I get a lot of spam messages. I have been getting more of them in recent weeks due to my unusually high posting volume. A lot of people hate getting spam messages, but I've developed a certain fondness for the things. They just try so hard to sound like people, you know? So many almost-sentences.… Continue reading Spam is Poetry
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Little Mosque and Scapegoats
Elephant in the room: a really horrible thing happened yesterday. A lot of innocent people got really badly hurt or killed for no reason, and that's really, really fucking awful, and whoever did it deserves every available variety of justice served up on a platter. On fire. No sympathy from me. But the thing that… Continue reading Little Mosque and Scapegoats
The Purpose of Sex Scenes
It's time for an awkward conversation, guys, but I care about you and I want you to be educated on this important matter, so you're just going to have to suck it up. Let's talk about sex, baby. Let's talk about you and me. Let's talk about all the good things and the bad things...oops,… Continue reading The Purpose of Sex Scenes
Why Battle Royale and the Hunger Games are Not the Same
Let's get back to the literature, shall we? There are a couple books out that have very similar premises. You've already read the title of this post, so you already know what they are--Battle Royale, by Koushun Takami, and The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. Both books (later adapted into movies, and in the case of Battle Royale even a… Continue reading Why Battle Royale and the Hunger Games are Not the Same
Twitter Echoes
Alright, so we're getting to the middle stretch of the month, and it is getting really hard to come up with things to blog about. Today is not a day of great inspiration, so rather than try to cobble together an Opinion on something, I'm just going to randomly talk for a little bit about… Continue reading Twitter Echoes
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