We pray for many more scenes of high-off-his-nekkid-ass Felix and Alison bonding in that way that only high strung fruit flies and their queens truly do. Their scenes are all magic. And once again, you practically have to write it down on your forearm to remember that the crazy chemistry he has with Alison is partially to totally absent when he’s playing scenes with the exact same actress, playing someone else.

Pyro Board: 2D Rubens’ Tube! (by Veritasium)

via jwz.

spirals and spirals on Flickr.

The ending I should’ve fought harder for is where Martha Dumptruck pulls out a knife, stabs Veronica, and says, “F— you, Heather.” And Veronica’s on the ground laughing, with a knife in her stomach, saying, “My name’s not Heather. My name’s not Heather.”

Wussy at Milkboy Philly, 4/3/14.

Looking at a subset of the listed traits, however, it’s clear that the other parent in this hypothetical cross that produced the first human would be an intelligent animal with a protrusive, cartilaginous nose, a thick layer of subcutaneous fat, short digits, and a naked skin. It would be terrestrial, not arboreal, and adaptable to a wide range of foods and environments. These traits may bring a particular creature to mind. In fact, a particular nonprimate does have, not only each of the few traits just mentioned, but every one of the many traits listed in the sidebar. Ask yourself: Is it likely that an animal unrelated to humans would possess so many of the “human” characteristics that distinguish us from primates? That is, could it be a mere coincidence? It’s only my opinion, but I don’t think so.

—Human Origins: The other parent

At such times, old-fashioned liberal values like free speech and robust, open debate seem like tainted adjuncts of an oppressive system, and it’s still possible for radicals to believe that the ideas suppressed as hateful won’t be their own.