Ten Gallon Liberal
Now we know where they'll remake Logan's Run
Go ahead, guess where this futuristic stage set exists. I know, I know–too easy. It is, of course, Astana, Kazakhstan. German photographer Frank Herfort has travelled all over the former Soviet Union documenting the bizarre and futuristic buildings that have...Guns, Army bases and Clintonian power grabs
Goldang Clinton, undermining the military! Have you heard? Bill C. took the guns away from soldiers–on their own bases! They said so on the TV! However, the Department of Defense directive stating this policy dates to February of 1992. That would be under the...From felgercarb to transcendent
Like a lot of folks who were kids in the Star Wars era, I’ve got a major soft spot for science fiction. It’s the idiot savant of genres. So much of it is bad that it’s hard to hold one’s head high and proclaim love for it, but when it’s...The Future is a Weird Place
You often hear that Tokyo is the closest thing we have to a city of the future. Sometimes that idea leads to a conundrum: are we destined for a future full of bizarre cultural trends, or is that just Japan? There is something singularly odd about certain trends that...From the Department of “If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em”
I’ve heard of shifiting your platform, but this is more of a political Hail Mary than enlisting Sarah Palin for VP. Truly spectacular. From the Arizona Capital Times: Scott Fistler didn’t have much luck as a Republican candidate. He lost a 2012 write-in...When Frenchmen get riled
Petanque is a serious game. And we’re talking deadly serious. If you don’t know the game, well–and may the saints of southern France forgive me for saying so–imagine bocci, only with pastis and lots of Frenchmen. Oh, and death threats. It is,...Butterfly Effect Indeed
I wonder if the first person to find him- or herself uncharacteristically pale for a human had any inkling what that small and personal mutation would lead to in 10,000 years? Astonishing: All instances of a gene mutation that contributes to light skin color in...Where the Walken Things Are
This is my new favorite thing. Enjoy!Proud?
With today’s release of the details of Bush administration-sanctioned torturing, not to mention the report’s admission that there is not a single case of prevention of imminent threat, the notion of being “proud to be an American” gets yet more...E-Edition
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