China is massacring dogs. Worse, if that seems possible, they may be doing the same to believers in Falun Gong and harvesting their organs. Libby suggests that both may be as much demostrations of the omnipotence of the state as anything. Behave or else..
Month: August 2006
Writer’s Fight Song
And now for something completely hilarious: a song against procrastination for writers. A few lines? “MAKE THEM FIGHT AND MAKE THEM SCREWMAKE THEM DO WHAT BAD FOLKS DOMAKE THEM MEAN AND LET THEM FUCKGIVE THEM REALLY CRAPPY LUCK “WRITE EDITDELETE DELETEWRITE WRITEEDIT EDITPANIC PANICWRITE WRITE WRITE!” (Snip) ……….. “WRITE EDITDELETE DELETEWRITE WRITEEDIT EDITPANIC PANICWRITE WRITE …
“Natural Religion”
The ever- brilliant Fred Turner has an esay on the nature and importance of religion here. I have long admired Fred for everything from his epic poetry to his ability to reconcile supposedly opposing viewpoints.
Alan Furst
Enough gloom: the wonderful spy novelist Alan Furst, who has no competitors since John Le Carre turned into Michael Moore, has a new book out. He deals with the period before World War II. Think “Casablanca” (yes, he’s that good, that romantic, and the dialog is also that good). Think, as Libby says, “rain at …
Some Gloom from Mary
Prarie Mary writes with her usual elegance of being poor and no longer young, and of some problems of the west and of rural life today. “The message is that life for humans on this planet is becoming increasingly dependent on individual prosperity. If one is old, weak, troublesome, ill, or simply not like everyone …
An Interview with Bob Kane
Here, fighting AR loonies for us everywhere. Support him!
.. And One Last Note…
Again from Patrick: are “we” our own worst enemies? This is an actual exchange from a UK hunting discussion group: “EAGLE OWL OK guys, Thanks to some good pals on this site it looks as if yours truly is going to acquire one of the above. I have (jointly) a pack of mink hounds, so …
More on the Hunting Conviction in England
I bogged here recently on the conviction of a huntsman in England. Patrick, the Terrierman, had a lot to say, both in his blog (scroll down past the plug for Matt to “a slightly troubling note”) and in person. He wrote to me: “The professional houndsmen, kennel men and terriermen are a breed apart, and …
Flee England?
Lots of “Doom and Gloom” and “Decline and Fall” before we get to good things today.. A 64- year- old grandmother was arrested for standing up to two thugs that were tormenting her. “After months of being taunted by a gang of yobs, grandmother Diane Bond finally stood up to them when she was abused …
Why I Can’t Stop Starting Books
The title of Joe Queenan’s piece in the New York Times Book Review says it all. He says he is simultaneously reading about 25 books. Steve and I both feel the same way.