Articles by Julian Morgans
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Rev. James Logsdon Doesn’t Know Art, but He Knows He Likes Racist Art
I found these paintings on the homepage of the Creativity Movement, a self-professed religion promoting “White Civil Rights, White Self-Determination and White Liberation via 100 percent legal activism.” Full story
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My Trip to the Sperm Bank was Anticlimactic
I went to a sperm bank yesterday and learned all about clichés. This wasn’t the original plan. The original plan was to learn about discrimination through sperm donation, but that didn’t really work out. Full story
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An 11-Year-Old Is Suing the Jehovah's Witnesses
In 2006, Australia instituted mandatory background checks for those who work with children to ensure they’re not baby touchers or prone to cooking little kids in cauldrons. But apparently, God thinks this law is wrong, at least according to the country’s Jehovah’s Witnesses… Full story
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So, You Moved Into a Meth Lab
You and your husband are regular 9-to-5 types with a kid named Joel. You move to a regular 9-to-5 type suburb where the rent is manageable and the neighbours seem nice. Then Joel starts getting sick. His skin breaks out and he coughs at night. Soon you get headaches and feel exha… Full story
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Scientology Hates Psychology, Especially If You're from Taiwan and Living in Australia
Scientology’s hatred of psychiatry and psychology has been well documented, but what happens when one of their members has a breakdown? I spoke to “John,” an ex-Scientologist to find out more. Full story
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Antarctic Space Race 2012: The Results
In 1964 a Russian geographer by the name of Andrey Kapitsa discovered 250 kilometres of Antarctic sheet ice, which appeared to be hollow. Kapitsa speculated that what he’d actually found was a prehistoric lake trapped under the ice and as it turned out, he wasn’t wrong. Full story
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Talking Animal Testing
When you read the words animal testing, do you see a basement laboratory filled with cages and white lights and Josef Mengele up to his elbows in mutilated monkey faces looking for new drugs and foul profits? That’s what I see sometimes too. This doesn' Full story
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We Made the Casino Priest Review Hillsong's "Zion"
The new album by Sydney-based super church Hillsong is going bananas. It's reached number one in Australia and number five in the US. We sent a copy to our buddy, Father James Grant, to have a listen. He offered it right back. Full story
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Are Boxers Happy?
A few weeks ago I asked a group of model-train enthusiasts about the secret of happiness. They told me that if you’ve got a hobby, you can spin all of life’s pain and horror to the sides and focus on that thing you love. The recipe is simple—get a hobby, get happy. Full story
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Could my Housemate's Stalker Please Stop Sending Dead Animals to our House?
My housemate Matt has a stalker. No one’s actually seen Matt’s stalker but he or she leaves creepy gifts on our porch and that’s how we know they’re around. Matt doesn’t know why this happening. He can’t think of anyone he’s upset. He tests soils for a living and posts photos of… Full story
The Wizard of the Saddle Rides Again
The Dark Specter of History in Memphis
Hung Like a Gastropod
The Rigors of a Snail-Genital Illustrator
Austerity's Drug of Choice
Sisa Is Nasty Shit
This Is What Winning Looks Like
Chaos and Corruption in Afghanistan
The Fat Farms of Mauritania
Pack on Those Pounds, Ladies
Jerks Are Exploiting Cambodia's Orphans
Get It Together, People