The most entertaining Norman Mailer story I’ve read since the wake began:
“The stories of his macho posturing are legion, from the time he dismissed America’s leading women writers as ‘fey, old hat, quaintsy and dykily psychotic’, to the day he encountered a passing punk while walking his poodles in Brooklyn. According to Peter Manso’s biography […]
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Norman Mailer Yap Attack
Posted by Ocelopotamus on November 12th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
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Yvonne Zipter: “A Canine Metaphysics”
Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 1st, 2007 at 7:18 pm
As a sort of spiritual antidote to the horrible Michael Vicks dogfighting story, here’s a lovely poem by Chicago poet Yvonne Zipter (shared here with her permission). It’s from Yvonne’s most recent chapbook, Like Some Bookie God, which came out last year.
A Canine Metaphysics
In his meditative moments —
nose to the air or head resting
on […]
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Dogging Michael Vick
Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 19th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
There have been a lot of scandals involving professional sports figures in recent years. But the federal indictment of NFL quarterback Michael Vick (of the Atlanta Falcons) on dogfighting charges is in a far worse league than the latest steroid abuse flap.
Here’s what the email I got from the Humane Society of the United […]
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Roundup: Still Life with Salmon Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 28th, 2007 at 4:33 am
POLITICS: The Washington Post brings us the fascinating story of how Cheney’s quest to undermine environmental science for political purposes led to a humongous pile of rotting dead fish. “… Because of Cheney’s intervention, the government reversed itself and let the water flow in time to save the 2002 growing season, declaring that there was […]
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Roundup: Sunday Potluck Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 6th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
Sunday was always potluck day where I grew up, so I hereby present to you this glorious covered casserole of links I didn’t get around to posting this week. With a few fresh ones stirred in, just to keep you guessing.
Retired general compares Bush to a deserter: “By vetoing this bill and failing to […]
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Roundup: Zero Gravity Friday Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 27th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
I have three days’ worth of links accumulated and only one Friday afternoon roundup post to squeeze them into! Help me with the zipper.
As many as 6,000 hogs may have been fed melamine-tainted feed: “A USDA official said that so far states have quarantined one farm each in South Carolina, New York, North Carolina and […]
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The Big Pet Food Recall, Continued
Posted by Ocelopotamus on March 23rd, 2007 at 8:09 am
In the comments to my post about the Big Pet Food Recall earlier this week, AmyC pointed out that the pet food industry isn’t regulated by the FDA; instead it’s self-regulated by an industry group called the AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials). And then Grendel posted this link: What’s Really in Pet Food, […]
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