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3 unusual facts about First Things


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Bottum, who had come to the magazine from The Weekly Standard, served through October 2010, when James Nuechterlein returned from retirement to become interim editor.

Rhina Espaillat

She's also known for her English translations of the work of St. John of the Cross, which have been appearing in the American journal, First Things.

Shalom Carmy

He writes a regular personal column in Tradition, and contributes regularly on Jewish and general subjects to First Things and other journals.


Harry Sylvester

In the March 2007 issue of the journal First Things, in an article by Philip Jenkins entitled "Who is Harry Sylvester", Jenkins writes that Sylvester "lacks even the minimal fame of a Wikipedia entry."


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1940–41 NHL season

One of the first things Gorman and Irvin did was scout for players, and the Canadiens came up with Johnny Quilty, Joe Benoit, Elmer Lach and defenceman Ken Reardon.

Broderick Smith

Australian psychedelic and progressive rock band Tamam Shud were recording tracks for Albie Falzon's 1972 surf film Morning of the Earth including their song "First Things First".

First Things First

"First Things First", a 1956 poem by W. H. Auden, which closes with the oft-quoted line "Thousands have lived without love, not one without water."

Margrit Mondavi

One of the first things Margrit did was establish a fine arts program at the winery that brought many different kinds of artists to the winery including Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud and Nathan Oliveira.

Tamam Shud

The group was invited to contribute music for the soundtrack for the Alby Falzon surf movie Morning of the Earth and Falzon initially wanted Tamam Shud to provide all the music, but after G. Wayne Thomas took over as producer, other artists were added, and Tamam Shud's involvement was eventually reduced to just three tracks - the instrumental track "Bali Waters" (featuring Lockwood on flute), and the songs "Sea The Swells" and "First Things First".

Thought of Thomas Aquinas

For a thoughtful commentary on the above, see Michael Novak, Aquinas and the Heretics, First Things 58 (December 1995): 33-38.