Cat Mom

Catholics v Cat Moms

In yet another instance of the Pope being, in fact, Catholic, Francis has issued a scathing rebuke against cat moms. Fur babies do not have his blessing. Pope Francis, 85, had some choice words for the childless at the Vatican on Wednesday. In remarks to a general audience, the Catholic…
January 6, 202212 Comments
Afghan War

In Taliban Hands

Dominating the headlines as of this writing is news of the Taliban's lightning reconquest of Afghanistan. The collapse of American neocons' pet project in the lead up to the 20th anniversary of 9/11 once again shows that the Almighty has a robust sense of humor. For some perspective, here is…
August 16, 202111 Comments
Miura Berserk

Berserk: A Masterpiece Unfinished

Some of the most enduring memories from my dissolute youth in the anime scene revolve in some way around Kentaro Miura's masterpiece Berserk. Whether it was crowding around a buddy's CRT monitor to binge watch the visceral anime or blasting the soundtrack on the way to a con, Berserk set…
May 20, 2021
Pope Remains Catholic

Pope Remains Catholic

... to the consternation of many CDS sufferers.Lifesite News reports:A question to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith about whether or not the Church has the “power to give the blessing to unions of persons of the same sex” was answered in the “negative” by the congregation’s prefect,…
March 16, 202122 Comments
So Long Uncle Rush

So Long Uncle Rush

Legendary talk radio host Rush Limbaugh succumbed to lung cancer yesterday. It's been dawning on more and more Americans that we find ourselves at the end of an era, and the death of Uncle Rush is a major sign of that historical transition.A lot of folks in dissident circles dismiss…
February 18, 202111 Comments
Biden Intervened

Biden Intervened

The ongoing GameStop stock squeeze saga has taken another potentially earthshaking turn. Yesterday, a whistleblower claiming knowledge of happenings inside the offices of trading app firm Robin Hood dropped a huge yet unsurprising bomb on Reddit.I work for Robinhood. Don't kill me.Low-level, technical shit, comp sciences major, not finance side.Guess…
January 29, 202117 Comments
Musk Melvins Wall Street

Musk Melvins Wall Street

It seems that Donald Trump may have been holding internet autists in check. Because no sooner did he leave office than a bunch of online pranksters rose up to bring Wall Street to its knees. Amateur investors piled further into niche stocks on Tuesday, sending professional short sellers scrambling to…
January 27, 202111 Comments
That Went Poorly

That Went Poorly

The country once ruled by vikings and now run by basic HR denizens once again steps up to be the sterling example of what not to do. Yesterday: Today: For the extroverts out there, I know you're chomping at the bit to get out and socialize once the quarantine is…
April 17, 202015 Comments
Zahn Goes Indie

Zahn Goes Indie

It's been a tough month for oldpub, Editors at the Big Five publishers were already scrambling for their Xanax and Franzia over the imminent collapse of their lumber monopoly. Now their living nightmare just got worse. For the two of you who cut school the day we discussed Timothy Zahn…
April 8, 202014 Comments
Pell Acquitted

Pell Acquitted

The Australian High Court has acquitted George Cardinal Pell, the former Archbishop of Melbourne, of twenty-year-old sex abuse allegations, overturning an earlier guilty verdict which in turn had overturned a prior trial outcome. After an ordeal that began nearly four years ago, and more than 13 months of imprisonment, Cardinal…
April 7, 202011 Comments