Guernica Magazine runs an interesting article on burn pits, open dump sites used to dispose of waste in Afghanistan, and the health problems that may result from their use for both soldiers and Afghani civilians. Veterans Administration and private physicians have seen a significant increase in respiratory problems in soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.…
Archives for August 2011
Opinion: The Commentary Track for the August 17th Buy Pile, Issue #6 “The Kids Are Alright” [@cbr]
An analysis of elements from Hannibal Tabu’s reviews column on Comic Book Resources.
Manliness vs Mannequin vs Monstrosity
Lynn Gazzis-Sax asks a perfectly reasonable question about the question of masculinity and manliness. Adam Serwer writes It’s 2000 all over again: A Republican governor from Texas is running for president, and the press is swooning over his manly manliness. As I read this, I realized that, if I’d been asked ahead of time to guess…
Curl Under My Hairy Toes
“I was so excited to see you I put on the wrong lips.” a poem by Gregory Sherl
Comics: Six Days of Blackjack: Alex Simmons (@BlackjackAD) Headlines TONIGHT @ 9PM PST (6 of 6)
Tonight’s the night for the pulp mastermind to hit the airwaves on It’s Komplicated!
Sunday Social Justice
Did a good thing? Brag about it here!
Escapism: Blackwatch For August 21, 2011
In the same way you used to turn to the last page of Jet Magazine to see where Black people would be on TV, Blackwatch on Komplicated.com aims to tell you where you can find Black people in the heights of their geekiness.
New Comod
NSWATM is pleased to welcome the fabulous Noah Brand, author of such brilliant posts as Masturbation’s Okay If You Don’t Get Into It, What If It’s All Just Made Up? and Emotions: Threat or Menace?, as our new comoderator. He will do exactly the same things he did before, except this time he has a…
Webcast: Ava DuVernay (@avadva) Joins Komplicated on Sunday Morning Live [@isidra]
An eclectic group of dangerous minds join the web radio show in its 40th episode.
Where Have All the Rebels Gone?
Megan Rosker invites leaders to rise to this challenge: Education needs a rebel.
A Story Without a Baby, a Near Drowning
In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” Matt and Cathreen take their one and only vacation away from the baby. And still Matt can’t get away from the fears of fatherhood. Though it’s his own fault, really.
1929, 1941, 2001. On coming of age and hope, despite all
My daughter is coming of age in a society struggling to overcome its own shortsightedness, greed, and failure. But in her eyes, I see no condemnation and no angst for the future.
What feels masculine to you?
One thing we’ve talked about on this blog a lot is that there’s different approaches to and ideas of masculinity. I thought our readers would have some interesting experiences to share. What makes you personally feel masculine, folks? Or if not you personally, what do you perceive or experience as masculine? Me, I confess, some…
Comics: Six Days of Blackjack: Alex Simmons on It’s Komplicated [@BlackjackAD] (5 of 6)
Here’s some promotional art to get you hyped for the legendary creator’s appearance on our live webcast.
Announcement
Doctor Mindbeam has left NSWATM for personal reasons. We at NSWATM thank him for everything he has contributed to the blog in these first few months as a moderator and contributor and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors. A new comoderator will be announced within the next couple days. In addition, Godless…
Cartoons: Panthro Puts The “Thunder” In Thundercats
Voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, the biggest baddest ‘cat of all makes his appearance.