I mentioned that at shul (synagogue) for Purim a lot of people were in fancy dress, as per custom. I forgot to mention that a lot of people were in costume as characters from popular culture (Star Wars, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Batman, those adverts with the Russian meerkats) so maybe having a TV is more acceptable than I thought/feared. Maybe I’ll wear my Doctor Who scarf next year. Although I still think that extreme fandom (i.e. writing a book about Doctor Who) is seen as eccentric in lots of places, not just frum (religious) ones.
Also, I discovered today that the Dewey schedules have a number for the history of extraterrestrial worlds. They marginalise non-Christian religions in the religion section (Christianity gets over sixty classes, and several more are about religion in general, but assume a Christian viewpoint and sense of priorities, while other religions are divided up over just eight classes. Also, the Bible is seen as a Christian book, not Jewish one), but if there are aliens out there, we’re ready to write about their history and put those books in the library!
