February 2012
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keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
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5 years ago I had an abortion in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Prior to the abortion, the doctor administered a transvaginal ultrasound. She told me that it was to confirm that I was indeed pregnant and that to confirm that an abortion was necessary (eg the fetus had not naturally dislodged). She also said that so early into a pregnancy (7weeks)...
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Hello, Internet. I am back from vacation. Kat and I went to Philadelphia to visit friends. It was fun. Philadelphia is an okay city! People live there and stuff, also cheesesteaks, which are actually delicious despite the fact that I never got the point before. Philadelphia was, I think, the last significant American city of the contiguous 48 that I hadn’t spent any real time in, so now I...
The ‘biblical view’ that’s younger than the Happy... →
…[F]rom a conservative evangelical seminary professor, writing in Billy Graham’s magazine for editor Harold Lindsell:
God does not regard the fetus as a soul, no matter how far gestation has progressed. The Law plainly exacts: “If a man kills any human life he will be put to death” (Lev. 24:17). But according to Exodus 21:22-24, the destruction of the fetus is not a capital offense. …...
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But seriously — and I’m still on vacation here, so this will be only partially thought-out —- the thing that gives the birth control discussion legs is that it’s a broad coalition of forces: It’s the people should not be able to fuck without permission squad that also wants to shove probes up the vaginas of anyone who needs an abortion to teach them a lesson; but...
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“During the floor debate on Tuesday, Del. C. Todd Gilbert announced that “in the...”
– Also: Virginia now allowed to forcibly pour boiling water down the throats of anyone who’s ever had a cup of tea — “You made the decision to open your mouth to hot liquids when you stopped in at the Starbucks,” says Congressman!
BREAKING: All Virginia GOP lawmakers...
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The GOP Farm Team Brings the Wingnut Once More →
what you’re seeing in the state legislatures is the activity of the Republican farm team. The people voting for laws springing from the mushy brains of people like Bob Marshall and Lori Klein are the young Republicans who, a few cycles from now, will be running for Congress, probably from safe Republican districts that they’ve helped draw up, and aided immeasurably by...
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If George Lucas decided he was going to make another series of Star Wars films, would you be lobbying to play the funny, nerdy Jedi?
No. I’m done with Star Wars. My love for the original films is intact, and it will never go away, but I can’t. And, you know, there are some things beyond the prequels that I’ve enjoyed. Some of the games, and the Clone Wars cartoons really came...
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“Osama kept coming back to Whitney Houston. He asked if I knew her personally...”
– Kola Boof’s recollection of the time she spent living with Osama Bin Laden is remarkable in many ways (not the least because she’s a fabulous writer), but this timely excerpt is especially fascinating.
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fleetfoxessing:
“I Will Always Love You” by...
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I’m Not Okay with Chris Brown Performing at the... →
Later in February, a photo of Brown riding a jet ski in Miami hit the Internet, and singer Usher was caught on video commenting on it: “I’m a little disappointed in this photo,” Usher says in the video. “After the other photo [of Rihanna’s bruised face]? C’mon, Chris. Have a little bit of remorse, man. The man’s on jet skis? Like, just relaxing in Miami?”
The backlash was so severe...
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Football is over and Peyton Manning is the story:... →
The idea that the NFL is a passing league isn’t a new one, but the inequity between the two conferences has never been clearer. The three best passers in the NFL are all playing in the NFC, and the relative dearth of talent at the position in the AFC is the reason that Vegas has the conference as a 3-point underdog in next year’s Super Bowl already.
Here’s a way to determine whether a...
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“ATTACK THE BLOCK IS TECHNICALLY A FILM ABOUT “BIG...”
– Film Critic Hulk, you complete me.
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"Honest rape."
Look, I get the point of what Ron Paul was saying — that there’s a hypothetical “dishonest” rape victim who is scared of her daddy whipping the shit out of her if she admits that she screwed her boyfriend, and so she’ll claim that she was raped in order to get the abortion without the beating. When parsing and re-interpreting The Man’s words like it’s some...
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The Best Football Fan Raps →
I spent a lot of last week putting this together. Sadly, it required kind of a lot of research, but I was tasked with creating a comprehensive history of the NFL fan rap for Adult Swim.
It started as a thing players did for themselves in the 80’s — see the aforementioned “Super Bowl Shuffle” — and fell out of favor in the 90’s. That part has been documented...
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Novelist Thinks People Shrug 10 Times More Than... →
Still light blogging till I get this looming deadline put away. Wish I were working on fiction. Reminded me of this Onion piece from a zillion years ago. Adios again, Tumblr.
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January 2012
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Also, re: "Today Was A Good Day"
People have long complained about the line “It’s ironic / I had the brew, she had the chronic,” because they’re all perpetual smartypants who remember everybody making fun of Alanis Morrissette and want to get in on that.
The thing is, though, we don’t know the context of the situation he’s describing. There’s nothing inherently ironic about one person...
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MURK AVENUE: I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY' →
cordjefferson:
murkavenue:
CLUE 1: “went to short dogs house, they was watching Yo MTV RAPS” Yo MTV RAPS first aired: Aug 6th 1988 CLUE 2: Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on: Feb 23 1993 CLUE 3: ”The Lakers beat the Super Sonics” Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release of the ...
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Marcia Mount Shoop: "NFL stands for 'No Family... →
Links ahoy today! This one is neat: Marcia Mount Shoop, wife of former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator John Shoop, blogs about what “long hours” mean when you’re talking about working on an NFL coaching staff, and what it’s like to be married to someone who is expected to be at work 19 hours a day during the season. (Imagine how hard it is to be married to a coach whose...
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“As a comedian, I have tons of stand up comedy heroes — but none I really see...”
– My pal Ralph Hardesty (note: when my friends write funny, insightful things I always like to play up the fact that I know them because it makes me look smarter) has some thoughtful things to say about gay jokes, gay comics, and the challenges presented by and to them.
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WatchToday’s Song: “Not Dark Yet,” Silversun Pickups There’s a four-disc Bob Dylan tribute record due out as an Amnesty International fundraiser. That stuff is usually pretty played out — someone covering Dylan songs??? Sign me up! — but one thing I really like about it is how some of his later work has been incorporated into the canon. Old-Man-Dylan’s...
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South Carolina and Florida, then?
In the wake of Romney’s 13-point trouncing by Gingrich last night, Ol’ Mitt’s campaign did, at least, get to issue one of my favorite press releases of all time. When you’re starting from a place called “I Think Grandiose Thoughts,” and go on to remind the media that Gingrich has compared himself, variously, to: Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Abraham Lincoln,...
