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The Pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons Crowd

By ~LS~ On August 23, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Humor, Politics and tagged Tagged With: D&D, Geek, Haraway, Obama, Political Humor

Finally! Something I’m not too behind the curve on!

Apparently a McCain aide, Michael Goldfarb, made a disparaging remark about us Pro-Obama D&D players on McCain’s blog. (IMO most D&D players are libertarians, but that’s just anecdotal.) Here’s the comment:

It may be typical of the pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons crowd to disparage a fellow countryman’s memory of war from the comfort of mom’s basement, but most Americans have the humility and gratitude to respect and learn from the memories of men who suffered on behalf of others. John McCain has often said he witnessed a thousand acts of bravery while he was imprisoned, and though not every one has been submitted into the public record, they are remembered by the men who were there (one such only recently reported by Karl Rove though it escaped mention in any of Senator McCain’s books). But as [...]

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Christian the Lion

By ~LS~ On August 20, 2008 · Add Comment · In The Web and tagged Tagged With: Haraway, Technoculture

I just saw the viral video of Christian the Lion. It made me sniffle. I almost cried. It is about a lion cub who was domesticated and then re-released in the wild. The story reminded me of “Born Free,” a movie from the 1960s (and it’s quintessential 60s, too). It turns out that the guy who “Born Free” was about helped re-release Christian to the wild. The viral video is a touching reunion between Christian and his caretakers. It made me think of Haraway’s notion of “companion species” and “respecere.” Clearly this animal and his caretakers were in a relationship of respect, communion, and face. Fascinating stuff. There are a couple of versions of the video floating around in the ether, different only in their saccharine soundtracks. Turn the sound off as you watch the video.

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Time isn’t holding up – People who are 50

By ~LS~ On August 20, 2008 · Add Comment · In Pop Culture and tagged Tagged With: Age, Pop Culture

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Into the blue again – Threes

By ~LS~ On August 19, 2008 · Add Comment · In Politics and tagged Tagged With: Gratitudes, Harry Potter, Threes

Three interesting links:

1. NPR article on democrats losing ground in Louisiana. They cite LSU prof, Wayne Parent. It’s an interesting read. Apparently people in Louisiana comprise most of the 15 percent of the country who still support President Bush.

2. The FDA approved a marijuana pill, called Marinol. Ironies abound. The argument against medical marijuana is that the act of smoking it is bad for your health. But between feeding both the government’s war on drugs and the medical-pharmaceutical industrial complex, I’m not surprised that a pill form has been approved over the “street” form. Follow the dollar.

3. An article on why the next Harry Potter movie has been delayed. Apparently it’s due to Daniel Radcliffe’s penis.

Three things I don’t like about the semester:

1. Techniques of Speech from 10:00 – 11:00
2. Techniques of Speech from 11:00 – [...]

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Instant Rimshot

By ~LS~ On August 17, 2008 · Add Comment · In Humor and tagged Tagged With: Obligatory Links

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Barack Rick-Rolled

By ~LS~ On August 15, 2008 · Add Comment · In Humor and tagged Tagged With: Obama, Political Humor

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