So I have a new guy. He’s super cute, and sweet,, and even though I’ve only been seeing him for a week, I think we’re going to be together 4ever!!! Apparently, this is my sense of humour one week post-partum. I blame it on massive blood-loss. The birth was both ghastly and also a gas. More on that whenever baby decides I am allowed to type with more than one hand. Until then, let me introduce Malachi Horatio Selmys, the... Read more
At the hospital. Water just broke. PS: NO2 rocks! Read more
There is nothing more melodramatically insipid than an educated man lamenting the death of culture. Mark Judge’s article, “Star Wars and the End of Culture” is an almost painfully predictable example of the genre. The perennial whining of the intelligentsia that nobody is willing to do any intellectual heavy lifting, or listen to really great music, or make really great art anymore has been going on for pretty much all of human history — and human culture has absolutely succeeded... Read more
Disqus is back. Several readers have complained that they’re not able to access the World Table commenting system from their computers, so I’m now offering a choice of commenting system. World Table will still be there for those of you who want a more accountable commenting system, and Disqus is there for those with slow computers, or those who want the traditional combative com-box experience. Cheers! Read more
I have two reasons for talking about gender atypical narratives of childbirth. Read more
I haven’t been writing much about gender and gender dysphoria recently, mostly because I find that being pregnant significantly relieves my own experience of alienation from femininity. The big exception to this is my relationship with labour and delivery, so I want to talk a bit about the challenges of giving birth as a genderqueer woman. Birth narratives (our cultural stories and ideals surrounding birth) are generally constructed with a view to serving the heterosexual cisgender female community. There are... Read more
One of the most chilling passages in scripture is in Matthew 7, when Christ says “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them... Read more
"I was an ardent defender of the Truth, and I viciously attacked anyone who dared question someone like my main hero, Michael Voris. Four years of living my Catholic faith like that was dispelled in four months. And how did that happen? It's quite simple, really. I worked at Church Militant." Read more
You'll be able to think "Well, my Christmas preparations aren't everything that I hoped they would be -- but I must be okay because I'm way ahead of Melinda!" Read more
Apparently, right about now. 70 000 Muslim clerics have recently issued a fatwa against terrorist organizations, including IS, Al-Quaeda and the Taliban. You can read the whole story here, in the Times of India, or here in the UK’s Independent. Please share these links around — I’ve seen a lot of people making the argument that if Islam is really opposed to terrorism, Muslims, and particularly Muslim leaders, need to speak out about it. People need to be made aware that... Read more
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