Gosh, it’s busy with Santas. I expect one of them just to yell out ‘Ho-Ho-Obama’. I mean they’re both socialists.
But also, increasingly, I wonder: When I’m getting a ride from some friends and they start talking about how stupid religious people are and quoting lines from “Religulous,” do I have an obligation to point out how reductive and bigoted they’re being, the way I would if they were talking about a particular race?
— Show me how people can change their race the way you can change your faith, and I’ll accept that argument. People have the right to believe in Xenu/Cthulhu/Insert your deity here, and other people have the right to make fun of them for doing so. Nothing to do with being “reductive” or “bigoted”. Christian shame : Pharyngula (via lkm)
50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice →
The Elements of Style does not deserve the enormous esteem in which it is held by American college graduates. Its advice ranges from limp platitudes to inconsistent nonsense. Its enormous influence has not improved American students’ grasp of English grammar; it has significantly degraded it.
(via givemesomethingtoread)
Pirelli Piu Chilometri, 1959 (Alan Fletcher)
One of the most influential figures in post-war British graphic design, Alan Fletcher had a brief stint in Milan where he worked for Pirelli and created this witty, playful ad titled: “piu chilometri” or “more kilometers” — one of the many benefits of owning Pirelli tires. Fletcher returned to London in 1959 with Pirelli as a client and in 1962 opened Fletcher/Forbes/Gill.
“The High Road” by Broken Bells
In which Danger Mouse manages to solve the riddle of James “Good Idea; Bad Execution” Mercer for a least one song.
I’m not sure if you know this about Carol Channing, but she is a complete slut.
(Photo by Jeff Mawer)
