If you read Andrew Sullivan’s blog, as I often do, you may find yourself reading more about gay marriage and whether old guys should be allowed to wander around the locker room in the nude more than you care to, but you will also find yourself reading a lot about “God.” Well, I’m not much…
For the children, goddamnit, for the children
In a recent posting in the NYT, bible thumpin’ Ross Douthat warns the Christian right to stay the fuck away from Newt Gingrich: “It isn’t just that he’s a master of selective moral outrage whose newfound piety has been turned to consistently partisan ends. It’s that his personal history — not only the two divorces,…
Fulmine! The Italian for “Bang” is “Bang”!
A visit to that seriously weakened institution known as the magazine stand taught me several new words: fumetto, which is Italian for “little puff of smoke,” and, by extension, “dialogue balloon,” that is to say, “comic book.” The fumetto I picked up was “Tex,” which it turns out is rather a legendary publication. If you…
The Republican Party, getting awfully tired of black poor people
Let them clean toilets? Hey, it’s catchy. And if Diamond Newt Gingrich has anything to do with it, that’s what “really poor children” will be doing. You see, those kids, they simply have no work ethic, no respect for the value of the dollar. Now, rich kids, they know the value of the dollar. And…
Russian Cats Do Monk
The tune is “Little Rootie Tootie,” and the line-up is as follows: Alexander Bril (tenor saxophone), Dmitry Bril (soprano saxophone), Vladimir Nesterenko (keyboards), Alexander Kulikov (drums), Vladimir Koltzov-Krutov (bass). Bril Brothers Jazz Art Club, September 22, 2010 (Moscow). Posted by Taberculat
If you’re dead, you’re not a non-combatant
Over at Wired’s “Danger Room,” Spencer Ackerman takes a look at the results of President Obama’s drone war, causing Greg Scoblete and Andrew Sullivan to express skepticism regarding the accuracy of the Administration’s body count. Last August, the New York Times also questioned the drone program’s “perfect record.” This photo, of Syed Wali Shah Khan,…
~The New Yorker
For approved humor, go here. “Yeah, this is Les Sylphides. What’s it to ya?” “She works here, but she don’t work for me, if you catch my drift.” “Ten cents a dance? Not exactly. More like two hundred fifty, plus she likes a dozen long stems after the performance. So, no, it’s not for everyone.”…
Emily Nussbaum, discovering the seamy side of torture
When Dexter, the tale of a sensitive serial killer, first premiered, five seasons ago, the New Yorker’s Emily Nussbaum counted herself a fan: Each week, Dexter, played with icy charisma by Michael C. Hall, stalked his victims. He strapped them to a table, sliced their cheeks to collect a drop of blood, then cut them up with a…
Rod Blagojevich: Moptop Dickhead*
So now Rod Blagojevich is going to jail for fourteen years for running his mouth. I find this utterly repulsive. Martha Stewart became a convicted felon for the crime of telling a cheesy little lie that essentially did no harm to anyone, but gave a “crusading” district attorney the chance to kick some celebrity ass.†…
The U.S./Israeli Pre-Preventative Anticipatory Pre-emptive Strike Program
The New York Times reports that a massive explosion at an Iranian missile-testing site was a “major setback” for the country’s missile program, at least according to unnamed but surprisingly loquacious “American and Israeli intelligence officials and missile technology experts,” the kind of guys who usually don’t talk much to reporters, but who on this…