April 2012
27 posts
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Incredibly Fat Cat Makes Me Feel So Many Things →
I had a cat that weighed 22 pounds, but this one takes the cake. Possibly in a literal way.
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Inventing Jesus: An interview with Bart Ehrman →
Oh Bart Ehrman, don’t you ever stop ruffling feathers.
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Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom →
I just finished watching this. I think I need to dunk my brain in a bucket of bleach. I can very much see the greatness in this film, but you need to be a strong person to get through it.
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Excerpts from emails regarding hemorrhoids
Sibling: I’ve had hemorrhoids a lot :( They kill. If they start to feel like they are pulsing you’ll need to see a dr. Anyway…
Dad: So I find myself communicating with my son about that great topic - hemorrhoids.
Friend: I had The Roids in 2005. Not bad, just weird. Also, I’ve never talked to anyone about Roids. I think it’s nice that we can talk about it. If you...
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A Thousand Lives →
A Thousand Lives by Julia Scheeres is easily the best book I’ve read in a long time. It’s all about Jonestown and is told very vividly and fully. It’s an incredibly sad book but fascinating, too. It’s all done in a very personal way, citing lots of first-hand sources. Highly recommended.
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California inmates get better health care than... →
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Even in the 1870s, humans were obsessed with... →
Welcome to Flavor Country: Liz Prince edition →
fuckyoulizprince:
I did an interview with Welcome to Flavor Country’s Kurt Morris, during which I told stories about how I was a morally reprehensible girl scout, and still am, in general, a morally reprehensible person.
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"Morning Joe" host: GOP establishment thinks Mitt... →