British haute couture

Half way into this article is a very good video revealing the craft work at Ralph & Russo.  It is the first British fashion house to be invited to showcase its haute couture in Paris in a hundred years. Beautiful stuff, no question: https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/couture-in-2019-who-is-buying-it/index.html

Managing myth

Heirs to the Enlightenment, we pride ourselves on our rationality.   Jung and Tolkien have alerted us to the place of myth in our lives — and this reaction video shows clearly how potently (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVp__EspD_k) — yet we nonetheless hold to a self-image as rational, technological, scientific, and skeptical.   Over at Law and Liberty…

Trappist beer made in England. News indeed!

Well, this is good news.  A new Trappist beer on the market, and it is getting rave reviews.   Here is a short BBC video but the monastery’s own website is lovely, with plenty of detail: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-leicestershire-44615615/leicestershire-monks-brew-uk-s-first-trappist-beer http://www.mountsaintbernard.org/tynt-meadow-ale   My favourite Trappist beer is Orval and its beautiful glass was designed by Belgian architect, Henry…