By Mark | December 19, 2011
In other news, dissident Czech playwright turned politician, Václav Havel, has died. I feel bad for him that he had to die on the same day as Kim Jong Il. He deserved better than to be eclipsed by the little cult leader in the olive green track suit. But, people would rather talk about how […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, History, Mark's Life | Also tagged Andrew McLaughlin, another famous person has died, Czech Republic, freedom of speech, Kim Jong Il, North Korea, on facing death, Post-Totalitarianism, Power of the Powerless, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, Václav Havel, Velvet Revolution |
By Mark | December 24, 2010
I’d like to thank my friend Kez for sending the Human-Santapede image, which, I’m told, was originally developed by a woman on Etsy. The accompanying words, which I think are brilliant, are from last week’s 30 Rock. If I knew how to use Photoshop, I would have made the Santapede pulling a sleigh. As great […]
By Mark | December 20, 2010
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges on Thursday’s unreported protest at the White House, his new book, Death of the Liberal Class, and Obama’s Faustian bargain with corporate power. (It’s grim stuff… To be honest, I wish I’d watched 30 Rock reruns instead.) Part-two of the interview can be found here. update: Speaking of Democracy […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Other, Politics | Also tagged Amy Goodman, anti-war, Chris Hedges, Daniel Ellsberg, Death of the Liberal Class, Democracy Now, feminism, Jaclyn Friedman, Julian Assange, Manufacturing of Consent, military industrial complex, Naomi Wolf, New York Times, Obama, Pentagon Papers, protests, rape, sex crimes, the sad state of journalism, Wikileaks |
By Mark | November 22, 2009
My friend Leighton recently passed along this Tina Fey quote, that I thought that you might find amusing. “They made a porn movie about Sarah Palin and the same actress, Lisa Ann, played me in the porn version of ’30 Rock.’ Weirdly, of the three of us, Lisa Ann knows the most about foreign policy.” […]
If this does not give you joy, you are completely dead inside.
