Summer of Long Knives Makes A 10-Best List
I guess this means I can't throw an Ayelet Waldman style fit about being skunked. And I'd been editing my enraged tweets for months. They were devastating and funny. Ah,…
Finally, Proof That Water Has Memory!
From the marvelous Gemma Arrowsmith. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2clbE5KkeI]
What To Do When You Find Out Who The Libertarian At A Party Is
I am not much of a partygoer. I used to feel bad about this, but in recent years, I've justified my extreme form of introversion with the wise words of…
Verschärfte Vernehmung Or, As We Know It, Enhanced Interrogation
With the release of the Senate torture report, I took a look back to see if I'd ever done a post on torture, either in our present context or as…
Wherein I Take The Piss Out of Footloose
Over at the MMIP Riffs channel, a channel to which all goodhearted people should subscribe, I spend a few minutes picking on 1984's camp-fest, Footloose. Because on the day a…
Quick Note On Spectre
So, we have a new 007 title: Spectre. I can't say it's the most imaginative title of the series, which has had a mixed record in this department since their stock of…
Is This Where Art Is Headed? Yes it is. Or is it?
The Mona Lisa's smile, long enigmatic, now known to be a sign she too enjoys the smooth taste and light refreshment you can only find with Coke Zero. Coke Zero,…
The Star Wars Trailer
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plwVRYEQG_I] Since the only law actually passed by Congress this year requires the entire internet to comment on the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I'll say what I…
New Adventure In Illness
My doctor says I have shingles. This explains not only the large painful rash I've developed on one side of my torso, but also why I've been getting Amazon sale…
Sorry To Have Been Gone For A While If You Needed Me
Starting last Tuesday, I felt symptoms that I first thought to be harbingers of a cold but which turned out to be omens of acute bronchitis. As I coughed my way…