Month: March 2016
Israeli Nationalist/Hamas Mutual Divestment Plan Goes Surprisingly Harmoniously
Various centre-right and far-right nationalist parties in Israel, including Eretz Yisrael Shelanu and Yisrael Beiteinu, have decided to respond to the controversial BDS movement by coming up with a divestment project of their own. From now on, no member of…
Ode to the Wide Stance Republicans (Your Love is Wide)
My stance is wide My love is deep True Christian men Don’t judge lost sheep! I was only on my winding way I pitched my tent in a valley gay I didn’t mean to cause dismay My enemies lied upon…
Interview: Katie Hopkins Educates Me on ‘Disrespectful Behaviour’
Some time ago, I posted on my Wallace Runnymede blog the following piece: London’s Drone-Happy Cockroach Caucus Loses Its Shit (But not its Bullshit) The “Foreign Office” in London (formerly known as Airstrip One’s Ministry for Eternal War) has recently…
Saving them from Themselves… What, you think They’re Animals or What?
Could it be that anti-foxhunting ideologues are the interspecies equivalent of Amnesty International and a certain scholar’s IntCom? Are they complacently presenting themselves as ‘speaking up for those who don’t have a voice?’ 😉 The lessons of Gayatri Spivak’s essay…
4K/UHD Glossy News Podcast 036 (3-28-16)
The 4K/UHD podcast is back with even more great stuff than ever. All of this is available in UHD on YouTube by searching “Glossy Podcast” or as an MP3 on iTunes by searching “Glossy News”. Here are the topics covered…
Bono: ‘Concert in Syria? Over My Dead Body, Lad…’
For some time now, people have been wondering whether Bono will be jetting off to Syria and Iraq, in order to single-handedly deliver the beleaguered citizens of these countries from the perils of war. But he’s not having it! C’mon…
Republican Godwin’s Law Bingo
I: Hitler had a single-payer healthcare system. II: Hitler persecuted innocent, well-meaning wealth creators, made them produce his bombs. Socialist welfare advocates want to do the same!
Inclusion Humor (II): ‘Hey, Can I Celebrate Your Diversity?’ Uh, no… Please Don’t
There is a ‘text’ and a ‘subtext’ so ubiquitous now, I feel it would be very unhelpful to attribute it to any one person. I do not wish to blame any one individual, or any number of individuals; clearly, the…
4K Glossy News Podcast 035 (3-21-16) The Easter Edition
The first fully 4K/UHD podcast with a remote segment, and tons of graphics and citations. This podcast has it all. All of this is available in UHD on YouTube by searching “Glossy Podcast” or as an MP3 on iTunes by…
Inclusion Humor (I): The Complexity of Accessibility
Accessibility is a very current topic, but not all framings of accessibility are alike. Spot the difference: University admissions A We must have 50% of young people attending university, to make us viable competitors on the world stage, and set our stamp…