David Erik Nelson's Blog, page 27

“Why isn’t there a cereal for goth kids?”

It’s a valid question.

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Hieronymus Bosch Butt Music ♬♫♪

From the artist: “Music printed on the butt of one of the tortured souls in the 15th Century Hieronymus Bosch painting “The Garden of Earthly Delights” , Played on (What else?) Lute, Harp, and Hurdy-Gurdy by James Spalink. The melody is based on the transcription by Amelia Hamrick. The intro and outro employ the “Devil’s Interval”, and the last couple of...

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Seems facile…

but is actually sorta fun and worth it, ultimately. Recommended way to use 11 minutes you’ll never get back, no matter how long you sit in that Lay-Z-Boy of yours.

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This is a fun little film…

but just a reminder to my American readers: We already live in this reality. This country isn’t just full of guns; it’s full of ammunition. If you have access to even a single bullet, you are $10 and a trip to the hardware store from making a wonderfully lethal weapon: unserialized, untraceable, highly concealable, nearly foolproof. You won’t be doing any civil massacres with a hardware-store...

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This isn’t antisemitism—but, straight talk: It’s really hard to argue that Ann Arbor gives a shit about its Jews

This vexes me. Antisemitic messages were found written over a Pride Month painting on a rock near the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor this weekend. A nearby synagogue has been the scene of weekly anti-Israel protests featuring antisemitic rhetoric for many years. ->https://t.co/WX18io4WHO pic.twitter.com/5kZoYc0LA3— Combat Antisemitism (@CombatASemitism) June 6, 2021 Just for the record...

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Working Music: “Fire in the Hole”

There Was No Sound of Thunder I listen to music basically whenever I write, often as a simple practical matter (I have a wife, a barky-bary-bark, two school-age kids at home, and a house that backs up to an apartment parking lot). What I’m listening to during a given period often seeps into what I’m writing. I listened to Steely Dan’s “Fire in the Hole” every morning while working on the middle...

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Why Bulletproof Hoodies and Backpacks are Bullshit

This video isn’t about “bulletproof backpacks” and “bulletproof hoodies” and all the other misery-profiteering school products out there—but it illustrates an important point, which is that this shit isn’t a +4 magic shield; you have to stop the projectile, and you have to do something with the force it’s exerted, and you have to be able to get up and get moving to avoid getting shot in the face...

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“Overcome Stress By Visualizing It As A Greedy, Hook-Nosed Race Of Creatures”

Timely! (see also this swastika and this other swastika and all the little swastikas raining down all around me like a gentle, glittering, beautiful snow storm whisking me straight up Heaven’s Chimney!

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Offered w/o further commentary: Tex Avery’s Burlesque Animal Gags

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Bigots: Please Use Punctuation!

I’ve got no clue if your message is the command “KIKE: FREE PALESTINE 卐!” or the wish for a “KIKE-FREE PALESTINE 卐”, and that’s driving me nuts. Please, parents: Don’t just teach your children to hate Jews; teach them to use hyphens and colons properly! [This message brought to you by British Vandals for a Kike-Free Palestine, and the Letter 卐] Straight talk, though: If you’re vandalizing a...

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