Posthuman Blues

Sometimes -- once or twice a year, if you're lucky -- you read a news story that's so richly irony-laden that you actually find yourself appreciating the mainstream media.

Ship carrying 4,190 cars sinks off Singapore

"A ship carrying 4,190 South Korean and Japanese cars sank after colliding with an oil tanker south of Singapore, port officials and a ship operator said on Sunday."

No oil spill, mercifully. Just a bunch of cars awaiting future marine archaeologists. Big damned loss.

A few years ago there was another tragically ironic story that really got my attention. Some little kid died from gnawing his "WWJD?" bracelet. No kidding. The bracelet (or necklace, or whatever the hell it was) was manufactured with lead. A true Edward Gorey moment.