A World of Speculation

New Onion Dome up

We’re not as regular as we used to be, so to the handful of people who still check out new posts on this blog (thanks for that, I mean it), there’s a new issue of the Onion Dome for June, featuring a classic tribute to Prof. Penguin, an Orthodox protest...

Why Justin loves the New York Times

I’ve been hanging out with a different group of people lately. Frequently imaginary.When I was a kid, I had imaginary friends. My mom and her fellow parents discussed it and interpreted it as loneliness, because I was an only child. Little did they know that...

Go, Ducks

Medford girl waddles with pet duckSo what I want to know is why she didn’t get offered a scholarship to the University of Oregon.Just asking.

About "disrespect" and literature

When I told someone recently that I “hated” The Da Vinci Code, I had to clarify that I don’t disrespect people who like it. I don’t understand why people take their literary taste so seriously.A couple of years ago, I went to a presentation on...

Stephen King’s Cell

Stephen King’s new thriller, Cell, reminds me of how compelling King can be, in a way that leaves me feeling manipulated and used. He shows a deep-rooted “damned mass” view of human nature, even while he displays authorial hate for characters within...