The Sexual Revolution

Today, I’m going to attempt a little bit of deconstruction. Warnings in advance that this topic won’t be nearly as exciting ( or at least not arousing) as the title implies – I’m going to look a little bit at theory, and probably won’t provide any dirty pics until the very end. (That’s the hook [...]

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This is an IQ test, America

John McCain has just announced that his vice presidential candidate will be Sarah Palin, of Alaska. I can’t conceive of a better litmus test for my (already low) estimation of intelligence among the general electorate. There appear to be two to three different bits of logic at work here, all of them so simplistic that [...]

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Big Decisions

I am once again perched on the eve of packing all my shit up into suitcases and throwing it into an airplane cargo hold. I wonder how it’s possible to hate moving so much but love traveling – I either need to undergo a paradigm shift and forsake all my worldly possessions, or acquire a [...]

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Letter from the Government

As part of my journey into sub-culture, I’ve come across a lot of progressive hip-hop – what might be termed revolutionary (or less positively, insurrectionist) music. Currently on mind is Brother Ali’s “Letter from the Government”. The theme is fairly simple, with a pretty catchy hook and refrain.
I got a letter from the government the [...]

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Real Clear Politics

I think at some point in time, Republicans have to come out and admit what their policies in the last twenty years amount to. It’s like a fucking solicitation placed on Fox News every night: “Do you hate people who don’t look like you? Are you disturbed by democracy? Vote GOP, and we’ll make sure you’re never bothered by the poor, non-white, or disenfranchised again. Ever.”

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Easily Amused

dear jake,

I just found out that I have mono. I hope you aren’t infected. If you are, I’m very sorry. I hope I was still worth it.

With love,
(redacted)

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