links for 2010-02-25

• Dirk Smiler: Into the Dark: The Life and Gruesome Death of Dirk Smiler
  Another article about Dirk's violent death. This one contains the most details yet about what may have happened that night.
  (tags: personal DirkSmiler Dirk deaths shootings goth CityPaper news articles)
• Dirk Smiler: Dirk-Con 2010 pictures
  Putz's pictures of Dirk's wake, which lasted 26 hours and had 600 attendees. Definitely the biggest house party I've ever been to. RIP, Dirk.
  (tags: personal Dirk DirkSmiler parties wakes pictures JustAPutz)
• RELIGION: Philippines' Catholic Bishops Call for Condom Ban
  Fuck you, God. You murdering, son of a bitch. These bible-worshipers are causing millions of people to die of aids. Just look at what they've done in Africa. Now, the Catholics are trying to spread the God+Aids virus to the Philippines.

  IF YOU DON'T LIKE CONDOMS, DON'T FUCKING WEAR ONE. Maybe you'll get AIDS, die, and do us all a favor.

  (tags: politics religion Christianity Christians Catholicism Catholics condoms birthControl medical AIDS HIV idiocy bishops Philippines)
• Dirk Smiler: Friends gather to remember Annandale goth scene icon [FairfaxTimes]
  An article about Dirk's wake, which lasted 26 hours and was attended by about 600 people.

  The funeral was standing room only with multiple overflow rooms.

  The procession was the longest I've ever seen in my life.

  Fairfax County Police have done an amazing job in a) not messing with the wake or shutting it down, b) helping out with the procession.

  (tags: personal DirkSmiler Dirk wake parties goth scene FairfaxTimes news articles)
• GAME: Know your States
  Drag the state to where it belongs. On my first try, I had an avg error of 25 miles per state. But that also included a couple embarrassing mistakes.
  (tags: geography games states UnitedStates USA fromAndyHall)
• RELIGION: The age of consent at The Vatican? 12, of course.
  Makes priest rape easier to get away with if it's legal…
  (tags: politics religion Christianity Christians Catholocism Catholics children sex AgeOfConsent teenagers priests rapists rape TheAtlantic news articles)