Don’t Free Daniel Perry
Daniel Perry was found guilty by a jury of his peers who listened to all the evidence, not just the stuff that Tucker Carlson saw fit to air.
The Content of our Discontent
Reverse Causality
When it comes to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, media warps cause and effect through misrepresentation and decontextualization.
Do the Right Thing (Public Officials Behaving Badly)
There were a couple of dueling news stories over the past few days. While on the surface the stories were dissimilar, under the hood they had a lot in common.
Throughput: Mifepristone Edition
If making the case a judge can unilaterally ban a drug that has been safely used for 23 years…you’re going to need to do better than this.
Twitter, Trina, And A Tempest At A Tiny Desk
“Someone said something on the internet” reared its digital head again, this time producing social media complaining over a Tiny Desk episode.
Daniel Perry Is A Baffling Waste of a Pardon
Daniel Perry’s conviction serves as a valuable deterrent. It tells people that deadly force is to be used as a last resort, not a test of manhood.
Sunday Morning! “Twist: an American Girl” by Adele Bertei
In Adele Bertei’s novelistic memoir, a Dickensian waif survives a rough childhood and recreates herself as a queer “stud,” a poet, and a performer through the saving grace of music.
Experimenting with Miracle Berry Tablets
We opened up the packet and looked at the Miracle Berry tablets. “Is this illegal?”, we joked. “It feels like we’re doing something illegal.”
Quiz!
We haven’t done one of these in quite some time. Each clue is the first sentences of a story. Earn one point by giving the title and author (No partial credit).
Saturday Morning Gaming: Order of Operations
A stripped down version of the assembly line game. Oh, and it’s free this week.
On “Nice” Liberals and “Mean” Conservatives
Some thoughts on a trope (and half-truth) that’s killing the conservative brand with young Americans.
POETS Day! Andrew Marvell
Remember when you were a kid and every other kid in the neighborhood got a pony and you didn’t even know you wanted a pony but suddenly you had to have one? Everybody’s playing...
Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Sweet Little Manufacturing Lies
Manufacturing lies continue to the be the go-to rhetoric by politicians not wanting to pay the electoral price of telling the truth.
