[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.] The Not-Quite-Daily Teaspoon Report "Remember: the teaspoon is an indivisible unit. If you done some, you done a whole teaspoonsworth. Be proud of your acts, no matter how small they seem, because that's how teaspoons work: [...]
On Polanski and Other Gods and Monsters – "But whatever comes next, I’m going to remember this Polanski episode as a crucible for my feeble romanticism about what artists do. I think I’ve forgotten that my love of a work involves leaps of faith for me, but not necessarily for its creator. Because you know [...]
Scary Word of the Day: Feminized Sci-Fi – "There’s no place for women in science fiction. It’s about men! Manly men! Doing manly things! For the entertainment of other men! Men viewing at home, not in their respective fictional ‘verses! But, not in a slashy way! You know what I mean!"(tags: none) It’s time to [...]
Physics Proves the Mall is the Best Zombie Hideout After All [Zombie Physics] – (tags: none) Census Worker Hanged; The Word "Fed" Written on His Chest – "I wonder if people like Michelle Bachmann and Glenn Beck who have been busily spreading lies and paranoia about the Census (and Census takers) will feel the slightest [...]
Amazon's very bad day – A great deal of racism, homophobia, etc., happens not because anyone particularly wants to be racist or homophobic, but because the ground has been tilted that way by arrangements made long ago and if you're not constantly on the lookout it's easiest to roll downhill. [...] UPDATE: Soft Skull publisher [...]
Homelessness Up Around Country – Well, after the first part of conservative philosophy—starving the beast and letting the free market rule—was put into action, it's time to check in with the second part of that philosophy and see how it's going for people. The economy should be strong (oopsy!) and anyone falling off the edge [...]