COMIC RECOMMENDATIONS seem to be centering on Brian Bendis. Hmm hmm hmm. Will check him out, though not for a little while as I need to work work work (I sound like the Swedish Chef). Thanks very much to everyone who’s recommended stuff. Read more

THE COMIC BOOK PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS. See all your favorite elements featured in comics! This is fun. They recommend Oxygen so you can see the wide array of pix they’ve truffled up. Read more

GOOD BLOGNEWS: Diana “Letter from Gotham” Moon is back! And Ted Barlow may have a job! Read more

THE MUSIC STOPPED AND SHE DIED. WHAT HAPPENED? And more mystery-riddle fun. Feminist angle. Good grief, I too have given hours of my life over to these puzzles. Read more

TRACI LORDS. Read more

PROVING THAT I DO NOT ONLY THINK ABOUT ONE THING. In between writing articles about same-sex marriage (which I personally would prefer had a shorter name, like “bronk” or “sprudge”–am getting sick of typing it), I have been reading comics. Since, as I said a few days ago, I really don’t read any current comics except “Love and Rockets” (I love the first four “ElfQuest” books but pretty much loathe everything after that), this is new stuff for me. Here... Read more

AN I.O.U.: Eugene Volokh asks opponents of same-sex marriage to describe the “mechanism” by which same-sex marriage will weaken reg’lar old marriage. I’m working on a piece on this very topic, which I hope to be able to post shortly. Here are the five premises which I hope will help illustrate one of the mechanisms (though only one) by which same-sex marriage will affect marriage-in-general. I. People make lots and lots of their decisions based on self-image and role modeling.... Read more

A GOOD POINT RE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND STUFF. Read more

THE MINARET OF FREEDOM INSTITUTE: “A free-market Muslim perspective on economics, democracy, terrorism, and Middle East conflict.” Via Unqualified Offerings. Have not poked around too much but this looks quite interesting. Read more

“‘I’m sorry,’ Joe said. ‘Are you?’ ‘About Tracy, I mean. I know it was a long time ago but I…’ ‘Yeah,’ Sammy said. ‘Everything was a long time ago.’ ‘Everything I’m sorry about, anyway,’ Joe said.” —The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Almost done. Liking it a lot. Hothouse word choices have settled down a bit, thank goodness; either that or I’m getting used to his florid style. I hope it’s the former. Read more