose. Meheitavel is the Witch at the Crossroads, the Guardian of the Depths, the Queen of the Night and the Light of the Divine Feminine. Her power transcends territorial boundaries. Her magical words influence from afar. Stars ever fall from her hair like torches blazing through the deep deep night. The first part of her name, namely She who in Goddess , ...

... that sighs and men who push gondolas with poles and sing.” “Those are just stories.” His eyes meet hers, ever tender and clear, illuminated by the lights of the villa behind them and a hope that transcends land and oceans and time. “We’ll go. I’ll show you the way the Basilica glows at dawn. I’ll bring you to the Piazza and let you feed all the pigeons you’d like.” ...

...evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the God of peace, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is ...