The Sexy Origin of Scarborough Fair
Ok… ok… but… like… oh gods I’ve probably gushed about this before but Scarborough Fair is just part of the verses from the Elfin Knight (circa the 17th century) and …
Digging Up the Dead
I grew up with one of these two things being prominent: either mythology was “full of weird stuff that ignorant people made up to explain things they (stupid as they …
KhaaaaaaannnnnN!!!!!!!
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Note– Some folks apparently have been complaining that they “bent canon”. The producers themselves have said they will bodycheck canon if they have to. But …
Boot on the Neck
It’s astonishing how much cultural deformation occurs because of outright cruelty towards a population. When slavery was made illegal, the black population created some impossibly wonderful centers of power (Tulsa’s …
A Dream of One
Odd dream. A companion and I infiltrated a very high-level conference of people dealing with the massive disasters. The kind that were threatening the inhabitants of the planet. And it …
Can’t Avocado Toast Your Way Out
Long. Rant. Incoming: I have a number of friends in the BIPOC community and I follow their feeds. I have an equal amount of folks that I follow in edge …
Guess I Should “Congratulate” Them
I’ve been watching some summaries (and quotes) from the RNC debates and realized, as an anarchist and a human being who cares about other human beings, I haven’t taken the …
FIDE BAN
Opinion I would like to profusely thank FIDE for their current ban on different genders in the sport, as few people in this modern age remember how much GENITALIA plays …
Uncommon Duet
Okay… okay okay… So, Subspace Rhapsody. We know Federation ships on the subspace network were affected and some Klingon ships. But consider this… Logic dictates that the Vulcans likely has …
Trek: The Musical
Star Trek just did a musical episode and it was exquisite. Wouldn’t have commented about it except I saw some internet folks grumping about it. Context: it came directly after …