{"id":10806,"date":"2010-08-05T01:51:59","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T08:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=10806"},"modified":"2010-08-05T01:51:59","modified_gmt":"2010-08-05T08:51:59","slug":"open-thread-lightning-strikes-up-from-buried-crystal-caves-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=10806","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread (lightning strikes up from buried crystal caves edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"

As usual, post what you want, when you want, with whomever you want. Self-linking is awesome.<\/p>\n

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  1. People really can die of loneliness<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. History may suggest<\/a> that we’re doomed to a long, slow, unpleasant economic recovery.<\/li>\n
  3. This music video<\/a>, featuring a single close-up shot of Christopher Eccleston staring into the camera for nearly three minutes, is surprisingly compelling.<\/li>\n
  4. Marx and Ayn Rand are the same<\/a>: They both believed “that the world is fundamentally divided between virtuous creators of wealth and lazy parasites.” The main difference is that those Marx saw as parasites, Rand saw as creators, and vice versa.<\/li>\n
  5. MMW Roundtable on Time Magazine\u2019s Aisha Cover<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  6. And be sure to read this as well: Nobody is Helping Aisha<\/a>. (Possibly disturbing photo.)<\/li>\n
  7. Noah Millman’s discussion of the Shylock character<\/a> is actually pretty interesting.<\/li>\n
  8. More studies finding that children raised by gay parents do just fine<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  9. Common but foolish responses to the Bechdel Test<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  10. Senate cutting food stamps to pay for Medicaid and teacher funding<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. These examples of John Vassos’ 1931 illustrations of phobias<\/a> are really cool.<\/li>\n
  12. “Even the most cosmopolitan<\/a> of us are really just provincial hicks. Which is nice actually; it means there\u2019s always some city we can wander into, looking about in wonder.”<\/li>\n
  13. A Strong Argument Against Context<\/a>. This short, snarky post cracked me up.<\/li>\n
  14. The Obama Administration is deporting more undocumented immigrants<\/a> than the Bush administration ever did. Newflash, Obama: There is nothing, nothing, nothing you can do that will cause right-wingers to stop hating you. So please, for mercy’s sake, stop trying.<\/li>\n
  15. Photoblog – Pilot ejects an instant before fighterjet crashes<\/a><\/li>\n
  16. Han Solo and Chewy, 30 years later<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  17. Giant Crystal Cave in the Mexican Desert<\/a>. Extremely awesome photos.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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