I've been dipping in and out of the comment community, trying to figure out the best way to harness the hive mind without getting stung by it (this may be impossible). One suggestion that's stuck out has been the idea that there should be at least some "whatever" in a blog that's about "politics and … whatever". I agree! I have interests beyond Herman Cain! (You are going to suffer through that book club with me, though. I AM DOING IT FOR AMERICA, you know.)
For a while, we were throwing link collections up and call them "grab bags" but maybe something more specific, and more fun, is in order. "Hanging Chads" captures the "here's some stuff left over from my surfing" part of the process. "Down Ballots" is sort of fun. "Super Pack"? "Third Rails" is my current favorite – though it does imply that my non-politics interests are somehow dangerous. Keep in mind that this how it would look – the title, with a description of that day's link collection following: "Third Rails: Kittens, the Star Wars Trilogy and Training for Triathlons."
Whatever we call it, here's today's, and please speak up in the comments about this pressing issue of international importance.
• It's true, Zachary Quinto has brought weirdly believable creepiness to "American Horror Story", the weirdest show ever to feature Dylan McDermott's rear-end-parts.
• The truly shocking thing about how 28% of television programming is "LGBT-inclusive" is that it's only 28%.
• Or maybe this is why I like American Horror Story: "If we have a relatively calm, uneventful lifestyle, we seek out something that's going to be exciting for us, because our nervous system requires periodic revving, just like a good muscular engine." (This should not prevent show makers from showing more naked Dylan.)
• And at least we'd get Austin: "IF AMERICAN LAND WAS DISTRIBUTED IN THE SAME WAY AMERICAN WEALTH IS."
