Some additional, tangential thoughts on the new Pope.
First, a reader comment reported at Andrew Sullivan's blog: "Best comment on the new pope that I’ve heard so far: Pope Francis – because when you need to hide a German, hire an Argentinian." Brutal and prejudicial, but historically justified, perhaps.
But also, yesterday – the day after the new Pope was announced, I received an email flyer from a Spanish bookstore website I get emailings from periodically, announcing a book about the new Pope. That is fast turnaround: about 24 hours for publication. This is what the internet is doing to publishing. This is the future.
Unrelatedly… but rather nostalgically…
What I'm listening to right now.
Bee Gees, "Love You Inside Out."