May 2009
10 posts
25 And Over →
I’m somewhat chagrined by the self-reflection brought about after reading this excellent article. Get with the program, people! (For values of “people” that mean “me, myself, and I.”)
“I have seen countless news reports that claim that some activity or other causes...”
– Vaughn, in Mind Hacks: Numbers up for dopamine myth. The drugs dopamine of the neurocalypse rides a white horse, of course.
Amusing reasons to give people for why you shaved...
You were in the Witness Protection Program, but now you’re not.
You lost it in a game of strip poker. A rather cut-throat game.
You’ve finally collected enough crumbs to subsist for the indefinite future.
You have recently rediscovered your obsession with sharp objects.
What beard?
You committed a crime, and you’re trying to throw off the police.
You’ve succumbed to...
“In the news business, it seems like tragedy comes most often in the sunny...”
– Julia O’Malley : Young lives lost in Alaska’s sunny season of emergencies. Alaska is a vast and serious place. Good essay.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH AMERICA?! →
“I don’t have a clue.”
– My boss. (‘Nuff said.)
“Once pot is legal, we should name Ronald Reagan the patron saint of Kind Bud.”
– Anonymous reader commenting on the forces that gave us the high quality pot we have today, as part of Sullivan’s The Cannabis Closet series.
Hemingway Knocked Wallace Stevens into a Puddle... →
This is the coolest thing I’ve read all week or all month. Actually, on mature reflection, I think it’s the best thing I’ve read all spring.
Justice Scalia's Dossier: Interesting Issues about... →
After US Supreme Court Justice Scalia commented dismissively about “Internet tracking” and privacy issues, law professor Joel Reidenberg had his students compile a dossier on Scalia for one of his courses. The dossier came to 15 pages and included all kinds of information.
I think this event is a great form of check and balance on the government. Granted, Scalia is a public figure,...