Darwin Day

It's a celebration, bitches!

Everybody wish the original Chuck D there a happy birthday. He'd be 199 today.

You can look here, here, here, and especially here for more interesting things about Darwin's continuing influence.

Also, I believe it's Abraham Lincoln's birthday. He's known for being the only right-facing president on US coinage. Among other things.

Breaking News

Hey hey, everybody. I'm now a regular poster over at First Draft. Check it out!

What. The. Fuck.

Yes. That's a lion riding a horse.

Words fail.

You Don't Need a Weatherman to--Holy Shit! Take Cover!

Sometimes, you gotta admire people's resiliency.

If you haven't noticed, large swaths of the country have been dealing with some pretty nasty atmospheric phenomena over the last couple of days. In particular, the southeast endured a spate of tornadoes yesterday. The storms killed dozens of people, and left many without homes. If you've got a few ducats to spare, look here to find some places to spread 'em around. 'Cause Jeebus knows we can't wait for FEMA to help these people.

Happy Mardi Gras!

Throw me somethin', mista!

It's time once again for the best holiday of the year. So have a happy Mardi Gras, everybody! Enjoy the music, especially the clip of Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, AND Ray Charles all sharing the same stage.











Oh, I also understand there's some sort of political event going on today.

Dear New York Times

Fuck. You.

This headline is just fuckin' awful: Tainted Drugs Tied to Maker of Abortion Pill.

Is mifepristone tainted? No. Not only no, but hell no. The tainted drugs are manufactured in a different goddamn factory than the one that makes RU-486. But you'd never know that just from glancing at the headline, would you? In fact, what would you think?

Probably that there's tainted mifepristone getting shipped to this country.

My beef here isn't with the journalist; the article is clear and to the point about what the story is, and that there's no contamination of mifepristone. But the editor/headline writer? Eat a dick, you fuckin' scumbag.

Look, the jagoffs in the anti-woman, anti-sex, forced pregnancy camp do not need your help. You just know this is going to become another of their scare tactics.