On HU

And we asked for some roundtable ideas. We got many, though still not sure what the consensus is….

Me on who is more blasphemous Stryper or Deicide.

Matt Healey on Ian King’s Pies, a furry graphic novel.

Katherine Wirick on OCD and why you shouldn’t name your cosmetic line after a mental illness.

Chris Gavaler on pulp heroine the Domino Lady and sexy chastity.

Kim O’Connor on how no one wants to censor you, comics.

I argued that free speech isn’t a moral good in itself.
 
Utilitarians Everywhere

At the Atlantic I wrote about Vietnam war reenactors and the truth and unreality of war.

At Reason I wrote about how protecting kids means letting them sext.

At Ravishly I wrote about:

—why all art is political.

—how anti-Semitism builds on racism.

—Joanna Russ’ The Female Man and the 2nd waves discomfort with femininity.

At Splice I wrote about the Chi-Lites, Alex Chilton and smooth soul indie rock.

At the Reader I did a little review of neo-soul artists Zo! and Carmen Rodgers.
 
Other Links

A couple articles quoted me this week:

Carl Wilson on how we should get rid of indie.

Tracy Clark-Flory on the spanking scene in Outlander.

And some other links:

Osvaldo Oyola on how readers of color rewrite black superheroes.

Brian Beutler on how all of us, North and South, should join together in hating the Confederacy.

Paul F. Campos on why college tuition costs so much.