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"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Rule 5 Sunday: Dirty Denim

— compiled by Wombat-socho Can’t remember where I first heard the Donnas; probably in 2002 when they were having their 15 minutes of fame from “Take It Off”. Anyway, for reasons only a psychiatrist would be able to unravel, I’ve always liked the band and its songs, and both seem to fit what we do […]

FMJRA 2.0: Call Me

— compiled by Wombat-socho ‘Hi, We’re Lesbian Feminists and We’re Here to Talk to Your Daughter About Sex’ Lonely Conservative Political Hat The Daley Gator That Mr. G Guy Batshit Crazy News Rick Bulow EBL A View from the Beach Sue Me Again, You Evil Liar Hogewash Batshit Crazy News The Rhetorican Zilla of the […]

Off The Shelf

— by Wombat-socho This week we have something old (but repackaged) something new (but also repackaged) and something else new that isn’t repackaged, all from the shelves of the Fairfax County Library. Let’s start with the oldest of the three, A.E. van Vogt’s Transgalactic, which is interesting for a number of reasons. First, van Vogt […]

So Nice, We’re Doing It Twice

— by Wombat-socho So, El Jefe De Oro calls me yesterday afternoon to let me know that while this idea of doing a Field Expedient Smittypalooza next month is all well and good, he’d like to see all y’alls’ smiling faces a little earlier than that, preferably in mid-week sometime. Consulting my calendar to see […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 08.15.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Missouri Governor Nixon Orders Highway Patrol To Take Over Security In Ferguson Johnson orders armored vehicles kept away, gas masks put away Politicians unite in calling for police to be demilitarized Obama calls for calm in Ferguson Police faulted over use of military tactics in Ferguson New Gaza Truce […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 08.14.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS As Riots In Ferguson Continue For Fourth Night, Police Respond With Tear Gas To Molotov Cocktails Protesters and reporters arrested at McDonald’s Officer’s name still being withheld Body of Michael Brown released to family Ferguson police chief defends his officers Two Journalists, Four Hamas EOD Men Killed In Bomb […]

Smittypalooza? Delayed Victory Celebration? Whatever!

— by Wombat-socho People have been suggesting that we do another Smittypalooza or similar get-together for a while now, but nobody has suggested a venue. Given a year to work with and a staff of at least a dozen, I could probably rent a hotel and accommodate about a thousand folks – oh, wait, I’m […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 08.13.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Ebola Death Toll Tops 1000 In West Africa WHO says use of experimental treatments, vaccines is ethical given the magnitude of the crisis Canada donates Ebola vaccine to WHO Nigeria races to halt Ebola spread in overcrowded Lagos No Progress In Gaza Talks Defense Minister Yaalon warns IDF to […]

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