by Didact | Nov 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner. — Quote often misattributed to Benjamin Franklin “I find your lack of cookies disturbing” Today America’s voters went to the polls in one of the country’s innumerable...
by Didact | Nov 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
So there I was, with about an hour or so to go until the end of the workday and then I could start thinking about leaving and hitting the gym. I was taking a bit of a break (read: goofing off) and surfing teh interwebz looking for mildly interesting content when I...
by Didact | Nov 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
One week before I left the US for my little six-month sojourn to the warm and pleasantly sunny miserably cold, wet, and wind-swept northern realm of the United Kingdom (of Depressing Weather), I had the opportunity to see not one, but two of my favourite...
by Didact | Oct 29, 2014 | fat girl jihad, Uncategorized
A young woman and a rather liberal media artist work together to create something that is unintentionally hilarious and instructive: A 24-year-old aspiring actress has been filmed being catcalled 108 times as she strolled around New York City – even though she...
by Didact | Oct 20, 2014 | fat girl jihad, Uncategorized
Apparently even big Hollywood stars need to be reminded of the dangers of baby jail: Jude Law, 41, stunned fans today when he revealed he is set to become a father for the fifth time. Upcoming singer/songwriter Catherine Harding, also known as Cat Cavelli, is...
by Didact | Oct 20, 2014 | fat girl jihad, Uncategorized
An 18-time tennis Grand Slam champion- no, not the really great one, the other one- takes exception to the comments by the head of the Russian Tennis Federation about her and her sister: Shamil Tarpischev was also fined $25,000 for making the comments on Russian...
by Didact | Oct 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
When it comes to movies, most people who have heard of my favourites- Serenity, The Dark Knight Trilogy, 300, Hot Fuzz, etc.- generally point out that I have dreadful taste in films. This is usually followed by a genteel philosophical discussion a rather heated...
by Didact | Oct 17, 2014 | Christianity, Uncategorized
A woman who aborted her baby when she realised that it would be born with Down’s Syndrome tries to sound appropriately contrite and begs our understanding: One in 1,000 babies in the UK — about 750 a year — is born with Down’s syndrome. But with better...
by Didact | Oct 17, 2014 | fat girl jihad, Uncategorized
Especially if you’re some clueless feminist dingbat and you’ve just decided to question Terrence Popp’s ability to crunch numbers. (WARNING: Do not watch this video at work. Nothing about it is NSFW- it’s just that you’ll be laughing so...
by Didact | Oct 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
In the world of MMA, there are truly legendary coaches who have really done great things for the athletes that they mentor. Gene LeBell, who is one of Ronda Rousey’s coaches, comes to mind. Then there’s Ray Longo, who coaches current UFC middleweight...
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