Dear Roman Polanski, we have presents for you

Right through here. Seriously  – this entire Polanski thing has once again reminded me that I am in the wrong line of work. The news is an unnecessarily depressing business. I’d like to go back to my earlier childhood dream of being an orientologist in Australia. Or Brazil. Or Argentina. I’m pretty sure that notContinue reading “Dear Roman Polanski, we have presents for you”

Cardinal Sean Brady saw no evil. Right.

In an odd way, I feel bad for Cardinal Sean Brady & other members of the Irish Catholic clergy (such as the clueless Bishop Brennan – who hilariously chose to ask parishioners for cash in helping deal with abuse victim payouts by stating that ” ‘I did not cause the problem’ is not the responseContinue reading “Cardinal Sean Brady saw no evil. Right.”

Bernard-Henri Lévy’s immortal genius

Let me show you it. I’m not going to talk about how rape apologia is a bad thing, because if that’s not clear to you by now, you 1) fail at life and 2) are hanging out on the wrong blog. I am, however, going to say this: McCarthyism? BHL, you compare the outrage overContinue reading “Bernard-Henri Lévy’s immortal genius”

Cheap Polanski joke (is on everyone but Polanski)

Polanski’s sister-in-law, Mathilde Seigner, admits she is delighted the star will soon be free, telling French newspaper Le Parisien, “I am very happy and relieved. We’re going to drink a nice glass of champagne and toast together.” [source] Yeah, and then he’ll throw in some forced sodomy, ’cause that’s just how he rolls. Seriously, you’reContinue reading “Cheap Polanski joke (is on everyone but Polanski)”

Good to know I’m not the only one depressed

Ropo has it pretty bad too, apparently. Shucks. Now, because Rapey Ropo is a brilliant artist, his suffering matters. While you guys have naturally been busy stampeding to the post office with care packages to Zurich, I’ve been trawling the web for something to cheer him up with. I think I have found it: