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Call of Chonservatism
"As for the Republicans - how can one regard seriously a frightened, greedy, nostalgic huddle of tradesmen and lucky idlers who shut their eyes to history and science, steel their emotions against decent human sympathy, cling to sordid and provincial ideals exalting sheer acquisitiveness and condoning artificial hardship for the non-materially- ( Read more... ) -
Hey guys, Ebert's right.
Understand that despite being a mediocre, unproductive artist (I guess now I've devolved into an "appreciator of the arts," the saddest type), most serious discussion on that subject of subjectiveness first makes my eyes roll. Then, it bursts the blood vessels controlling the pressure behind them, inflating them to ridiculous proportions. I call ( Read more... ) -
Because Google Reader is being an asshole regarding sharing this item
This is by the scribe who wrote that scathing review of life in Japan as an American expat last month. It's the counterargument to his previous complaints, and, presumably because the article's host is a videogaming blog, it features many more references to that culture (particularly Dragon Quest) than the original piece. It's an interesting -- ( Read more... ) -
Hey, don't give a shit about comics? This post is for you!
I just wrapped up issue #6 of 5 in Marvel's Captain America: Reborn saga. The nonsensical numbering is fitting because it is exactly what it looks like: a shoehorned, piece-of-shit ending to a story which already ended one goddamn comic prior.
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This is mostly for taschenrechner, but since I'm an internet narcissist (which is really just a ballless regular narcissist), it goes here. It will then be shipped by robots to half a dozen other retardedly unnecessary social venues.
Long ago, we found this:
Ms. New Booty, as performed by The Rock-Afire Explosion
That video is perfect. It takes Bubba Sparxxx' ( Read more... ) -
yes. YESSSS
The quick brown API updates your remote feeds in real time. Apologies for clogging your friends list/Buzz feed with this. -
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Awww shit. LJ up innis mahfacka. -
iPad is not a (graphics) tablet.
I think Apple misunderstood why we art fags kept clamoring for a tablet year after year after year ( Read more... ) -
This Island Earf.
Problem:1) People don't like being told their lifestyle is fucking things up for the rest of us. This dislike is negatively effecting America's perception of science and moderation to the point that a large portion of the country's population regularly denies factual data and takes solace in a deity ( Read more... )
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