LullabyPit

Today we close the doors at Scholars & Rogues after 13 years and nearly 11,000 posts on politics, arts, literature, music, popular culture, the environment, journalism and media, international affairs, sports, race, gender, and all kinds of other stuff that captured the fancy of the staff.

As you can imagine, I’d like to say something in parting. (more…)

Scholars & Rogues is shutting down, but several of our staffers will be continuing on with their personal sites. You’re invited to follow. (more…)

In April 16, 2007 Scholars & Rogues flung open the doors with high hopes and a basic premise: get smart people together, give them a forum, and get out of the way.

We did, and we take tremendous pride in the work we produced. Nearly 11,000 posts on, we’ve covered everything from politics to arts and lit to climate to journalism and media to music and popular culture to … well, whatever was on…

  Sōgi bows before Ikkyū.

“Master Dōken rebuked me this morning,” he says.

“What did you do this time?” replies Ikkyū. (more…)

Visitor to America:

Hello! I am new in your country. Can you teach me importants for live here?

Me: 

Visitor to America:

OK! Am now leaving!

Happy Equinox from S&R.

Send lawyers, guns, and money Dad get me out of this

You’ve partied like there’s no tomorrow. You and your bros drunk, smoked, snorted and fucked your way through the whole semester. You sat on the wall in front of the house and rated chicks. You had a pig party. You took road trips and tailgated and pissed in the fountain over at State. You vomited in the hedges at Homecoming. You dressed…

Rosaceae: A rose for Emily

Macro…

Who’s the greatest Rock artist/band from Philly?

This is a tougher question that it ought to be, but maybe put me down for The War on Drugs.

Ask 100 people who they think is the best Rock band from Philadelphia and my guess is your leading vote-getter will be Hall & Oates. (Maybe you get some votes for Todd Rundgren, although in my experience most folks don’t remember that’s where he’s from, even. He’s more of an artist who grew up there and…

Riding the wind…

… tumbleweeds (a.k.a. Russian thistle) stacked against a fence along Route 233 in Nevada.

Hillary Clinton is a Russian asset. Discuss.

What will Hillary’s legacy be? She needs to decide now…

Item: Hillary Clinton says ‘many, many, many people’ pressuring her to consider 2020 presidential run November 12, 2019

Item: Hillary Clinton admits she feels an ‘urge’ to run against Trump again January 28, 2020

Item: Hillary Clinton slams Bernie Sanders for not working to unite Democrats in 2016 January 31, 2020

And now this: Hillary…

Abstract Edison bulbs…

Voyager

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Grey & Gold

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Trump’s Space Force Logo WTF: the greatest troll in human history

Sure, it may bring down civilization as we know it, but we’ll all die laughing.

Friday afternoon Presnit Donald tweeted out the new logo for his space force.

After consultation with our Great Military Leaders, designers, and others, I am pleased to present the new logo for the United States Space Force, the Sixth Branch of our Magnificent Military! pic.twitter.com/TC8pT4yHFT

— Donald J. Trump…

S&R Honors: Terry Jones

Gavin Chait

Terry Jones: Monty Python star dies aged 77

Cat White

NOOOOOOOO!

Now there was a Scrogue. (more…)

My mother could be … difficult.

She and I never had a real relationship. Mainly she was this woman I knew who gave birth to me and our main bond, from my perspective, was one of family obligation. You know, “but she’s your mother.”

I was raised by my grandparents after she and my father split when I was three, and I’ve often said her decision to give me up was at once the best thing that ever…