…also known as one of the more offensive and stupid ways of thinking about policy I’ve heard. Offered, surprisingly, by […]
freedom of speech, politics
Being rude to the police: dumb, not criminal
…and it is only dumb because it will be treated, often successfully, as criminal. But not this time: Man who […]
LGBT, sexuality
Those immoral, sinful, perverse, lucky lesbians
From How to be a Retronaut: Lesbian Pulp Fiction, 1935-1958 The description at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library site […]
feminism, film
The perfect comment on Pixar’s new film
I’m happy that Pixar is finally producing a film, to be released next year, with a female protagonist. I am, […]
justice, politics
“It would be nice if we remembered that torture is immoral.”
That was a quote from a comment about one man’s experience of solitary confinement in prison. I would say it […]
feminism, sexuality
Taming the tiger
Ed posted at Dispatches today about Slut Walk and Vox Day’s reaction to it. My favorite comment of the thread […]
feminism, sexuality
This just in: opponents of Slut Walks identify with rapists. Shocking.
“I see cleavage! Must rape!” Holy cats. If you have a need to troll for misogynists, apparently there’s no better […]
feminism
Slut walk conversation at The Agitator
While Radley Balko’s on vacation, various people are guest blogging at his site. Dave Krueger wrote an entry on the […]
silly
Man-in-a-banana na na
From Crookedbrains: Japanese artist Keisuke Yamada transforms regular bananas into 3D sculptures. This 23-year-old electrician takes about half an hour […]