Call For Submissions: Men Speak Out

I got this in my e-mail box recently, from a friend of my girlfriend. I'm still ruminating over whether I have anything that I could contribute, especially since my approach to feminism tends to be that of the loyal opposition. I emphasize loyal.  Anyway, whether I wind up contributing or not, I thought it looked [...]

An Armful of Boxcars, 2006

I belong to Raindogs, a mailing list for Tom Waits fans.  Even though Waits is perhaps my all-time favorite muscian, I would normally have a hard time being obsessive enough to join a list about a single artist, even him.  The thing that keeps me subscribed to the list, though, is that it's a great [...]

Nerd Sexism

Annalee Newitz talks a little about the culture of sexism among nerds, esp. on Slashdot.

“Remove from upon us the plague of the artists…”

G-d Damn Hipsters (via )

Writer’s Block

Geezis, I hate this.  I have two reviews for SugarClick due this week, before tomorrow. I've been sitting around for two days now, always about to start writing the first one, and always unable to do anything that I either want to do or should do because, goddammit, I'm going to start writing, really I [...]

Tomorrow is Towel Day!

 One should always — always — know where one's towel is, but tomorrow it's especially important, as a remembrance to Douglas Adams, author of one of the best pieces of science-fiction ever written, The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Drooling Idiot of the Week

Vox Day: "If it took the Germans less than four years to rid themselves of 6 million Jews,

Gimme Some Sugar!

One of the best changes in my life lately is that although I'm still not working, and find it damn hard to motivate myself to look for work, I have gotten a new (nonpaying) writing gig to keep me amused. It's doing adult website reviews for a startup blog called SugarClick, edited by Audacia Ray, [...]

Annalee Newitz: Porn 2.0

Queer, geeky, and sexy, Annalee Newitz is one of my all-time geek goddesses. This week, she looks into how the Internet has perverted porn — in a good way.

Impeach Bush!

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There was a time when I wouldn't have put that up, no matter how much I wanted it to happen. It just seemed improbable, just wishful thinking that was likely to lead to yet another broken heart. But people are getting angry now. The word "fascist" is not a piece of [...]