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In a recent New Yorker essay on the subject of theodicy, James Wood wrote:

Theologians and philosophers talk about 'the problem of evil,' and the hygienic phrase itself bespeaks a certain distance from extreme suffering, the view from a life inside the charmed circle. They mean the classic difficulty of how we justify the existence of suffering and iniquity with belief in a God who created us, who loves us, and who providentially manages the world.

With this philosophical framework in mind, let's look at some of the reviews of Mike Myers' The Love Guru.

"A whole new vocabulary seems to be required. To say that the movie is not funny is merely to affirm the obvious.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/god-dead-and-other-explanations-love-guru#comments Mike Myers Slate Magazine The New York Post The New York Times Variety Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:12:09 -0400 Matt Haber 71000 at http://www.observer.com Lotte Berk in Last Stretch? http://www.observer.com/node/50708 The Lotte Berk Method flagship exercise studio on East 67th Street is closing, after catering to the  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/50708#comments Media Lotte Berk Lydia Bach Mike Myers Tony Danza Sun, 24 Apr 2005 20:00:00 -0400 Rebecca Dana 50708 at http://www.observer.com Coffee, Tea or Me? Paltrow Flies Low, Hits Turbulence http://www.observer.com/node/47316 After so many different looks and dye jobs, Gwyneth Paltrow is back to basic peroxide in the alleged  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/47316#comments Arts & Culture Candice Bergen Gwyneth Paltrow Mike Myers Morgan Freeman Sun, 30 Mar 2003 19:00:00 -0500 Rex Reed 47316 at http://www.observer.com