April, 2007
Dr. Socks Versus The World: Episode 437
Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. II, by Georgia O’Keeffe. Objectively superior to The Sopranos. So yesterday I was perusing the news and a giant phosphorescent mushroom cloud of inspiration hit me. I’ll tell you what it was after I tell you what was in the news. Two things: Thing One: A headline saying, and I quote verbatim, “Don’t [...]
News Flash: Two Wrongs Make a Right
I’m overjoyed that the British sailors have been released. I’m not surprised at all that they were bullied while in captivity, though we can at least be glad they weren’t physically harmed. That said, here’s something I’ve been gnawing over for the past several days: why is it that the existence of Guantanamo Bay (and [...]
Top-Secret Communiqué from Downing Street to the White House
Could somebody please muzzle President Asshat? And his friend, Captain Kangaroo? From the Globe and Mail: The Iranian prisoner crisis revealed a widening schism between Britain and the United States Sunday as U.S. leaders called for tough action and British officials confirmed that they are trying to free their 15 imprisoned sailors by quietly reaching [...]
I would have gone for it, personally
Wodaabe man preparing for charm dance, Niger.Image by Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher. Read this lovely piece by Amanda Jones about her visit to the Wodaabe in Niger. The Wodaabe fascinate me — they’re the ones with the male beauty pageants — as do their close neighbors, the Tuareg (they’re the ones whose men wear [...]
