Author Archives: Anton

not all bad

In a comment at FuturePundit, Steven Horrobin chides me for supposing — though all I said was that I hadn’t yet seen a counterexample — that all bioethicists are anti-life.

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a metaphoric diode?

In Ranma ½, Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki, Abstract Gender and Misfile, a boy finds himself magically transformed into a girl. In both The Wotch and El Goonish Shive, the cast includes a boy who sometimes becomes a girl for a … Continue reading

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not enough lampposts

Bastards.

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ever wonder what a Toon funeral is like?

scene cut from Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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another batch of miscellany

I was awakened this morning by geese. What do they talk about as they fly? Flickr gallery capturing people’s reactions on seeing goatse for the first time. (Cited in a comment on Malfunction Junction.) A novel method for the removal … Continue reading

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a perfect caper

Today I watched Inside Man, my first Spike Lee joint since She’s Gotta Have It (1986) and, even more surprisingly, my first Denzel Washington ever. It’s swell. My housemate said after the opening shot, “Clive Owen is so great I’ll … Continue reading

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security theater kills

Fake identifying documents save lives in Iraq: At any time, the relevant authorities in Iraq could have decreed that all people get (as near as possible) forgery-proof biometric ID cards and carry them at all times – a great way … Continue reading

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