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Listen to this. Just listen for a few minutes. Okay, obviously, it was recorded in a public space. The background noise is pretty obvious. It's also obvious that the violinist knows how to play. Aside from that, wha… -
Let the Right One In: a Meta-review
Mr_faust said, "Fuck you, Owen." I was intrigued. I read the link, and I'm forced to agree: Owen Gleiberman, possibly through no fault of his own, has not grasped the point of Let the Right One In. Let me show you two… -
Officership
"I divide my officers into four classes; the clever, the lazy, the industrious, and the stupid. Each officer possesses at least two of these qualities. Those who are clever and industrious are fitted for the highest staf… -
End the Hate
In Iowa, a man was assaulted simply for being who he was. This is a troubling crime, all the more so for coming a generation after America fought hard so that all its people could be free.From the Press-Citizen: The vic… -
And now for something different
The FTC recently unrolled a new set of rules to clamp down on blogging for pay. As someone who has blogged for years and never seen a cent from my personal blogging, this was amusing to me. I wondered: what kind of per… -
Rape or Arbitration?
QuantumStorm suggested that many of us were missing the point in yesterday's article: You've got it backwards. The arbitration clauses are the problem, BECAUSE they can lead to situations like this. The source of the pr… -
Ageism and Sex
My personal opinion is that 18 should be the age of consent, because it's the age of legal adulthood. It's also the age when someone can leave their home without enabling their family to get them in trouble with the law.… -
San Francisco Arrest
What does it say that my post about DearRicky got more hits than the video I posted the same day of a cop abusing his authority? Are we jaded about the abuse of power? Or are we simply more sensitive about racism tha… -
NYAF: The Cake-Cutting Sword
Oh, those wacky Americans who say, "Oh, those wacky Japanese" and then use man-killing weapons to carve their food up. -
Other Terms May Apply
I just realized I typically hear "off the market" or "on the market" as dating terms now and not as actual economic terms.
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Comment FAIL
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Culture
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Officership
"I divide my officers into four classes; the cleve...
