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These cartoons were done for Bill Welter, a highly talented, always forward-thinking business consultant and author who essentially teaches people how to think. Over the years he’s engaged me on occasion to create cartoons for his presentations. Here are a…
Holy Moments, A Handbook for the Rest of Your Life, by Matthew Kelly. It’s a little book with a big idea. And it looks like you can buy six copies for FREE. The idea is to fill your life with…
Here’s another batch of cartoons. Enjoy! (All images © Brad Shorr 2023)
Let’s start off 2023 on a humorous note. Here are some cartoons I’ve written over the years, drawn by the very talented illustrator and cartoonist Mark Hill. (All images © Brad Shorr 2023)
Wishing you a Very, Very, Merry Christmas! “When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?” – G.K. Chesterton ”…
As I’m laughing my way through Bruce Cambell’s autobiographies, If Chins Could Kill and Hail to the Chin, I find myself inexplicably fascinated with the actor’s 2005 film (and directorial debut) Man with the Screaming Brain. Maybe it’s the title.…
Recently I wrote about Time of Death, my favorite episode of ER. A close second, which aired a little over a year later (February 2, 2006), is Body & Soul. Both episodes explore the coming of death: In Time of Death, it…
When you think about “unpopular culture” in the context of this blog, you probably think about “high culture.” Maybe so, but today we’re going low. Bruce Campbell explains what his autobiography is all about on the back cover: “… Bookstores…
After writing my short review of an 18-year-old ER episode I couldn’t forget, I started thinking about books I’ve read over the years that similarly stuck in my mind. I came up with 33 of them. This is by no…
Every once in a while, popular culture scores a home run, producing something truly artistic, memorable, and moving. For me, one such instance was an episode of ER, Time of Death. It was the sixth episode of Season 11 and…
In the Arena, An Autobiography, by Charlton Heston, is not my normal read. It sparked my interest because three of Heston’s films, The Ten Commandments, The Omega Man, and Soylent Green, are among my favorites and I was curious about…
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) composed mountains of amazing music during his long career. While most widely known for the Hallelujah Chorus from his brilliant oratorio Messiah, Handel also composed numerous operas, oratorios, sacred music, orchestral works, and chamber music for…
1. Rondeau from The Fairy Queen, by Henry Purcell. 2. Ave verum corpus, by Wolfgang Mozart. 3. Lassa!, Ch’io t’ho perduta, aria from the opera Atalanta, by Handel. Background on These Selections: Learn more about The Fairy Queen. Learn…
A sure sign you are up against a bad argument is when you are cancelled. Bad arguments are like mushrooms – they grow and thrive in the dark.
1. Jamais dans ces beaux lieux, from Armide, by Gluck. 2.See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes, from Joshua, by Handel. 3. L’Amour nous dede la victoire, from Isbe, by Jean-Joseph de Mondonville. Background on These Selections: Learn about Armide. Learn about…
Here are a few classical selections that I hope will lift your spirits or keep them high! 1. Canon Triplex, Benedetto Marcello. 2. Fuor Di Periglio Di Fiero Artiglio, Duet from Floridante, Handel. 3. All’orror delle procelle, Aria from Riccardo…
Dale Ahlquist, The Story of the Family: G.K. Chesterton on the Only State That Creates And Loves Its Own Citizens Public schools Two-income families Birth Control Abortion Divorce These cultural institutions are so commonplace that, with the exception of abortion,…
Tolstoy’s last major work was A Calendar of Wisdom, Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul. He wrote many of the sayings, and included or adapted those of many others. Often cited names include Marcus Aurelius, Cicero, Confucius, Emerson, Goethe, Kant,…
There is one type of criticism that is constructive, when people criticize you to help you. There is another type of criticism, when people criticize you to help themselves. The things we hate in other people sometimes turn out to…
It came to me in the middle of the night why we are, on the whole, so afraid, so desperately looking for someone to take care of us, so unable to make decisions, so welcoming of the Nanny State, so…