Nathan Timmel
The Blog
How Facebook Fails: The Content Police
The next time you see something and think, “That shouldn’t be on Facebook,” look in the mirror. Maybe you shouldn’t be on Facebook.
Racism and White Silence
When confronted with racist attitudes, I remained silent. As a child, I wanted to fit in and be liked. I never joined in the hatred jubilee; I just learned to bite my tongue.
5 Reasons to See an Unknown Comedian
Just because you haven’t heard of someone, doesn’t mean they’re not good at their craft.
Let’s Stop Blaming Millennials for Everything
“Are colleges too politically correct for comedy?” was the overhyped bird flu/shark attack/Ebola of the news recently. Having had a less-than-stellar experience performing comedy at a college, I wrote a piece about the idea. I discussed my university show gone awry, and it got a decent little amount of attention. Right place, right time.
Dear Truman…
June 1, 2015 Dear Truman, You have reached a milestone, and I am sorry. A few short weeks ago, you had little in the way of separation anxiety. We’d put you in your crib and you’d mewl for a minute, maybe two. After that you’d think, “Oh, what the hell? I’m tired....
The Fear
If something happened to your child because of a vaccination, would you remain so belligerent? Calling names doesn’t help anyone.
A Slack-Jawed Society
Science is hard. Better to believe what you want and justify it later, right?
Chechen Roulette
I’m all for the death penalty, but think the execution should match the crime.
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