Category Archives: Culture War

Victory in Incriments

Posted on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 by Keith

the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has found Proposition 8 unconstitutional: Proposition 8 served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California,” the court said. The … Continue reading →

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Crime and Punishment

Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 by Keith

While doing some research this morning, I came across this fascinating story about Russian poet and Novelist, Boris Pasternak, and his best known work, Doctor Zhivago: After his own novel was denied publication by the journal Novy Mir, Pasternak arranged … Continue reading →

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Living to Work

Posted on Friday, September 9, 2011 by Keith

Douglass Rushkoff is making some noise again: I understand we all want paychecks — or at least money. We want food, shelter, clothing, and all the things that money buys us. But do we all really want jobs? We’re living … Continue reading →

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Shadow Over Gotham

Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2011 by Keith

Go read this very nice essay on The Dark Knight over at Tor: In fact, the whole film acts as a condemnation of vigilante justice. Batman is particularly bad at fighting the idea of crime. Sure, a transforming car and … Continue reading →

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Various And Sundry

Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 by Keith

If you think showing the rubes your complete birth certificate will shut them up Obama, you better think again. They won’t be satisfied until you show them a piece of paper certifying that you’re white. Also, this. *** George R.R. … Continue reading →

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A Thor of a Different Color

Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 by Keith

Apparently there’s some hullabaloo over the fact that an black actor is playing a Norse god in the Thor movie: The casting of Elba has nothing to do with the cultural authenticity of 8th century Scandinavian seafarers, but instead hails … Continue reading →

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The Sound of One Atlas Shrugging

Posted on Friday, April 15, 2011 by Keith

So, Atlas Shrugged (Part 1 of what is sure to be the most interminable trilogy, ever) has a 6% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. As the faithful Randites tell it though, this is just the slander of parasites, who do not … Continue reading →

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Show Us Your Junk

Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011 by Keith

This is why it’s so hard to write satire these days: The Arizona Senate formally passed the “Birther Bill” today, but not in its original version. Apparently, requiring presidential candidates to provide a long-form birth certificate before allowing their names … Continue reading →

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The War on Planet Earth

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 by Keith

If, like me, you’re wondering what’s up with Republicans these days. We’re used to them being sour, belligerent, classist and even a wee bit racist. It’s well documented that the GOP just doesn’t care much for people of color, women, … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With the World Today, Part Eleventy Billion

Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 by Keith

People keep asking how we got here. How we, the noble citizens of a once proud nation, came to find ourselves in a situation where demonstrators in Wisconson have to protest in order to keep collective bargaining for unions. How … Continue reading →

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