Friday Music: Bradford Cox, Deerhunter, Atlas Sound

"I've always been a leader of awkward people," Bradford Cox says . Cox, lead singer (and also guitarist, keyboardist and playe...

Winter at the Gimp Compound

The holidays and the new year went well for me, though my computer needed some repairs that kept me from writing here for about a month. Hap...

Music Friday: Antony and the Johnsons

My newest music obsession is Antony and the Johnsons . Antony Hegarty is, as described by SignOnSan Diego , a "brawny-looking, transsex...

When the wheels make the man, part 7

From newsday.com , we get this headline: Woman accused in wheelchair death faces homicide charge Yeah. The death was actually that of a huma...

When the wheels make the man, part 6

For the first time in this series, the wheelchair makes the woman instead of the man. Not really an improvement. From the Australia Courier...

When the wheels make the man, part 5

From Dayton, Ohio, a man who uses a wheelchair burgles a restaurant four times in one week. Naturally, the headline about it reads : Wheelch...

Things that crack me up #51

Image description: A color photo of a nice little sign for restrooms showing a female figure, Wheelchair Dude (I consider "Dude" g...