Monthly Archive: April 2022
JD Vance, Josh Mandel Put The Race Into Ohio Senate Race
To misquote The Bard, hell is empty and all the devils are running in the Ohio Senate Race in the GOP primary.
From Reason: The Supreme Court Says You Can Sue Cops Who Frame You on False Charges
From Reason: Police officers could frame people, file bogus charges, conjure evidence out of thin air—and, in most of the U.S., they would still be immune from facing any sort of civil accountability for...
The Mary Sue Problem And Giving The People What They Want
The Mary Sue Problem is not that a character is powerful but that strength and success are unearned in the eyes of the audience.
Grunge Was the 90s Music Palate Cleanser, Not Its Highlight
Calling the 90s the Grunge Era does a massive disservice to the generation’s wide range of quality and influential minds that really set the tone.
Where Do State’s Jurisdictions Really End?
So, do states control federal elections or does the federal government? SCOTUS seemed to think the federal government did a decade ago. Arizona Republicans disagree.
Woman, Controversial Woman
This current purgatory is unsustainable for all women–trans, cis or otherwise–where both the act of defining woman, and the act of not defining woman are each controversial.
Bucha: Russian Retreat Reveals Putin War Crimes
The claims coming out of Bucha are horrific…A city absolutely ravaged by Putin’s illegal war. And it’s not like we haven’t seen this before.
Florida “Parental Rights in Education” Bill: Read It For Yourself
The controversial “Parental Rights in Education” bill in Florida, dubbed the “don’t say gay” bill by some, has been signed into law.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Back to the Spire Again
Games that were good for a playthrough… but not really worth going back to. And then I saw that there was a fan mod for Slay the Spire.
Well-Tuned: When the Bell Tolled for Hair Bands
Back then I was not a fan of the hair bands and was a straight up classic rock guy. To me they were just too polished, to predictable.
Oh, Sapelo!
Sapelo Island gentrification is a conundrum: resources enabling the island to thrive would also spoil what is so special and unique about it.
From Variety: Will Smith Resigns From Academy Over Chris Rock Oscars Slap Backlash
From Variety: Will Smith, facing possible expulsion or suspension after he assaulted Chris Rock during last Sunday’s Oscars telecast, has instead resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. The move comes...
POETS Day: Sailing to Byzantium by WB Yeats
“That is no country for old men.” begins Yeats in “Sailing to Byzantium.” It is a stark statement that breaks before the line is over.
In Defense of a Useful History
The case that the invasion of Ukraine is not a historical outlier is essential for present discourse on the topic
