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When Falls the Coliseum
When Falls the Coliseum

a journal of American culture (or lack thereof)

Category: ends & odd

ends & odd

Battling through Jackson’s “The Hobbit”

Scott Warnock, January 11, 2013January 13, 2013

I grew up with hobbits and trolls thanks to J.R.R. Tolkien. So, although I had…

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Christmas tradition futility and those darn elves

Scott Warnock, December 15, 2012December 15, 2012

I enjoy the holidays. Years ago I vowed to resist letting any of the hoopla…

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Peals and squeals: Scientists discover surprising childhood corpulence factors

Scott Warnock, September 21, 2012

DAZS — In a finding full of surprises, scientists have discovered key factors for one…

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Worry not, your child’s foul behavior probably won’t transfer

Scott Warnock, September 7, 2012

You don’t know nothin’ about raising kids, and then one day there’s a child in…

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Victim silence: My own close call

Scott Warnock, July 30, 2012

There have been many high-profile child sex abuse cases lately. A recurring aspect of the…

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Lists, literature, and summer reading conquests

Scott Warnock, July 13, 2012

So, how much will your children read this summer? How attached are you, emotionally, egoistically,…

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Ode to the Sour Hour

Scott Warnock, June 29, 2012

Dedicated to my friend, Wendy Lee All parents know well the wicked sour hour: When…

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Shout it out: I’m a good enough parent, and I don’t care

Scott Warnock, February 24, 2012

Has there ever been a time when there was such a hard-charging fury to be…

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