Author Archives: Jeff Fecke

xkcd Wins the Internets

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

I love this. Click to go to the original. The mouseover text is full of win, too.

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc | 15 Comments

Are You Awake?

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Six: We’re the children of humanity. That makes them our parents in a sense. Five: True, but parents have to die. It’s the only way children can come into their own. –Battlestar Galactica, “Bastille Day” When first I wrote about … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture | 5 Comments

Mick Foley Gets It

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Pro wrestling features athletes who are performers, and we all know that there are a lot of athletes and performers who are jerks. But Mick Foley isn’t one of them. The veteran wrestler is now donating half the proceeds from … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 3 Comments

Are You Ready For Some Oscars?

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

I don’t know about you, but I don’t see anything beating this movie:

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture | 9 Comments

Bigotry, Thy Name is Marty Peretz

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Glenn Greenwald is right. This pro-Iraq War column by Marty Peretz is not only wrong, but it contains an unbelievably racist statement: There were moments–long moments–during the Iraq war when I had my doubts. Even deep doubts. Frankly, I couldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues, Iraq | 39 Comments

Random YouTubery

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

I still have no idea who this guy is, but the made Steven Colbert happy, and he’s Russian. Via Chris Bodenner

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture, Whatever | 5 Comments

The Real Victim

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Errol Louis of the New York Daily News has a very good point about the scandal surrounding New York Gov. David Paterson. Namely, that the focus of this case should not be on Paterson. Rather, says Louis, it should be … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 5 Comments

Well, Crud.

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Those of you who’ve been meandering around the interweb for a while will be familiar with the blogger Jon Swift, the mock-conservative who declared that he received his news through unbiased sources like Rush Limbaugh, and who said of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 3 Comments

Resign, Resign, Resign

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

If I lived in New York, I’d be giving serious consideration to voting for the Republican candidate in the next gubernatorial race. Not so much because the Republican’s bound to be a great candidate, but because there’s pretty strong evidence … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc, In the news | 12 Comments

A Challenger Appears!

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

So those of us who find lulz in inept campaigns all shed a tear with the news today that former Rep. Harold Ford, Jr., Joe-Tenn., would not run for Senate in New York, where he was gonna totally wow the … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics | Comments Off on A Challenger Appears!