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The pain of DADT in 137 words.

It’s about respect.

SGU? BJS!

What’s the best thing about Stargate Universe?

On iPads, Economics, Oral Sex, and Avatars

Twenty years later, I’ve begun to realize that concepts I once though esoteric or relegated to the far stretches of my imagination have a way of abruptly showing up in the real world.

Atheist

While I consider myself and Agnostic rather than an Atheist, I think this video defends my beliefs as well. Give it a look.

Bellus I

Have you ever just seen a person, or a picture of a person, and realized in an instant that you’d seen perfection? Well, that’s what this set of entries will be about.

Social Networking and the Attenuation of Friendship

Has the intimate personal friendship given way to a digital simulacra of friendship with all the permanence and depth of a 140-character tweet? William Deresiewicz thinks so..

Schneier on Terrorism & Aviation Security

Bruce Schneier, one of the foremost experts on Network & Information Security, dares to point out the glaringly obvious truths about our government’s current anti-terror strategy.

Cute Levi, Again

So after a few more of the shots of Levi Johnston’s Playgirl shoot leaked, I had changed my mind about the shoot – but not about Levi. Levi’s still a cute country kid that I wouldn’t say no to on a cool evening (hell, who am I kidding, it could be a blindingly hot evening). [...]

New Moon with Two Chicks and a Gay Guy

I’m pretty sure that New Moon is really all about Taylor Lautner’s barely-legal abs… The Twilight movies are to women what the Laura Croft: Tomb Raider movies are to men. They’re shameless, exploitative romantic flicks with mediocre acting and almost extraneous plots.

Adam Lambert Takes Giant Step for Equality; Gays Flip Over Vocals

So Adam Lambert performed at the AMA’s last night, and completely ignored the cardinal rule for gay artists: don’t let them see you acting gay.

 
The quality of his vocals and music aside, the same performance by Madonna, Britney or Christina wouldn’t have raised many eyebrows. Given the double standard for gay artists, however, the backlash [...]