“It could have been worse. She could have claimed she was raped by a bottle of alcohol” – United Arab Emirates Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed al-Nahyan The United Arab Emirates has changed its rape law in the wake of a high profile case involving a Norwegian woman’s sexual assault claim in a Dubai hotel. Previously, the law stated rapists can only be convicted if either the perpetrator confesses or if four adult Muslim males witnessed the crime. Under the new law a rapist can be convicted if he confesses or the crime is witnessed by two adult Muslim males, a monkey, and “a guy in a wizard’s hat.” Marte Deborah Dalelv was recently pardoned after being sentenced to 16 months in…
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The other day a neighbor asked me if I had any Comet. “No,” I said. “What are you, an asshole?” This is a “coming soon” post. At some point later on Sunday I’ll explain why I’m Tom Cruise in Mexico. Plus a little pre-Katrina New Orleans experience The Dodgy had. Also on the way: Movies We’ll Never See and Having a Pee. And a special writing excerpt. It’s from something that I’ll say has a little mix of the following: Lost, Wizard of Oz, Brave, and Pan’s Labyrinth. In the meantime…a playlist. What The Dodgy has been listening to. “Hurricane” – MS MR “This Disorder” – The Features “Miss You” – Trentemoller “Naked” – Sera Cahoone “Your Life Your Call” – Junip
Are you in love? It’s not a question I expect to hear while kicking it around at a street festival. But it was asked of me by the girl applying a (temporary) Celtic cross tattoo on my forearm at Chicago’s Pride Fest. I was taken aback a bit and wanted to know why she asked. It turns out she was unfamiliar with the Celtic imagery and thought being in love was tied into it. And something else about “the vibe” I was giving. “Not right now,” I said. “But check back with me later. There are a lot of beautiful women here.” Are you in love? It reminded me of the time I attended a party on Chicago’s north side. There I was introduced…
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