Monthly Archives: April 2009

Gay goo scenario

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Dave Gottlieb

(Also, if you are a right-winger: gay goo disaster, gay goo catastrophe, etc. By analogy to “grey goo scenario” &c.) Describes the predicted accelerating spread of legal and social acceptance of gay marriage to all 50 states. You heard it … Continue reading →

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Do we know who watches movies?

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Dave Gottlieb

How much overlap is there between the audiences of different movies? For two outwardly very different movies, are the audiences mostly disparate or largely overlapping? As a mostly non-watcher, I find the idea that movie watchers are a largely undifferentiated … Continue reading →

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Would video game labeling requirements be unconstitutional?

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Dave Gottlieb

From the Video Game Voters Network: As you read this, your Congressperson may be considering co-sponsoring the newest regulatory assault on video games – Rep. Joe Baca’s (D-CA) bill H.R. 231 “The Video Game Health Labeling Act.” Baca’s bill mandates … Continue reading →

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My domestic wishlist

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Dave Gottlieb

My home setup is livable, but lacking in lots of little ways. Some things I kinda need: More seating — I only have two chairs; four would be enough in addition to the couch Full sets of silverware — I … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court takes animal cruelty / free speech case

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Dave Gottlieb

Marissa Curran, (departing) head of HLS SALDF, says: Read the cert petition in the case that the Supreme Court just accepted! It involves a First Amendment challenge to a federal law that bans the sale of videos depicting illegal animal … Continue reading →

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Research Question: when actresses are pop stars . . . ?

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Dave Gottlieb

What do we learn about a culture from the extent to which its actresses overlap with its pop stars?

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Braid, motherfucker, have you played it?

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Dave Gottlieb

PC version comes out tomorrow. Here’s a trailer (minor spoilers for your sense of discovery; watch only if you won’t otherwise rush to play game): Braid trailer from David Hellman on Vimeo. Braid has a strong claim to being the … Continue reading →

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Read: The Master and Margarita

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Dave Gottlieb

If we shadows have offended. . . . There’s something very carnival about this Walpurgisnacht story. (Are all Walpurgisnacht stories like this?) All hell installs itself, breaks loose, and then disappears on the wind. The Master and the Margarita, and … Continue reading →

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Margaret Atwood and sci-fi

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Dave Gottlieb

Margaret Atwood seems to know a lot about sci-fi, so how come she’s still ignorantly insisting she doesn’t write sci-fi?

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You look good, but you don’t read easily

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Dave Gottlieb

Can we stop getting on people’s cases for using the ordinary sense of “how do I smell?” expecting the answer, e.g., “good” or “bad”?

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