The Trifling Prognosticator

This week I started contributing a weekly column to A Socialite's Life, excerpted below.

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Shanghai Surprised, Queens on Parade and God Goes Glossy!

....the country that brought us Ikea and Abba has produced a glossy magazine retelling the stories of The Old Testament in fabulous, fashionable four-color format.

The magazine, The Book: The Bible Illuminated, utilizes numerous contemporary images - smoggy cities, soused socialites - to give the old book a new feel.

One that feels like we're still going to hell - but I digress.

You can learn more here if you know Swedish - and if you don't, English info is here.

Please note: the cover image does not feature Adam and Steve, much to the chagrin of fundamentalists and the disappointment of homosexuals.

Oh. And Madonna.

There are more images below, but to the right is the Jonah and the Whale spread -- one part allegory, one part American Eagle, one part where's the ambergris?

Oh, Clara Peller!!!!!

The English translation is coming soon, as is the New Testament version later on this summer.

That, of course, begs next's week trifling question:

What will Jesus wear?