“There was an attempted robbery last night,” Toby’s father said. “And your mother took out a gun and she misfired it. Into my leg.”
Archives for September 2011
The Buffalo Bills and the Depreciating Expectations of a Fan’s Masochism
Buffalo Bills’ fans’ expectations and hopes are continuously and perpetually disappointed. But that doesn’t mean they stop hoping.
Ludwig I
“Horseshit,” whined Penny. “Actually, Penny, Jereme Michalek worked primarily with orangutang excrement on account of the anthropomorphic …” Penny’s teacher trailed off. She didn’t have a clue what she meant. She had dreamt of being a ballet dancer, a tailor, a docent at a hot, seafaring museum. And now she was splitting hairs about turds.…
Humor: Better Get A Warm Coat [#gameofthrones]
The Stark Channel forecasts cold times coming soon …
Open Thread: Happy Bisexual Visibility Day!
I’m bisexual* and I exist. Bisexual Visibility Day has always felt like a fuck-you to me. The people I am saying fuck-you to this year include include: J. Michael Bailey. Anyone who calls Freddy Mercury or David Bowie gay (bisexual! bisexual!) or Billie Joe Armstrong or Lady Gaga or Kurt Cobain or Jimmy Urine straight (bisexual! bisexual! bisexual!…
Check It Out, Ladies [Laugh Track]
I often enjoy, and am often really frustrated by, Mistress Matisse’s column in the Seattle Stranger. This one, however, is bang-on and deals with an issue that people don’t talk about enough. (Well, we do around here, but that’s kind of our thing.) She’s absolutely right that there’s a reading of male sexual presentation that…
Music: The Perfect Chord from @darrylzero: Nile Rodgers
A. Darryl Moton savors Nile Rodgers’ under-appreciated “B-Movie Matinee.”
Webcomics: Freedman, Episode 04 [@pbquach, #thenewblack]
A story of revenge, slavery, race, and the people history has forgotten set in the antebellum period, syndicated weekly on Komplicated.com.
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Webcomics: @World_of_Hurt: The Thrill Seekers #035, “Fire and Desire” [#thenewblack]
World of Hurt is a webcomic created by Jay Potts, syndicated twice a week from its inception on Komplicated.com
Opinion: The Commentary Track for the September 22nd Buy Pile, Issue #11 [@cbr] “Everything Old is New Again”
An analysis of elements from Hannibal Tabu’s reviews column on Comic Book Resources.
Guestpost #70: Steve Hobbs – Ten things I've learned (and loved) to do as a kid growing up in conserved nature
Note: Steve is a repeat poster, and got me “Freshly Pressed”…so thanks Steve! In addition to his passion for comedy, Steve’s an avid fan of spending time in nature – in addition to camping regularly and having worked at an educational nature-oriented day camp, he grew up backing onto a large conservation area in Markham.…
Interesting NYT Article On Boys and Friendship
Just read this article in the New York Times about how boys who lose their best friendships growing up can turn into emotionally stunted men who have difficulty connecting with others. I’m not sure how well this connects to my own experience, but then, part of the point of being progressive is that my personal…
Take My Social Movement– Please!
The gender egalitarian masculist movement is tiny. By “gender egalitarian,” I mean “believes men and women are more similar than they are different and fights against the sexist institutions and cultural narratives that try to make them more different than they are, while avoiding being racist, homophobic, transphobic, classist, ableist, etc. and not advocating violence, hate or stereotypes against…
“They Called Me Egg.” Our Ongoing Conversation About Race
At The Good Men Project, we love nothing better than a good story. Even when they are about racism. Especially when they are about racism.
Is TV the New Way-Back Machine for Women…and Men?
“Men and women: will we ever understand each other? And isn’t it hilarious when we don’t?” Welcome to the Fall line up for TV comedy.