weed will be legal soon so this counts as a political post

seriously, burn one, then check this out

AEROPORT 2010 from the macula on Vimeo.

awesome stuff, and just to (kinda) prove it's real: The 600th anniversary show for Prague's Astrological Clock, eight days ago.

The 600 Years from the macula on Vimeo.

It's a troubling moment, but watching these ads might make you feel better. Even the serious add is funny... to me...

Homosexuals can adopt children in Florida now. Awwww, Florida grew up a little.

Bradley Manning is a fucking patriot

Make sure and look at the New York Times or Guardian today.

rape by deception + race card

So the reason I initially took notice of this is because of the disturbing issues of race this incident stirs up. A Married Arab man has sex with a Jewish woman who believes he is Jewish. She finds out that he is Arab and accuses him of rape by deception for which a precedent exists in Israel. After two years of house arrest with his wife and children(awkward) he is sentenced to 18 months in prison.

I can probably guess what any readers we may have left think about the racial aspect but am very curious to hear anyone's thoughts on the concept of rape by deception. Shouldn't such a law be a little more nuanced? Are Israeli courts treating sex as a commodity to be exchanged by allowing fraud charges to be brought against someone who misrepresents themselves or promises monetary rewards in exchange for sex? Maybe this is an acceptable counterbalance in a region of the world with such a poor record on women's rights.

I know I disagree with the conviction of Sabbar Kashur, but beyond that I'm not sure. I think it's obvious such a law would have no chance of being adopted in the states, but can't decide if that's a good thing. Help me out people.

breaking economic news!

DOH!

understatement of the week

"Definitely we made mistakes and in retrospect anything would have been better – including letting the boats reach Gaza," -Alon Liel (former Israeli ambassador to Turkey)