HT Andrew Sullivan. Fun Thought Slavoj Žižek: The Telegraph calls him “the world’s hippest philosopher with an opinion on every subject from decaffeinated coffee to sex, from seagulls and swearing to the end of the world. Entertaining misanthropy, and likely more brilliant than anything you’ve seen this week. Share/Bookmark
Broken Toe Blues
I have a broken toe. The diagnosis was confirmed via photos I emailed to several medical professionals related to me by blood or time. Recalling my recently broken wrist you might assume me clumsy, accident prone, or affected with Münchausen syndrome. However, the agent of the disaster was a heavy …
The Man From Ipanema
I love it when a leader, any leader, thinks critically. “I find myself imagining what would happen if one day there was a country in the world that would stone a man because he was cheating. Nothing justifies the state taking someone’s life. Only God gives life and only He …
Call Me
I’m home writing a paper and need to check on something. I pick up my land-line only to discover no dial tone. I check around, others are similarly affected — unable to make or receive calls. This matters to me because my family call me via this line, as do …


