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turn prisons into prisms of the self

I talked about The Hunger Games (the movie) with the rest of the Overthinkers on this week’s podcast; check it out. But the podcast is (or tries to be) more of an objective analysis, less of a subjective review. So, for my own thoughts: Several friends of mine have complained recently about the injustice of [...]

but big heads with soft bodies make for lousy lovers

Whenever a group of people do something terrible enough to make the news, whether it’s taunting a child into suicide, lying about the creditworthiness of mortgage-backed derivatives, or adopting the SS logo for their Marine Corps squad, I see a common reaction. As the news is being passed around, wall to wall and tweet to [...]

the clock’s ticking, I just count the hours

I’m happy my corner of the Internet has risen in unison to protest SOPA. I really am. I’m happy people seem to recognize, today, finally, that putting powerful weapons in the hands of the powerful only serves the interests of the powerful. I’m glad people are doing whatever they can, even if it’s within a [...]

2011: the year in review

The astronomer raised his head from the eyepiece of his giant telescope and rubbed his eyes. He had checked all his figures and couldn’t escape the obvious conclusion. “An asteroid is going to hit the Earth,” he said. Picking up the phone, he called 911. “An asteroid is going to hit the Earth!” he said. [...]

screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it

In light of the pending passage of SOPA, several friends have circulated a VICE article titled, “Dear Congress: It’s No Longer OK to Not Know How the Internet Works“. I was about to work up a good head of steam and post a counter-rant, but Marie C. linked me to a great response: “Dear Internet: [...]

this is your payback, moneygrabber

Radley Balko is probably the best blogger publishing today. Not only does he write insightful stuff on important issues of criminal justice and civil liberties, he actually goes out and gets shit done. Take a look at his work on the Cory Maye appeal, or shedding light on Mississippi’s questionable medical examiner Steven Hayne. He’s [...]

I went looking for some writing that I knew would not be there

So after an unending series of Presidents spur money into the housing market as well as institutional investing, to the point that the best investment for an exorbitant FY-over-FY rate of return is real estate, even above and beyond what the market could plausibly sustain – condos in the shittiest parts of Florida flipping four [...]

what I stand for, I mostly stand behind

So I saw this snippet of text about a squillion times last week, either in writing or in a video or in the image below: Excerpting the important parts, in case you can’t see the image: You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods [...]

well is it over now, do you know how

I took Sylvia up to Salem for an afternoon on Labor Day, just to wander around and see the tourist areas. If you’ve never been, think of the one association you have with Salem, MA – first word that pops into your head – and spray it in every corner. Every other storefront is a [...]

swift-sure bringer of death to beggar and king

I was drinking with Fraley and Hawver, two of my closest friends, on the back patio at the Field in Central Square. “Guys,” I asked, “should we be worried about Google?” Both of them burst out laughing. I don’t know if they thought I meant worried as in worried-about-Uncle-Paulie worried (I don’t know if he’s [...]

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