Make fun of the believers here

Unfair, but funny.

He is scary, he is angry, he’s a weakling, he is an elitist, he can never have true class.

I was going to have some tea and fancy cakes this afternoon. Damn you, now I'm going to have to rearrange the seats.
I dislike Bush for the same reason I dislike nu metal — whiny bitches luxuriating in unearned emotion. I find it way more offensive than halfhearted cock rock.

Honk if you read impressive profligacy.

Despite my expletive-ridden counterpoint, I'm fine with the writer with whom I disagree. My beef is with the lemming-like commenters. I'm surprised by his take though. He seems to know Thompson's work well and has interviewed him, but does not see the progression from his past work. Thompson's take on Christianity,…

I am not agreeing with the greatly/deeply notion, but I can see how someone else might feel that way. I am quite happy to see Thompson sticking to what he knows well and hope that the deep part comes naturally as he clocks more miles.
Habibi already feels like a step in that direction. The most encouraging part is how…

…Knowing next to nothing about the true lives of powerful Arabs, I wonder whether Arab writers treat such figures fairly…
Some do, some don't — almost none of them get second-hand insults thrown at them. I know I should take it up over their space, but am too lazy for that. Much of that thread is a steaming pile of…

Considering the subject is young love, feeling greatly without feeling deeply is quite apt, don't you think?
I like Seth and Thompson both, so I disagree with you completely, but I must say, you make a good argument. Thompson has a huge sentimental streak and can come across a bit too precious. I can see why people…

I should STFU right now (read first, talk later) but yeah, being familiar with Thompson's work I'm going to give him the benefit of doubt. From the synopsis "the lurid parts" are obviously an integral part of the story. And I'll leave the academia's puritanism to other capable commenters.

Thanks for the link. Not having read the book, can't comment on any of it. As a nonwhite dude wallowing in liberal circles, the Spivak-speak of the heading made me splutter several muthafucks. Invoking Said did very little to brighten the mood. But after reading the whole post it's quite clear, the writer is serious…

Sleepwalk is more together. Some of the 32 STories were done when he was a teenager. Both highly recommended.

Has Tomine finally got out of the rut? Hate to be the guy who says, "I liked your older stuff man," but I do like its loose hit & miss approach. Which is why I enjoyed the Tiffany-colored small book more than the studied misanthropy of his bigger beautifully crafted books.

Uncle Leo finds a dream date.

I'll help you: Like the shitty GAP logo that somebody's dad created on PowerPoint? Or like the AV Club commenting system, which was quite okay, but then got fucked over by DiqSuqs, WHO TELL YOU TO LOG IN AFTER YOU ARE ALREADY FUCKING LOGGED IN?

Considering it's a good ol' family-values setting like a farm, I'd say he's referring to side two of Dirty Mind, specifically, Head and Sister.

Midwestern people

Mike Fucking Judge. Not to forget that they will have something pithy to say about Djent.

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Given the subject matter, I'll hold the tacky congratulations, but seconding the acknowledgement of a job well done."… but this piece on the AV Club website has been described as 'unexpectedly the best one I've read' on Twitter… It's written by Sean O'Neal, who says he was a 'shitty Apple tech support technician.'" L…

This opens a sub-sub thread, They Should've Stayed Broken Up. Joseph O'Neill's Netherland. The wife was one cold selfish bitch. Her asshollery is in full effect when the husband is grieving over his dead mother. There's a sad passage about a broken beer bottle where you want to reach inside the book and kick her…