Author Archives: Anton

selective violence

After cataloguing the Brady Campaign’s calls for measures that (even if ideally implemented) would have done nothing to reduce the body count in Red Lake, “Lady Liberty” observes: You see, there’s another fact we’re hearing very little about. Security guards, … Continue reading

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upload induction

Previously muttered: I often ponder what life might be like among Uploads: human minds which have been scanned into machines, leaving the flesh behind and spending most of their time in simulated worlds. . . . Lately I’ve pondered the plight of … Continue reading

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QotD

I like daylight savings time because it ensures that, no matter how busy I am, I remember to curse FDR at least twice a year. —Travis Corcoran

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mere linkage

answering the hermit crab shell shortage with plastic (cited in November by Vicki Rosenzweig) We acknowledge that such trans-species caregiving may in fact be a form of control. In recognition of this paradox, the new structures are aesthetically based on … Continue reading

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chew slowly

Met a man the other day who said his son had rung up a fortune in dental bills during an amphetamine habit; something I’d never heard of before. Now why wasn’t that mentioned in hi-skool “health” propaganda class? It’s scarier … Continue reading

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fontoma

The latest issue of The Freeman shows a complete redesign, with a curious choice of typefaces. The body is Goudy. Main titles and pull-quotes are Times Roman. Running heads and the titles of reviewed books are in Myriad. By-lines and … Continue reading

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our television heritage

My Favorite Martian is available on DVD, but not The Addams Family or The Wild Wild West or Get Smart. Does that seem right to you? We recently watched the first two episodes of The Protectors (1972), which wanted to … Continue reading

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