…Tony Comstock is guest-blogging for James Fallows. Very cool.
Erik Kain
Erik writes about video games at Forbes and politics at Mother Jones. He's the contributor of The League though he hasn't written much here lately. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter.
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25I did not know there was a beef with Gadot. Where did it come from? I have seen people being passive… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Me either. To be fair to him, Saul mentioned Snow White, but man, talk about an obsession.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Right? Racistly? (Though I'm not quite sure what racism has directly to do with a country actively w…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25We'll watch "Trumpism requires Trump to work" evolve into "Trumpism doesn't work at all, not even wi… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Because Gal Gadot was insufficiently supportive of Zegler in the days that followed the disastrous r… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25I suspect just about everyone is, when doing political speech in a public forum, is "signaling" to s… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25This reminds me of something I've been wondering: What comes after Trump? After Trump's first term,… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Okay, good. My question was whether you were familiar with the phenomenon. I mean, I know you are. Y…
on Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine VandalsWhat cat isn't? on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25The closest I can find is here: Well, lemme tell ya, the whole “cutting remark hiding behind superfi…
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Bowling — Balling Up the Score
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25 on Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came For
on Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came For
on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25 on Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine Vandals on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25
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“The last time my writing appeared in a venue not of my own creation was in 1992, as part of a public awareness ad campaign for the Rogue Valley Transportation District in rural Oregon.”
Really? It seems like we’d have hit him up for a guest post by now.Report
Oh crap! Forgot about that one! How about we consider my guest post here my “out of town opening”?Report
We did hit him up for a guest post, and he graciously accepted.Report
As I remember it, I relentlessly hectored Erik about guest posting for about six weeks, until he graciously accepted. 😉Report