Category Archives: humanities

where the chicks aren’t

Posted on Friday, 2002 February 22 by Anton

Rich Hailey asks whether “becoming a libertarian [is] a good way to meet chicks.” I gotta say no, at least not in San Francisco. (Although, come to think of it, the last time I got lucky was with someone who … Continue reading →

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a kind of forgery

Posted on Friday, 2002 February 22 by Anton

acb relays an article about anachronisms of typeface in movies. I remembered my glee in spotting Palatino (1950) in a tv episode of Poirot (Thirties), and post-1918 Russian handwriting described as “very old . . . hard to read” in Lovejoy.

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bhorh nazgu

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 February 20 by Anton

Lalaith offers: Bhorh nazgu burdatuluk. Bhorh nazgu thrakatul. Bhorh nazgu dupatuluk agh Lúthrongdush-shi krempatul. Five Rings to lure them all. Five Rings to bring them. Five Rings to dope them all and in Salt Lake City deceive them.

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Abraham the Afghan

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 February 20 by Anton

Victor Davis Hanson, in an otherwise splendid defense of Americanism and the melting pot, says: Mr. Karzai needs something like the U.S. Constitution and an Abraham Lincoln a lot more than he needs $15 billion. Would this be the same … Continue reading →

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inscrutable

Posted on Monday, 2002 February 18 by Anton

A shirt with a cheerful message. See Engrish.com for caption. Does the yellow sign say “two for ¥2k” (about $15)? Just the thing for couples, and such a deal! To think they say prices are high in Japan!

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Calamity Jane Austin

Posted on Monday, 2002 February 18 by Anton

A small collection of articles about “Calamity” Jane Austin, author of such novels as Winchester Park . Check it out.

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battling metaphors

Posted on Sunday, 2002 February 17 by Anton

A year ago, SF Weekly ran an article about go with this memorable line: Playing Go means honoring the fact that your opponent is going to exist; all you want is just a little bit more than he has. If … Continue reading →

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