Author Archives: Myca

Girls suck at video games

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Myca

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Posted in Gender and the Economy | 81 Comments

What a bunch of fuckers.

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Myca

This is a post about two groups of fuckers. The first group of fuckers are the parents, students, and school administrators of the Itawamba Agricultural High School. As you may remember, IAHS is where a lesbian high school senior, Constance … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 25 Comments

Palin Fans Are Awesome

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Myca

Okay, so this may be a cheap shot … wait, no. Strike that. It is a cheap shot, but it’s also awesome. Okay, seriously, Palin is a joke, and her supporters are laughably ignorant. It hardly needs saying, and isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Whatever | 72 Comments

Jay Smooth tells some truth about Roman Polanski

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Myca

A few choice quotes What he was accused of is not only considered rape because she was underage, and not only because he gave her drugs and alcohol to set it up, but also because he did it while she … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Whatever | 4 Comments

Ladies and gentlemen, The Intellectual Right!

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Myca

I have conservative friends who argue that it’s unfair of the left to paint them all as a bunch of tea-party-attending, Glen-Beck-listening yahoos. They argue that conservatism has a rich intellectual foundation, and that by cherry picking their worst-sounding supporters, … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Media criticism, Whatever | 63 Comments

Savana Redding Interview

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Myca

Via Boingboing, this is a great clip of an interview with Savana Redding, the girl who, at 13 years old, was illegally strip-searched by her school. The money quote for me is when she says: When I was a kid … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 8 Comments

Ideology versus Effect

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Myca

As long as we’re discussing Libertarianism, I was struck today by a bit from one of Kevin Drum’s posts: And the second piece of TV news? Something that’s close to my heart: broadcasters have promised Congress that by September they … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like | 4 Comments

Oh, that wacky GOP racism

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Myca

As a follow-up to Jeff Fecke’s excellent post on the creepily racist GOP response to Judge Maria Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court, I wanted to point out Matt Yglesias’ post on Tom Tancredo equating La Raza with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 15 Comments

In Honor of Maine Choosing Equality.

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Myca

First, a video that made me cry. Philip Spooner, an 86 year old Maine resident, veteran of WWII, and lifelong Republican: Next, a video that made me laugh. Roy Zimmerman and Laura Love, performing his song, “Summer of Loving”: Finally, … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 101 Comments

Jake Squid Narrates an Escape Pod Episode

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Myca

Our very own commenter, the snarky and perspicacious Jake Squid, has narrated ‘Chump Change‘, a just-aired episode of Escape Pod. His reading is stellar, and if you listen to it, you’ll be that much more able to imagine his comments … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 5 Comments