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Naked Lady of the Week: Lovely Anne

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The Ukrainian Lovely Anne was a popular internet model for a few years during the 2000s. Her boobs were impressive, no doubt, but so was her lemony prettiness; in some photos she looks a bit like … Continue reading →

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Biology

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Paleo Retiree

Geoffrey Miller, author of the excellent “The Mating Mind,” is an amazingly provocative and smart Tweeter.

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Speckalatin’

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster speckalates: 1. Trump did not unearth a hidden majority–only a large and neglected minority. The Dems could have found a way to reach out to him over common issues but instead adopted a scorched earth policy. There were solid … Continue reading →

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Open v. Closed

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Cheers! The Economist is willing to acknowledge that there are limits to the open border concept! Few people support entirely open societies: it would be perverse, for example, to allow Ebola victims to cross borders unimpeded. Actually, though, … Continue reading →

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Note to M—, on Brooksie

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Dear M—–, You and I have an ongoing dialogue going over David “Brooksie” Brooks.  I was once a fan, especially on his culture stuff.  Even second-rate Tom Wolfe can be excellent, and Brooks often was.  And he can … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A level-headed look at science and equality, boys and girls. Some sense about that transgender-or-not? teen case in Ohio. Steve Sailer wonders how woke Broadway will make the stage version of “Pretty Woman.” In England, a teacher … Continue reading →

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Guns Again

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster writes: In The Nation, Katha Pollitt suggests that in a new generation the NRA may have finally met its match.  Could be.  A spate of recent polls indicate a spike in support for some kind of action.  If those … Continue reading →

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Zero Days and Russian Meddling

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster writes: If you haven’t seen Alex Gibney’s excellent 2016 documentary Zero Days you should.  If you have you will recall it recounts good, bad and ugly aspects of cyberwarfare as practiced by America on others, and the risks of … Continue reading →

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Wonton Speculation

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Citizenship increasingly resembles a night at the movies.  Better yet, an obscure foreign art film without subtitles.  Better yet, a foreign miniseries with multiple plot lines and seasons, each uncertain climax leading us not to clarity but to … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Russian Meddling

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Let’s stipulate the meddling.  The amount spent was minuscule and the effort undertaken paltry. The only way it could have sown discord is if we did it to ourselves. Maybe those evil Russkies are clever enough to know … Continue reading →

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