A few days ago, Kip Esquire posted a fascinating thought experiment. Imagine that whatever biological mechanism it is that makes some people gay also produced a clear and unmistakable sign of its presence, such as a birthmark on the forehead. If you see a person with this mark, you know they're gay. Children with the mark are sure to grow up to be gay adults. In other … [Read more...] about The Mark of the Gay
At the Hospital Yesterday
There was no blogging yesterday because my father got sick and I had to take him to the hospital. It's apparently nothing too serious, but because of his age and other conditions, they want to keep him for a couple of days. All I know about hospitals I know from House. The real thing is just as annoying as on TV, but much, much slower. Everything seems to happen at a … [Read more...] about At the Hospital Yesterday
Why We Must Leave Iraq Now
Via Lindsey Bayerstein comes this link to photographs of U.S. soldiers receiving care at Walter Reed Hospital. (The whole Washington Post article is here). If you prefer something more abstract, check out icasualties.org. As I write this, there are 3133 confirmed U.S. war dead. Here's a list of all of them. The same site shows 23,471 wounded in combat, and another 6,835 … [Read more...] about Why We Must Leave Iraq Now
Ghost Rider – Review
I saw Ghost Rider this weekend. There are spoilers coming after the jump... … [Read more...] about Ghost Rider – Review
Barry Cooper and the Flex Your Rights Foundation
All week long, I've been covering the story of Barry Cooper's Never Get Busted Again video and of the reactions to it from various places, especially the folks at the Flex Your Rights Foundation. The difference in approach is fascinating. I didn't say much about it in my review, but Barry Cooper is fun to watch. When he's talking about claims that drug dealers sell to … [Read more...] about Barry Cooper and the Flex Your Rights Foundation