Eclectic Eats 7.26.15


Once again, I’m here to share unique, offbeat, bizarre, or occasionally disgusting foods I’ve discovered in my travels on the internet. Remember, these are foods I haven’t encountered much (or at all), so while they may be familiar to readers, I’ve yet to try them. This time (and probably from now on), I’ll be adding my thoughts on each and then I’ll give my verdict on whether or not I’d try the dish. First up:

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Eclectic Eats 7.26.15
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To the defenders of police

In the last year I’ve been thinking a lot about the criminal justice system in the United States. I’ve been thinking how unfair it is to People of Color-especially black people. In the wake of Michael Brown, Jr’s death at the hands of ex-police officer Darren Wilson, I found my reality turned upside down. The world that I knew-a world where law enforcement officials were good, honest, and treated all citizens with fairness and equality-that world quickly began crumbling. As I read more about Michael Brown, Jr. and the circumstances surrounding his death, I found myself despairing. The whole situation seemed unjust. It looked like the deck was stacked against him. And then I saw the support pour in for Darren Wilson. I saw the money people were raising in his name. I saw the supportive comments from cops. I saw the racist commentary from civilians in the comments sections of news articles. And I felt my anger rise. I thought “How is this right? This cop killed Michael Brown, Jr. He judged this young man to be guilty and he gave him the death penalty.” Brown was never given access to due process (but Wilson was). If I thought my frustration at Brown’s death was bad, I would soon discover that was only the tip of the iceberg.

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To the defenders of police

Irresponsible Gun Owner Link Round-Up 7.24.15

The United States is saturated with guns. We have a population of more than 300 million and there are nearly enough guns in this country for every child, woman, and man. Thankfully out of that 300 million, only a minority own guns (source). Unfortunately, among that minority exists a number of people who are irresponsible gun owners. Whether its improperly cleaning a gun, carrying a gun into a bar, shooting someone’s pet out of anger, shooting a spouse because they don’t perform housework, or shooting someone because your religious beliefs prohibit the consumption of clamato juice, many gun owners demonstrate a lack of responsible handling of firearms. Here are five recent examples:

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Irresponsible Gun Owner Link Round-Up 7.24.15

I’m glad laughter doesn’t kill

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of my favorite movies of all time. At one point in this animated classic, the dastardly villain, Judge Doom, told his hyena henchmen:

Have you forgotten what happened last time? If you don’t stop that laughing, you’re going to end up dead just like your idiot hyena cousins!

It’s a good thing laughter doesn’t kill, otherwise I’d be dead from watching this short video which had me in stitches (courtesy of Bleeding Cool):

I’m glad laughter doesn’t kill

I'm glad laughter doesn't kill

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of my favorite movies of all time. At one point in this animated classic, the dastardly villain, Judge Doom, told his hyena henchmen:

Have you forgotten what happened last time? If you don’t stop that laughing, you’re going to end up dead just like your idiot hyena cousins!

It’s a good thing laughter doesn’t kill, otherwise I’d be dead from watching this short video which had me in stitches (courtesy of Bleeding Cool):

I'm glad laughter doesn't kill

Guest Blogger Starling: Schrödinger’s Rapist: or a guy’s guide to approaching strange women without being maced

For those people out there who have never read it.

Guest Blogger Starling: Schrödinger’s Rapist: or a guy’s guide to approaching strange women without being maced

Mike Huckabee has the sadz

Republican presidential hopeful and all ’round douchebag Mike Huckabee is feeling left out. While the list of Republican candidates has grown large enough to field a sports team, according to him, the media only wants to talk about one man: Donald Trump. He even said as much in a CNN interview with Wolf Blitzer. Here’s part of the transcript:

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Mike Huckabee has the sadz

White people sure are lucky

Michael Brown, Jr.

Rekia Boyd

Kendra James

Walter L. Scott

Edward Foster III

Know what all of these people have in common? They’re all dead at the hands of police officers. The all-too common response we hear from cops who kill African-American women and men?

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White people sure are lucky

Marvel’s all-new Giant-Man is another win for diversity

I began reading comic books around the age of 7 or 8, and began to seriously collect them when I was old enough to get a job. Some of the earliest comics I had were Marvel’s Avengers. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes was (and still is) the tagline. Captain America, Thor, Wasp, Hercules, Sub-Mariner, She-Hulk, Black Knight-they were awesome. But there was someone else I really liked reading about. Someone who I appreciated for different reasons-Monica Rambeau-Captain Marvel at the time. She was special to me because she was unique among the Avengers: she was black. Like me.

The second hero to bear the name Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau debuted in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, by Roger Stern and John Romita Jr.

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Marvel’s all-new Giant-Man is another win for diversity