Susan Block on Bush’s POW Porn

Dr. Susan Block gives a run down on what she calls Bush’s POW Porn, discussing the recently released photographs of Iraqi prisoner abuse. One flaw in her essay is simply that she’s overstepping . . . way over the line . . . there is no evidence, none whatsoever, that Bush gets some sort of…

Spiderman

Okay . . . not the kind of bodypainting I usually post about here at Life of Brian, but this is really quite the interesting take on Spiderman. It’s both a good rendition of Spidey and a bit of a taste of reality. Makes me think twice about breaking out my old Kaptain Krimesquasher uniform…

Google News Alerts

Here’s a nice little doohickie . . . Google News Alerts . . . just set the topic you are interested in and the frequency of updates and wham bam thank you mam you’ll receive updates on news stories related to the topic in the form of a series of headlines and links. Handy dandy…

FunnyAzHell

A few of these FunnyAzHell short animations are a bit disturbing and for mature audiences but others are okay for work. Figure it out on your own. The Jesus Saves is a bit much in the pointless violence but the How to Pick Up is funny.

Power Coinz

You will note that I have added a new category to Life of Brian . . . the Games by Brian David Phillips section will be where I post one-off or flashtype games (as in flash fiction, not as in computerie things). I will on very rare occasions post the rules here and the game materials in…

Grade Inflation

Recently, grade inflation at American universities has been in the news . . . it’s been a bit of a conundrum on the local level as well . . . while we have the “best and the brightest” students, it seems awkward to grade them with the same standards as other schools. Unfortunately, the trend…

Whoa, There!

This girl is playing with fire. Wow. Definately not the best idea and most certainly not safe for work. Don’t check this out unless strange sexual antics amuse you. Basically, she goes around Tokyo flashing and performing sexual acts in public to see how passersby will react . . . part of a new wave…

The Taipei Kid: Hooters

The Taipei Kid has been eating at Hooters: It has been a long time since I’ve been to Hooters. It was packed last night, packed with both foreigners and locals–tons of businessmen, couples, families, and, inexplicably, gay men. Unlike other Hooters, the draw in Taipei is actually the food, tasty, but very expensive food. As…

Perspectives . . . Iraq

Not all of the images from Iraq are of atrocities. Not all of the soldiers there are doing evil. Most believe they are there to do a job. Whether Americans believe in the job they have been sent there to do, we still must respect the young people doing it honorably to the best of…

Kaye Takes the Silver

My daughter, Kaye, took second place in the Soccer Competition for her grade. The object of the competition was to make the most goals. She was happy with her performance but evidently the kids were a little upset about the way the finalists for the boys were determined as there was a tie and the…

Serenity

Yaaaaayyyyyyy! Serenity begins filming in three weeks! I loved Joss Whedon’s Firefly television series and am thrilled it’s going to the big screen. The new film is set to big “big” according to Whedon: . . . bigger, faster, stronger . . . . The show plays on a very small, personal level. And while…

FCC Swamped With Oprah Complaints

The Smoking Gun has a smpling of letters sent to the FCC regarding the March 18 broadcast where Oprah and guest discussed sexuality . . . FCC Swamped With Oprah Indecency Complaints. While the letters themselves are entertaining . . . they may very well backfire. Fans of Jimmy Kimmel and Howard Stern wrote 1600…

Iraqi Prison Abuse . . . When In Rome?

Commenting on my post regarding Iraqi Prison Abuse, Latook writes: “WHEN IN ROME” what’s the problem? This happened in Iraq, it happens all of the time. It’s their way. If it happened in the US, then it would be abuse. If we have to obey the laws and customs of a host country then all…