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    May 21, 2013

    UPDATE: Oklahoma Officials Revise Tornado Death Toll Down to 24

    Oklahoma City tornado: Twister touches down 10 miles south of...

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 12:20 PM |

    May 19, 2013

    This Is Downright Hypnotic: 15-Minute "Hamlet Mashup"

    . . . although it *would* be better if it...

    Posted in Literature and A(k)ademia - The Poor Mojo Theater. Posted by dave-o at 12:07 PM |

    May 10, 2013

    Snip, Burn, Solder Blog: Too Many Mundane Secrets: The Problem of Redaction

    Snip, Burn, Solder Blog: Too Many Mundane Secrets: The Problem...

    Posted in (K)ulture - Politic(k)s. Posted by dave-o at 09:40 AM |

    May 08, 2013

    Advertising that displays different messages to children and adults

    What's most interesting isn't the technology (which is more than...

    Posted in (K)apital, Labor, (K)ommerce and Economic(k)s - (K)inetascopic, both filmic and televisual - The Poor Mojo Theater. Posted by dave-o at 09:24 PM |

    May 03, 2013

    Drugs, Sex, and #Risk

    I was in a coffee shop last weekend where they...

    Posted in (K)ulture - Fa(k)t - The Erotic(k) and Pornographic(k). Posted by dave-o at 10:13 AM |

    April 30, 2013

    The Headline Says It All: "Middle School Mom: Censor 'Pornographic' Anne Frank" #PureMichigan

    Middle School Mom: Censor 'Pornographic' Anne Frank - Gail Horalek...

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 12:04 PM |

    April 23, 2013

    How the Textbooks Get Made (or "The Writer's Life for Me")

    I continue to write a monthly column for the Ann...

    Posted in Literature and A(k)ademia - PMjA News - PMjA Rants - Wee(k)ly Hype. Posted by dave-o at 08:40 AM |

    April 22, 2013

    Welcome to the Rap Singularity, Ladies and Gentlemen

    (FYI, this is NSFW if your workplace is *lame.* Headphones,...

    Posted in Music(k) - The Poor Mojo Theater. Posted by dave-o at 09:01 AM |

    April 12, 2013

    DIY Standing Desks

    (Reposting this from my more DIY-oriented blog, because I love...

    Posted in Tec(k)nical Arts. Posted by dave-o at 09:36 AM |

    March 29, 2013

    Poor Mojo's Almanac(k) Classic issue #403 (published October 9, 2008): "More insights per pound than the Bible."

    Poor Mojo's Almanac(k) Classic issue #403 (published October 9,...

    Posted in PMjA News - Wee(k)ly Hype. Posted by dave-o at 12:32 PM |

    March 27, 2013

    Gun Numbers and Online Comments

    I like writing for the Chronicle for a lot of...

    Posted in (K)ulture - Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 06:45 AM |

    March 19, 2013

    Oh, Canada . . .

    Jimmy Fallon's 'Do Not Read' List For Spring 2013...

    Posted in (K)ulture - Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 01:26 PM |

    March 13, 2013

    MI voters: Plz take 10 seconds to help preserve public education in Michigan! Plz Share & RT! #PureMichigan

    If you live in Michigan and give a crap about...

    Posted in Politic(k)s. Posted by dave-o at 10:09 AM |

    March 07, 2013

    UPDATE: Even When Bloggers Are Bad at Math, Global Climate Change Is Still a Reality

    Late in 2012 we--along with most of the pinko-hippie blogosphere--posted...

    Posted in (K)onspiracies, both local and national - (K)ulture - Fa(k)t - Scientific(k). Posted by dave-o at 09:33 AM |

    RECOMMENDED READING: The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters

    The Last Policeman is a really enjoyable read, both as...

    Posted in Literature and A(k)ademia - Review. Posted by dave-o at 09:13 AM |

    March 05, 2013

    New Thing to Worry About: Giant Robo-Dog What Throws the Cinder Blocks!

    Unofficial Poor Mojo's Military Correspondent (and Constant Mojoketeer) Milt draws...

    Posted in Fa(k)t - Tec(k)nical Arts. Posted by dave-o at 08:14 PM |

    February 22, 2013

    On Guns and Control, Tools and Instruments

    I'm back to writing a monthly column for the Ann...

