If thou have a great black bowl in thy hand and it be full of good ale and thou leave anything therein, thou puttest thy soul into greater pain. – The Heege Manuscript
I recently saw a Twitter thread asking for people’s favorite David Bowie songs, and I honestly have to say this is mine; I’ve liked it ever since it was in heavy rotation when the film came out. The links above it were provided by Jesse Walker; Lenore Skenazy; Kevin Wilson; Jesse Walker again; Radley Balko; Elizabeth N. Brown; and Conner Habib, Dan Savage & Franklin Harris, in that order.
- Pompeiian pizza.
- Goofus and Gallant at 75.
- What scares you the most?
- 15th-century stand-up comedy.
- 23 years late and mostly shit, but a start.
- Cops shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near kids.
- R.I.P. Julian Sands, Sue Johanson, and Alan Arkin.
From the Archives
- Clearview specifically markets to those who claim a monopoly on violence.
- If Koch was really “surprised” by this, she isn’t much of an anthropologist.
- Supporters of restrictions on “offensive” speech helped create this lunacy.
- Some Westerners still claim China isn’t trying to exterminate the Uighurs.
- Latin American state violence vs trans women is starting to get attention.
- First it was supposedly about “terrorists”, then “sex trafficking”, and now:
- Real humanitarians are fighting against racist “anti-trafficking” schemes.
- Hey female cops, how’s that collaboration with the police state working?
- When a politician does the right thing, it’s usually for the wrong reason.
- So many “enlightened” countries still believe disease is caused by “sin”.
- Your periodic reminder of what “going after the pimps” actually means.
- Prohis say I’m a godlike being, existing in many places simultaneously.
- This could’ve been a decent article, but it’s not worth wasting time on.
- Cue “freeze peach” morons vomiting nonsense about fires & theaters.
- I wonder how long it’ll be before she conveniently “commits suicide”?
- Prohibitionists’ next target isn’t just Pornhub; it’s all online sex work.
- “Sex trafficking” fetishists think all films must promote their fantasy.
- In some places, male teachers who do sex work can keep their jobs.
- Every few years, Utrecht thinks of a new way to harass sex workers.
- On the erosion of the legalization/decriminalization line in Australia.
- Women with young children should avoid Alabama if at all possible.
- Every amateur “sex scandal” makes me happier I’m a professional.
- The war against drugs other than nicotine continues to wind down.
- “Gender-critical feminists” are also virtually always prohibitionists.
- Any internet-connected device can and will be used to spy on you.
- Victoria will become the world’s 4th jurisdiction to achieve decrim.
- Scientists who create weapons of oppression are moral imbeciles.
- Facebook didn’t think the face-eating leopards would eat its face.
- Apparently, Florida prosecutors don’t know when to stop digging.
- The sexual behavior of “pastors” closely resembles that of cops.
- Cops, monsters, Doctor Who, Richard Donner, and much more.
- US courts are happy to allow US censorship of non-Americans.
- Compare with Germany’s disdain for sex workers’ livelihoods.
- It usually starts with sex workers, but it never stops with us.
- SCOTUS makes its disinterest in potty-obsession quite clear.
- The NY Times is still pretending “Pizzagate” is about cranks.
- A “No shit, Sherlock” headline from the ever-confused Vice.
- Another “youth pastor”, another string of underage victims.
- The crusade to reduce Americans to serfdom continues.
- Some tyrannies are too loathsome even for some cops.
- It’s amazing how much faster work goes at floor level.
- If this shocks you, you haven’t been paying attention.
- This vulture feeding frenzy is going to get a lot uglier.
- Cops, Carl Reiner, Ennio Morricone, and much more.
- At long last, my chickens have started laying again!
- My two previous columns for Independence Day.
- Imagine how many others like him are still free.
- Finishing the construction of Chekhov’s cottage.
- My eleventh and twelfth anniversary columns.
- Cops, James Caan, Sweet, and much more.
- A record-breaking heat wave hits the PNW.
- Such pro-life, very protecting children.
- The first roof supports are in place.
- A “Celebration of Margo’s Life”.
- A road trip with Mr. Spock.
- The Colossus of New York.
- Population 77,434.
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