Comedy vs. "free" speech

Freedom of speech, or freedom to yell “fire” in a crowded theater? “Holocaust joke” comedians hit back at critics – Yahoo! News LONDON (Reuters) – Two stand-up comics accused of making light of the Holocaust at the Edinburgh Fringe festival hit back at their critics on Tuesday, igniting a debate about where, if anywhere, to Continue reading Comedy vs. "free" speech

Book club day

Had a very good Book Club lunch today. As Eric knows, we’re doing Neal Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle, and the first book, Quicksilver, was today. Well, I kept ’em talking for the whole lunch hour, and they actually seemed not to run out of the place screaming. What else can I say?