The Best Of The Dish Today

by Chris Bodenner

Patrick added his two cents to an analysis of the escalating talk of intervention in Syria, which was further jolted by the hawkish speech delivered today by Kerry. A snapshot of the inferno in Yosemite here. A second round of commentary on the capitulation of a conservative Catholic on gay marriage here.

Readers, in their collective wisdom, sent us more anecdotes about frustrating Chinese tourists, locations of churches turned into pubs, photos of dead saints and full-body tattoos, and videos of childhood classics in blackface.

By far the most popular post on Facebook today was on a study showing that Starbucks locations were better for their customers than independent coffee shops.

Enjoy a mini-MHB above.