Environmental Ad, Dating, 9/11 Pictures, Ebert, & Reid

For your reading pleasure:

• Did you see the Audi ad with the environmental police during the Super Bowl? Jonah Goldberg calls it “Gorewellian.” He wonders if it will sell cars. I was disgusted and let the people I was watching the game with know perhaps crossing some social boundaries. What else is new?
• The Weekly Standard has a very interesting if lengthy article called “The New Dating Game” by Charlotte Allen. The article explains the new realities of dating and casual sex and the consequences for society. While I do not agree with some of the sociological explanations for why men and women act the way they do, it is fascinating to explore how traditional marriage is really beneficial for society precisely because it limits individuals.
• New pictures of the Twin Towers collapsing were released recently. The pictures serve as a burr under the saddle of those who would pretend Islam is not a threat to our survival.
• You can’t talk about God in the mall even if you are invited to in California, apparently.
• I used to be a fan of Roger Ebert. His movie reviews are the best around. Apparently he does not want conservative readers. Sad. UPDATE: Ebert later tweeted that he will no longer use the term.
• David Rothkopf thinks the real change Obama needs is in the leader of the Senate, Harry Reid. He might get his wish as Reid is not looking good for November. I, for one, am stoked about the idea of defeating a second straight Democrat majority leader at the polls.

Tags: evangelism, Harry Reid, marriage