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November 2015

November 29, 2015

Decorating for Advent…

... Seems like the Advent calendar gets all the attention this time of year, understandably...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

This isn’t going to help against those “Pope Worshiping” rumors…

... You know how protestants go about saying us Catholics worship the Pope? Well, this...

August 26, 2015

Supporting Education Through Art…

... I got an interesting email from a professor of an Unnamed College who teaches...

January 2015

January 10, 2015

Shitty Christian art is to the soul what junk food is the body…

November 2014

November 07, 2014

Women having a terrible time at parties in Western art…

... because Fine Art Friday. "If she plays another f*cking organ recital I will literally...

May 2014

May 19, 2014

Antonio Banderas to Play Pope Francis in Film…

... Yes, that's right. A movie about Pope Francis, the pope who's only a mere...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Parent Shaming and $3M Dollar Shelves Disguised As Art…

In today's Shitty Art News... parents let kid climb on 3 million dollar Ikea shelves....

October 2013

October 29, 2013

Thomas Kinkade Meets Star Wars…

... It's entirely possible to make Thomas Kinkade's artwork tolerable. Why, just add Storm Troopers....

August 2013

August 15, 2013

Brace Yourselves, Back To School Posts Are Coming…

... Can you believe the summer is almost over? Time for the kids to go...

July 2013

July 11, 2013

God Bless ‘Murica…

... A little late for the Fourth of July, but hey, since I'm still burning...

June 2013

June 13, 2013

Lego Art Exhibit…

... Modern art is garbage but at least this artist found a clever use for...

April 2013

April 21, 2013

The Dual Nature of Christ …

... judgment in the front, mercy in the back.

November 2012

November 19, 2012

The Handy Dandy Holiday Guide To Christmas Music…

... Ah, the Christmas season. That wonderful time of year where our auditory organs are...

September 2012

September 05, 2012

Hump Day Humor…

... If you don't already, follow Catholic Memes. And be sure to check out the...

August 2012

August 27, 2012

OK, this is the last you’ll see of the Borja Jesus. I promise…

... because really, you can't possibly top this. Catholic Memes

August 25, 2012

Saturday Stupid Things…

... A sense the beginnings of a new meme. From this... to this... and now...

August 21, 2012

Truly, Baby Jesus Weeps…

... Art restoration gone horribly wrong. "The leftmost image is how the painting looked two...

June 2012

June 20, 2012

not art…

... anything that Yoko Ono does.

May 2012

May 01, 2012

Tacky Tuesday…

... For your consideration; a big metal statue of St. Thomas Aquinas made entirely out...

April 2012

April 20, 2012

Strike that – this news makes me positivily giddy…

... On reconsideration, perhaps this should be my 'Feel Good Friday' featured link. Leah Libresco...

April 13, 2012

the image of the Divine Mercy – love it or hate it…

... While I hold that the devotion itself is a wonderful and good thing, it...

January 2012

January 12, 2012

A makeover. It needs to be razed and salted…

... Remember this thing, the monster of Stazione Termini in Rome? Well, it's getting a...

January 05, 2012

I have adverse reactions to modern art too, but not quite to this extent…

"A 36-year-old woman was accused of causing $10,000 worth of damage to a painting by...

December 2011

December 06, 2011

‘Haute Sphere’ Nativity artwork debuts at Cathedral Dec. 7 …

... somewhere in Heaven Baby Jesus is weeping. Hat Tip: Clayton Emmer.

October 2011

October 04, 2011

St. Francis was not a hippy…

... I don't how this Disney version character assassination happened or when it began to...