FLYMF alum J.D. Smith has a new poem, “The Vikings,” published in The Awl. It’s a fun little bit of whimsy.
J.D.’s stories for FLYMF included The Great Tuvalu Liquidation Sale, My Fetishist Things and As a Matter of Fact, I Am the Person You Have to Blow to Get a Table Around Here.
The New York Times has an article exploring the tensions wrapped up in Harvey Pekar’s last days and final work. It seems fitting, even in its frustration.
A great free, Flash browser-based game, Tower of Heaven is a brutal little platformer that would have found a nifty home on the original Game Boy. Your little sprite is subject to shifting rules and gory eight-bit endings as he tries to climb the eponymous tower. It’s tough stuff, but great for a 20-minute diversion.
File that in the “who’d have thought” category. The bigots protesting the construction of a Muslim community center in lower Manhattan start an nasty scene with a bystander.
Apparently their “Mus-dar” is triggered by anyone who happens to have dark skin and wear a skullcap. (Makes you question their ability to sniff out terrorists, huh?)
Bonus points to the prick in the hardhat, who apparently grew up fantasizing about attacking war protesters as part of the Silent Majority.
“What Newt Gingrich is saying is that Islam, like every religion, has to be responsible for its biggest assholes.”
-John Oliver
A great piece from the Daily Show on the controversy surrounding the construction of a Muslim community center in Lower Manhattan. As Jon Stewart points out, all opposition to the project is rooted in attempts to shamefully equate Muslims with terrorists.
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Edit: The New Yorker also has an excellent take on the issue in their latest Talk of the Town.
Edit Two: Frank Rich knocks it out of the park in the New York Times.