Black Mirror 103, “The Entire History Of You”
Want a chance to re-do your past? Get a grain, relive all your life, share it with your friends. All you’ll lose is the ability to forget and move on. By zic.
Monthly Archive: January 2015
Roger may be commissioner, but Marshawn is king
There’s something important happening in the lead-up to the Super Bowl. The Seattle Seahawks, led by Marshawn Lynch, are finally sticking it to the corrupt NFL.
Ticket brokers and the Super Bowl
This article caught my interest. It addresses speculation in the market for Super Bowl tickets.
Somethin’s Gotta Give
A traditional conservative irresistible force meets a traditional conservative immovable object in Texas.
Open to the Conversation
With recent conversations about who is and who isn’t a feminist, and why, on my mind, this passage from an interview with Netta Elzie caught my eye.
Linky Friday: Century Edition
Celebrating 100 Linky Fridays! This week: Crime, Culture, Children, Capitalism, Politics, Body, Mind, and Space
Review Of The Charges
A close look at the law and the allegations suggests that outrage about the Brandon Duncan prosecution may be based on incomplete information. Burt Likko dissects the charges and the law for your review, compares that to the advice of his colleagues, and then finishes his nightcap.
A Meathead Watches Gilmore Girls (“Sadie, Sadie”)
Damn those moments that make this show so good, especially when there are so many that don’t.
Other people make mistakes, including you and me.
It’s even easier to see opportunity than it is to see danger, but you have to be looking.
The Lusiads: Poets and Heroes
A look at Portugal’s national epic and how poets create warriors to supply them with material.
Tiny Doo, Billie Holiday, and the Longstanding Crime of Black Music
San Diego authorities will be asking a jury to give Brandon Duncan 25-to life for the crime of recording a rap album. And if you think that’s strange, think again.
