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Linky things February 17th through February 22nd

Here is some stuff I have been reading that I thought folks might like:

February 22nd – Facing Up To It – “If you want to argue that “whatever” happened in the “war on terror” was necessary because of the magnitude and novelty of the threat, then you had better be willing to face what the [...]

Linky things February 9th through February 10th

Here is some stuff I have been reading that I thought folks might like:

February 10th – Suspending your disbelief for a movie in which only white guys are interesting – “Surrounded by only look-and-think-alikes, it becomes impossible not to become parochial and stagnant. After all, one of the main social benefits of fiction is [...]

I can’t believe I did this . . .

The (male) celebrity sex meme, gacked from musefool.

1. Bold the names of guys you’d definitely sex it up with.
2. Italicize the names of guys you might do after a little persuasion.
3. Leave the guys who don’t do anything for you alone.
4. Put a question mark ? after the guys you’ve [...]

Who watched the watchmen?

We did!

I really liked this movie, but I think I can see where some people’s complaints came from.

Imho the problem wasn’t with the movie, but with the audiences, and what they expect when they see a “comic book” movie or a “superhero” movie. Compared to the movie we usually get when there are costumed [...]