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 08:53 AM |

    February 21, 2013

    "Sticks and Stones" . . .

    . . . is a load of bullshit. A broken...

    Posted in (K)ulture - The Poor Mojo Theater. Posted by dave-o at 09:14 PM |

    February 11, 2013

    I think this is maybe your longread for today: First-person account from the man who shot Osama bin Laden

    This article begins "The man who shot and killed Osama...

    Posted in (K)ulture - Politic(k)s. Posted by dave-o at 03:11 PM |

    February 06, 2013

    A Little Garfunkel-&-Oats-Shaped Gift from Mojonaut Milt

    Our dear long-time co-conspirator Milt brought this video to our...

    Posted in Music(k) - The Poor Mojo Theater. Posted by dave-o at 10:59 AM |

    January 28, 2013

    Maine, 1985: A teenaged LL Cool J teaches children about hip hop

    This only has 11,694 views right now, which I find...

    Posted in Music(k). Posted by dave-o at 11:36 PM |

    January 23, 2013

    UPDATE: Your Calamari Is Almost Certainly *Not* a Pig's Rectum

    Like many blogs, we linked last week to one of...

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 10:35 AM |

    Does Safety Dictate Making Quiet Cars Loud?

    NHTSA proposes sound standards to make quiet cars safer -...

    Posted in (K)ulture - Politic(k)s. Posted by dave-o at 09:44 AM |

    January 10, 2013

    In which we are reminded that a gun is an instrument, not a tool

    Proof that Concealed Carry permit holders live in a dream...

    Posted in (K)ulture - Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 10:07 PM |

    January 07, 2013

    Dave-o Has a Story in the Current Asimov's!

    "Table of Contents" - Asimovs What with all the...

    Posted in Literature and A(k)ademia - PMjA News. Posted by dave-o at 09:49 AM |

    December 24, 2012

    Happy Christmas Whatever to All-Y'all that Happen to Be into that Sort of Thing!

    Posted in Music(k) - Religion and the Ephemeral. Posted by dave-o at 03:06 PM |

    December 19, 2012

    Westboro Baptist Church: Religion or Business Model?

    A Kansan’s thoughts on the Westboro Baptist Church --...

    Posted in (K)ulture - Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 03:37 PM |

    December 13, 2012

    Handmade Letterpress Editions of "Tucker Teaches the Clockies to Copulate"--THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT! (for certain persons of ill-repute and refined tastes)

    Still looking for that literary, yet semi-obscene, gift to give...

    Posted in Literature and A(k)ademia. Posted by dave-o at 09:27 AM |

    December 11, 2012

    Oh Yeah, Syria

    Until very recently an old pal of mine was living...

    Posted in (K)ulture - Politic(k)s. Posted by dave-o at 12:38 PM |

    December 07, 2012

    Yikes! Michigan's Legislature Has Gone Caca-KoOko0--Contact Your Reps RIGHT NOW!

    Yesterday the Ann Arbor Chronicle published my latest column, which...

    Posted in Politic(k)s. Posted by dave-o at 09:31 AM |

    December 06, 2012

    UPDATE: VICE Magazine and Per-pupil Spending in Detroit Public Schools

    In response to this post (Poor Mojo's Newswire: Detroit schools...

    Posted in (K)orrections - (K)ulture. Posted by dave-o at 11:15 AM |

    December 03, 2012

    STEAMPUNK III: Steampunk Revolution Launches Today! Features Fiction by Poor Mojo's Giant Squid (as well as some humans)!

    We're pleased as punch to note that today is...

    Posted in Literature and A(k)ademia - PMjA News - Wee(k)ly Hype. Posted by dave-o at 07:55 AM |

    November 22, 2012

    Genocide and Israel and Hamas and Rockets and Rockets

    Running Chicken: Words Continue To Matter My friend Jonathan Cunningham...

    Posted in Politic(k)s. Posted by dave-o at 07:52 AM |

    I'm Having Trouble Cheering for the Bullying of Bullies; Do I Need Therapy?

    Anonymous and MTV: trying to protect kids online. - Slate...

    Posted in (K)ulture. Posted by dave-o at 07:41 AM |

    November 19, 2012

    "I Didn’t Come Back to Jerusalem To Be in a War"

    Israel Gaza fighting: What’s it’s like to be in Jerusalem...

