“Don’t you judge me, lotion bottle!”
September 21, 2005
September 21, 2005
John Bolton’s straight-talking mustache, “Regis,” goes on a blind date, episode 6: “A New Beginning”
Stephanie the blind date: “Gee, you sure are thick. And lush. Do you work out?†“Regisâ€Â: “Does it matter? I’m strong enough to slip your panties down, put it that way. Now order some grub already, would you? The longer we’re here, the less time we have for the freaky.â€Â
September 21, 2005
Moribund intentionalism and the death of the author
Another object lesson to drive home just what is likely to happen when the signifier (be it an arc, the graphic outline of a swirly cone, or a scribbled mark) is removed from its intentional moorings—this time provided by Oliver Willis, in a typically moronic post. Seizing on Ed Morrisey’s use of the word “articulate” to describe Michael Steele (a Black man), Oliver Willis—who, let’s face it, has never met
September 21, 2005
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, abridged 20
The time will come, on the road trip of life, when you will be asked to cease your leisurely ride and join the timeless race of pumping pistons and testosterone—a point at which the rush of animal instinct is sure to surge inside your jeans and cause your buttocks to clench tightly like the fist of the Buddha. And when this happens, it behooves you to remember that the rider
September 21, 2005
Katrina fallout, cont.
A SurveyUSA poll of adults in LA shows that Gov Blanco’s disapproval rating jumped 13 points between Aug 15 and Sept 19, from 43% to 56%. September also marks the first time her approval rate has fallen below 50%—standing at 41% on Sept 19, three weeks after Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. Perhaps counterintuitively, I’m going to conclude that this is a net win for Blanco, who, from every objective
September 21, 2005
Of cabbages and floodwalls
As Rita heads toward the Gulf coast as a Category 4 storm, both the Washington Post (“Experts Say Faulty Levees Caused Much of Flooding”) and the New York Times (“Design Shortcomings Seen in New Orleans Flood Walls”) run stories today that blame the levee breaches in New Orleans on design faults, with the Post reporting that Louisiana’s top hurricane experts have rejected the official explanations for the floodwall collapses that