Monthly Archives: December 2005

Here’s another annoyance. Chinese food places always give you two pieces of silverware. A fork and a spoon. Why a fork and a spoon? Where’s my knife? Every meal I have to make a special point to ask for a … Continue reading →

I am officially sick of hearing anything about pandas. It is not news when a zoo gets a panda. It is not news when one has a baby. They are evolutionary dead-ends that should be left on their own to … Continue reading →

I don’t get into the “I played it when it was a kid, so now it’s some kind of cool kitsch to love it as an adult” movement. A hipper-than-thou roommate ruined that for me. But Gnip-gnop just rocks. You … Continue reading →

So here I was, trying to figure out how to state the practical case against torture, without simply regurgiating Andrew Sullivan’s excellent article. And then I read the latest. It’s too fitting. It’s just too perfect, in a sick I-can’t-believe-it … Continue reading →

Does the Bush Administration torture? The short answer is, well, duh. The evidence is overwhelming. It’s not even truly denied by the administration, their denials take the form of “We have created legal opinions about what torture is. We do … Continue reading →