Monthly Archive: August 2020
The Eleventh Decade of Noam Chomsky
“Is Chomsky a tankie? The answer is unambiguously no. There is a more interesting question however: “What is Chomsky’s role in 2020?”
People Still Play Pokémon Go? In a Pandemic?
Pikachu vs COVID: How do people play a game that requires you to go outside, when there’s a pandemic and no one can go outside?
The Joys Of Opening Time Capsules: 2020 Election Predictions
Now we look to the future. Here is the 270-to-Win map for 2016. Now all you have to do is click the states that you think will flip
Dancing In A Constant Feedback Loop: The Big Sort and COVID
Depending on the media you consume, COVID-19 is either a mild sickness blown out of proportion…or it is the end of America as we know it.
Batman, Ranked
Who’s the best Batman of them all? I have decided to try to tackle the question of “Which actor is the best Batman?”
Dear RNC: This Guy Is NOT Your Friend!
Having run out of people on the left to scam, Vernon Jones has turned to the right and found a whole new set of gullible supporters.
Sunday Morning! “Some Of Us Are Very Hungry Now” by Andre Perry
“Perry is definitely a writer. His essays are meandering and misshapen, slippery and jagged, they wriggle and bite. But, read them for a bit, sit with them and get to know them, and you find they’re also gentle and wise. I mean, it’s a bit hard to get a bead on them, but that’s how identity is, right?”
What If The Expected Actually Happens?
In which I argue for the possibility that maybe, just maybe, the expected…actually happens and maybe even smoothly at that.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Cognizer
Cognizer is a free game, phone-friendly, that will let you feel dumb, ~30 seconds at a time.
Saturday Spins: Bright Eyes
I texted my good friend and told him it sounded like early Bright Eyes, but with better production and sound engineering.
To the Place I Belong
By this point, I am afraid that the absurdity of all this had become too much to bear.
Why Moderate Republicans Suck
If the GOP is to moderate, then there needs to be an effective moderate movement within the GOP forcing change.
Joe Biden Puts a Bow on the 2020 DNC
The Joe Biden acceptance speech concludes the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Watch and discuss it here.