Highlights From Yet Another Week Of Afflictor

Afflictor: Thinking that Phil  Robertson's homophobic remarks forced A&E to find a new patriarch for Duck Dynasty.

Afflictor: Thinking that the controversy over Phil Robertson’s homophobic remarks forced A&E to find a new patriarch for Duck Dynasty.

I'm back, you toxic queens.

I’m back, you toxic queens.

  • I disagree with Malcolm Gladwell’s contention that today’s celebrities behave better because of tabloid culture.
  • I agree with Gladwell’s contention that PED hysteria if rife with hypocrisy.
  • Al Goldstein was ahead of the curve when it came to pornography.
  • Peter Singer points out the moral failings of the Batkid celebration.
  • Google has high hopes (here and here) for its robotics division.
  • Discovering signs of life on other planets may be our death knell.
  • A brief note from 1910 about a frolic.
  • A brief note from 1904 about dynamite.