by Carl Howard | Sep 23, 2016 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, History
This week, the Dalai Lama engaged in more mealy-mouthed bullshit that went viral because it’s telling many people what they want to hear. In condemning religious violence (yay DL?) he said that anyone partaking in violent activities is not a genuine practitioner of...
by Carl Howard | Sep 19, 2016 | Feminism and LGBT, History, Race
Stuff is happening with marriage equality and the plebiscite clusterfuck, some of which might have changed by the time you read this post. If you’re not up to speed: a strong majority of MPs support marriage equality but due to the right wing faction of the Coalition,...
by Carl Howard | Jul 6, 2016 | Atrocities and Oppression, History, Race, Travel
Lately I’ve been thinking about how hard it is to take something seriously enough when you’re not the target. How knowing that something is wrong is important but doesn’t get you all the way. The distinction between blackface and Jewface has highlighted this. I’m not...
by Carl Howard | Feb 13, 2016 | Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, History, Resources, Food and Environment, Society
Some people celebrate Valentine’s day and some do not. Both categories of people though tend to talk about Their OpinionTM of the day. Every year, you will probably be able to find statements from both sides of this “debate” that are assholish, whether in meatspace or...
by Carl Howard | Jan 12, 2016 | Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, History
I’m not a David Bowie fan but now that he’s died I’ve become even more aware of the profound effect he’s had on the world. Many people are grieving (some more than they expected to!); if that’s you I’m sorry for your loss. Hopefully, you’ll have also seen something in...
by Carl Howard | Dec 22, 2015 | History, Race, Resources, Food and Environment, Travel
One genre that does well online is photo-essays about food around the world. The food is often fascinating but the pieces can also elicit some interesting and simplistic reactions from the online audience. The form I’ve seen this take is people from wealthy...
