Author: Sam Wilkinson
Bop Or Not: Fine Young Cannibals “Johnny Come Home”
Let’s play another round of Bop Or Not, this time with the Fine Young Cannibals’ “Johnny Come Home.”
Bop Or Not: Scissor Sisters’ “Lights”
Surely the the Scissor Sisters’ “Lights” is the platonic ideal of a bop.
Some Coaches Are Not Good
Some coaches want us to believe very much that they have nothing at all to do with what their players achieve, or don’t achieve, on the court.
Introducing Bank Shot
The editorial staff very generously gave me my own subblog! Time to ruin my reputation in a whole new space!
Alleged Cop-Killer Captured Alive
Scott Michael Greene is still alive. Which is odd if we believe what we are told about policing, danger, and fear.
Updates On Police Shoo…No, Wait, Now Alfred Olango Is Dead
Alfred Olango died after taking his hands out of his pockets at the request of officers who then shot him for doing so. He was unarmed.
Briefly, On Disbelief: Keith Lamont Scott and Terrence Crutcher
Tulsa’s Eric Harris and Terrence Crutcher are dead. Charlotte’s Jonathan Ferrell and Keith Lamont Scott are dead. North Carolina’s William Ray is not.
Gypsy Blancharde Is In Jail For Killing Her Mother
Dee Dee Blancharde abused her daughter Gypsy for more than two decades. She did so with the sanction and encouragement of medical professionals. Predictably, Gypsy is being required to pay the price.
Briefly, On Charles Kinsey Having Been Shot
Charles Kinsey having survived his police-shooting might make its occurrence far harder to dismiss.
A Press Release From America’s Venerated Institutions
“Is it accurate that Coach Paterno quickly said to you, ‘I don’t want to hear about any of that kind of stuff, I have a football season to worry about?’” the man’s lawyer asked him in 2014.
“Specifically. Yes . . . I was shocked, disappointed, offended. I was insulted. . . I said, is that all you’re going to do? You’re not going to do anything else?”
Paterno, the man testified, just walked away.
A Wolf In A Penguin’s Clothing
There is nothing more immodest than a young woman in a tuxedo. Apparently.
Daredevil and Elektra Have A Conversation
“I’m from Hell’s Kitchen!” says Daredevil. “Have I mentioned that about myself?”
“Only about 50,000 times,” says Elektra.
In Which I Am Smarter Than Neil deGrasse Tyson (About Painful Animal Sex)
When discussing inverted duck vaginas, maybe there’s a better operational term than corkscrewing? Also, Dr. Tyson is underinformed on animal sex.