Category Archives: general

Masturbate for Peace. (thanks Feòrag)

Paul Wright (cited by Jane Galt) chides certain of “the baby boomers that make up the Western commentary elite”: Here’s a thought fellas: if you have to keep reminding your audience of how cool and revolutionary you were 35 years … Continue reading →

Much to my (and her) amusement, my housemate is hooked on a reality show: Country House [link updated 2006] follows Lord & Lady Tavistock (the future Duke & Duchess of Bedford) and their staff as they manage the Woburn Estate. … Continue reading →

Has anyone ever put a suicide note in a blog, fanzine, Usenet or the like?

“Oh my God, it’s Chianti! And from a year when the grapes died and they used foo instead!” Who the heck said that, and what was foo?

Eugene Volokh relayed a funny newspaper clipping. To save time downloading the image, here is the text: The first divorce directly related to the September 11th terrorist attacks has been filed in New York. It appears a guy with an … Continue reading →

Two years ago today Sasha Chislenko, perhaps my brightest friend, bailed out of life.