    Posted in Politic(k)s. Posted by dave-o at 02:31 PM |

    November 14, 2012

    There Are No Red or Blue States: A More Precise Map of the Electorate

    As we all gird ourselves to be with our often...

    Posted in Politic(k)s. Posted by dave-o at 09:21 AM |

    November 13, 2012

    UPDATE: Accuser Recants Underage-Sex Allegations Against Voice-of-Elmo Guy

    One day after publicly accusing Kevin Clash (the puppeteer behind...

    Posted in (K)uriosities. Posted by dave-o at 07:39 PM |

    November 09, 2012

    Poor Mojo's Almanac(k) Classic issue #526 (published February 17, 2011): "Making the Kessel run in under twelve parsecs."

    This post will remain here for one day. Scroll down...

    Posted in PMjA News - Wee(k)ly Hype. Posted by dave-o at 12:06 PM |

    November 07, 2012

    RECOMMENDED READING: Just Ride: A Radically Practical Guide to Riding Your Bike by Grant Peterson

    Although this is framed as a manifesto by a former...

    Posted in Review. Posted by dave-o at 10:06 AM |

    November 06, 2012

    Michigan: Don't forget to Vote NO on Prop 6

    Just a gentle reminder that now is the time when...

    Posted in Politic(k)s. Posted by dave-o at 06:04 PM |

    October 28, 2012

    "'If you feed the horse enough oats, some will pass through to the road for the sparrows"

    I.e., the 99% are shit-eating birds? *sigh* Kinda preferred "gleaners."...

    Posted in (K)apital, Labor, (K)ommerce and Economic(k)s - Politic(k)s - The Poor Mojo Theater. Posted by dave-o at 12:46 PM |

    October 26, 2012

    Eliminating the Worthington Jet (don't worry; this ends up being about poop)

    Poop Splash Elimination - Smarter Every Day 22 - YouTube...

    Posted in Scientific(k) - Tec(k)nical Arts. Posted by dave-o at 09:20 AM |

    October 25, 2012

    Live in MI? Vote *NO* on Props 5 and 6; Live Anywhere? Stop Being Politically Cynical

    I continue to write a column for the Ann Arbor...

    Posted in Politic(k)s. Posted by dave-o at 11:25 AM |

    October 12, 2012

    What's Dave-o Talking About?

    At the tail end of the summer a nice cat...

    Posted in PMjA News. Posted by dave-o at 03:16 PM |

    October 11, 2012

    Romney: "That dude's the sickest. We hate him."

    I offer this to you because I love you, Mojonauts....

    Posted in Politic(k)s - The Poor Mojo Theater. Posted by dave-o at 01:05 PM |

    October 05, 2012

    Your #FridayReads: THE SILENT HISTORY on your iPhone and a STEAMPUNK III sweepstakes #scifi

    Lots of fiction news! First off, Fritz and I are...

    Posted in PMjA News - Wee(k)ly Hype. Posted by dave-o at 08:02 AM |

    October 04, 2012

    Deobfuscating Ballot Measures with Ballotpedia

    Perhaps everything is on the up-and-up out where you are,...

    Posted in Politic(k)s. Posted by dave-o at 10:08 AM |

    October 01, 2012

    THIS WEEK'S RESEARCH HOLE: Whale Meat (Which Should Probably Be Considered Kosher)

    I'm not gonna explain how this happened, but I fell...

    Posted in (K)ulture - Fa(k)t - Religion and the Ephemeral - Scientific(k). Posted by dave-o at 06:42 AM |

    September 29, 2012

    These really are quite endearing: Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee"

    Basically just Jerry Seinfeld cold chilling with famous-ass funny folk....

    Posted in (K)ulture - The Poor Mojo Theater. Posted by dave-o at 08:43 PM |

    September 28, 2012

    We're mostly miserable because we make bunky comparisons

    I don't know how I feel about TED talks in...

    Posted in Fa(k)t - The Poor Mojo Theater. Posted by dave-o at 04:03 PM |

    September 21, 2012

    "Chicken of the Sea" EXPLAINED!

    Likely much, much more than you think you need to...

    Posted in (K)ulture. Posted by dave-o at 12:16 PM |

    FYI, there's some useful research on trauma recovery buried in this movie review

    (The review also features a really odd use of the...

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 10:37 AM |