The Difference Between Noir and Hardboiled

Heh.

It makes me want to curse and cry when I think about what Michael Vick and his three thug-ass buddies did to all those dogs. It seriously about kills me. But when it is too much, I think about how awesome it is that this has raised the level of consciousness about this horrific bloodsport. Training animals who depend on you to fight to the death, torturing the ones who don’t show “promise”–these atrocities need to be on the front page of the paper for a while. Fuck these guys. I hope this puts a tiny dent in what is apparently a thriving and sick industry, but I doubt it.

“I think we need to start a “Lighten-up, Mike, Fund.” Every time a commenter offers unprovoked vitriol — which is often — we drop a nickel in a pail. At the end of the month, we take Mike out for beers and use our collective strength to pull that giant corn cob out of his ass. Anyone who gets him to smile gets a prize.” -Liz Garrigan, Editor-in-Chief of the Nashville Scene

Anyone else think the Scenesters would be far happier if they just shut both of their blogs down so they don’t have to pretend to want to mingle with the mindless masses?