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Nov 14, 2004
Video Games

Halo 2

Halo 2 is fucking awesome. There’s really no other way I can describe it than that. I only have a few gripes: The ending. I have to wait another 3 years or so to find out what happens after this. Damn it. Matchmaking seems to take forever. H...

Oct 25, 2004
Zoon Politikon

Flailing about Mightily

Hundreds of tons of high explosives are stolen in Iraq after Hussein’s dictatorship collapses. Whose responsibility is it that this happened? According to Scott McClellan, spokesman for the White House, it is a problem that belongs to the interim ...

Oct 24, 2004
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A Recursive History Lesson

This is from James Wolcott by way of the always incredible William Gibson (yes, that one): “The savage Iraq insurgency, a tragedy for the Iraqi people and the Americans and other foreigners who have been victims there, has unwound the future in wa...

Oct 24, 2004
Zoon Politikon

Useful Advice

“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Oct 23, 2004
Zoon Politikon

Armchair Punditry

I feel like I’ve been engaging in armchair punditry for too long now. I’m going to play all my cards, and make my prediction for this election. We’ll see how realistic my guesses are in another nine days. I’m not going to touch this entry, but I’...