Speaking of cold-war relics, here is an article about traveling across Siberia. Note that it was written in ’97, and yet the communist aparatchiks were still in power.
Harvard’s Homosexual Purge
A quick shock to the system to anyone that thinks homosexuality was “discovered” in the ’60s. That is, the same type of person that thinks premarital sex never happened until 1969.
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– June 15, 2010
Pat Dollard’s War on Hollywood
Even though this story was written three years ago, as far as I can tell Dollard is still a reputable (?) right-wing pundit. The movie talked about in the article has never been released.
Posted in Politics.
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– June 15, 2010
Justice, Dominique Dunne, and television
A first-person account of a murder trial, by the father of the victim. By coincidence, I was reading this article when I learned of this other murder. Juri Kibuishi, the lady mentioned in the second paragraph, is the sister of the fantastic artist Kazu Kibuishi, author of Amulet, Copper, the Flight anthologies, and Daisy Cutter. When I was reading the article about Juri and Samuel Herr’s death, all I could think about is how much it sounded like a plot right from NCIS, Monk, or the Mentalist. Except, of course, that Kazu and Dominick Dunne have to live the rest of their lives without their sister/daughter. It doesn’t get wrapped up in 42 minutes plus commercials.
Posted in Life, Television.
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– June 14, 2010
Searching for Jesus in the Gospels
An interesting overview of current scholarship on the “Jesus question”. That is, did Jesus actually exist, and if so, how much of what he’s credited with in the Gospels did he actually say or do?
Posted in Uncategorized.
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– June 14, 2010
Freeganism and Buffalo
I’ve been somewhat fascinated by the Freegan culture ever since I heard about it a couple of years ago, and this article talks about an enclave here in Buffalo, NY. Very interesting – and make sure to read all the way to the end.
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– June 14, 2010
The Marriage Cure
Anyone that wants to understand why there is a problem of unwed mothers on welfare, crime, and unemployment in the poor black community, please read this article. And anyone that thinks all you need to do is work hard to escape that life, needs to read this article. And anyone who has an ounce of human compassion in their body should probably not read this article, because you will be seriously depressed by the end.
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– June 13, 2010
Coldplay – Strawberry Swing
What a fantastic music video. It put a smile on my face.
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– June 10, 2010
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