Pseudo Language

Pseudo Language

Reader reaction suggests that yesterday's post may have gone too hard on the Z Man, so here's a classic post that showcases his strengths. Here he demonstrates his penchant for exposing the Death Cult's deliberate corruption of language. Maybe it has always been true, but it seems like we live in…
February 14, 202011 Comments
Candidate Y

Candidate Y

The confusion among the lovable Gen X bug men over at the Z Blog as to Mayor Pete Buttigieg's generation is typical of blind men groping the tame elephant that is Gen Y. Pete Buttigieg is the millennial candidate in every way. Most likely his support came from his age…
February 13, 202010 Comments
Combat Frame Data: CCF-09V-2

Combat Frame Data: CCF-09V-2

CCF-09V-2 Veillantif Kai Technical Data Model number: CCF-09V-2 Code name: Veillantif Kai Nickname: Veillantif Classification: custom close combat high mobility combat frame Manufacturer: Zeklov Corporation Operator: Nouvelle France First deployment: CY 2 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: Head height 18 meters, height with wings: 20 meters Weight: 66.7 metric tons Armor type: palladium glass microalloy/carbon ceramic composite Powerplant: cold…
February 12, 20204 Comments
GOP Delenda Est

GOP Delenda Est

We already knew that Conservatives couldn't conserve the little girls' room. Now, the South Dakota GOP proves they can't even conserve little boys, full stop. Legislation aimed at stopping South Dakota physicians from providing puberty blockers and gender confirmation surgery to transgender children under 16 failed to get enough support…
February 11, 20206 Comments
More Atheists

The Cult Knows Better

... Than Christians when it comes to the Bible, or so we're repeatedly assured by the Death Cult. The character of the smug atheist who can quote Scripture chapter and verse better than Christian rubes from central casting is a shopworn oldpub cliche. Neither the fact that it's a dead…
February 10, 202031 Comments
Return to Mel’s Hole

Return to Mel’s Hole

Art by Chris Holm Continued from our previous tale of high strangeness. In December of 1999, Mel Waters returned to the United States after two years of running a wombat rescue in Australia. He'd intended to visit friends and family for the holidays, but the government had other plans. They…
February 7, 20207 Comments
The Necessity of Editing

The Necessity of Editing

The most eye-opening part of being a professional editor has been the fascinating look it offers into other writers' creative process. There's a lot of talent out there that oldpub would never give the time of day. These authors are finding audiences thanks to newpub. At the same time, you…
February 6, 20206 Comments
Classical Blackface

Classical Blackface

Publishers Weekly announces a new joint initiative between Penguin Random House and Barnes and Noble that's sure to shape the future of publishing. A collection of classic books with new culturally diverse covers will make their debut at New York City’s largest bookstore. To kick off Black History Month, Penguin…
February 5, 202019 Comments
Combat Frame Data: XCD-002-1 XSeed Dead Drop

Combat Frame Data: XCD-002-1 XSeed Dead Drop

  XCD-002-1 Dead Drop    Technical Data Model number: XCD-002-1 Code name: XSeed Dead Drop Nickname: Dead Drop Classification: custom energy weapon optimized Sentinel use combat frame Manufacturer: Kazoku modification of Zane Dellister's design Operator: Zane Dellister First deployment: CY 2 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 19 meters…
February 4, 20202 Comments
Finding Solutions

Finding Solutions

Yesterday's post sounding the alarm on the student debt crisis caused quite a stir. It was encouraging to see that the overwhelming majority of responses were positive or at least cautiously sympathetic. As a sample of public opinion, this blog's readers track with polls of voters on the issue of…
February 3, 202046 Comments