Sigh.

Went for a long walk, looking for my friend Gary to find out exactly what happened to Barb. Couldn’t find him. Decided not to walk all the way to Starbucks, got a Diet Dr. Pepper from the 7-11 instead and came back home. Man, oh man. Barbara and I weren’t incredibly close, but I considered […]

Jesus hell.

Oh, man. I just found out my old friend Barbara Rollins committed suicide. I’m off the computer for the night. I’m gonna walk to all night Starbucks and get coffee. Don’t ask me any details; I don’t know anything other than that. God damnit.

Bettie Page, Dead Since 1957 < Pop Past | PopMatters

This excellent article pretty much sums up my thoughts on the late Betty Page. It’s a frank examination of her life and her legacy. Whereas Borges was a writer and Monroe was an actress, Page was a body—as pure an object as the pornographer can manage. Page was never really asked to act (unless cat […]

Random Thought Of The Day

What is the smallest possible yield for a nuclear explosive? In other words, what’s the smallest possible mass required to become critical? Could you build a nuclear bomb with the explosive force of a grenade, for example? I understand generally how a nuclear fission reaction occurs, and I’m guessing that the answer has to do […]