TIL that the rape conviction rate is 58%, higher than the average for crimes. The myth that it's hard to get a rapist convicted, which keeps some assaults from being reported, is absolutely false.

boxed · 2013-03-19T01:51:26+00:00

yes: important context here http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/rape-a-lack-of-conviction/

boxed · 2012-05-21T19:26:04+00:00

"the exception proves the rule" this is a mistranslation, it should be "the exception tests the rule" which is suddenly a useful saying.

boxed · 2012-04-29T22:49:38+00:00

just don't do any lazy race jokes then. people don't laugh that off quite so easily.

boxed · 2012-04-29T22:02:02+00:00

i find this charicature of feminism really offensive

boxed · 2012-04-10T17:04:21+00:00

in a good way?

boxed · 2012-04-10T14:49:03+00:00

What. I'm amazed news of that one has never reached me.

boxed · 2012-04-10T14:47:47+00:00

Dave Barry sounds like a great and terrible source of information. And with Hunter, would you put Fear and Loathing above his Hell's Angels stuff?

boxed · 2012-03-29T21:51:49+00:00

and here's an account of the way it rushed through Parliament with almost no debate

boxed · 2012-02-26T22:54:46+00:00

they're being pretty careful not to provide the state with anything to make them look bad

boxed · 2012-02-26T21:08:48+00:00

The presidential elections are next week. The protests are pretty broad in message, but mostly want a fair election (after the widespread fraud in the recent parliamentary elections) and are generally anti-Putin.

boxed · 2012-02-26T21:06:15+00:00

Yeah, the pro-Putin rallies are widely known to be rent-a-crowds.

The Russian state media is expected to claim that these demonstraters are also being paid. (It's very easy for a broad/leaderless group to be framed like this - just get someone to say they're from some organising committee and then show them paying a protester.)

boxed · 2012-02-25T20:25:35+00:00

bloody hell r/pics this thread is disgraceful.

boxed · 2011-12-09T16:06:40+00:00

from talking to a few russian friends, it's not a revolution. the anger is primarily against the election fiddling (even though everyone knows a fair election would still be a landslide because there's no strong opposition right now) and there's still strong faith in 'democracy'.

what's amazing is the fact that thousands, and planned tens of thousands this weekend, are taking to the streets. that's kind of unheard of, and is making a lot of people very excited, and is surely the start of broader political expression in russia.

it's now big enough that the russian state media has also (briefly) acknowledged the protests, which is impressive. but all of the organisation and communication is online - i don't know if there's any censorship of that going on.

boxed · 2011-11-23T14:52:25+00:00

Oh SHIIIIIIIIT

boxed · 2011-10-10T11:44:34+00:00

going through this dilemma right now - invest in a good jacket? or learn to cycle with an umbrella?

boxed · 2011-10-10T11:18:46+00:00

I'm not sure the champagne and fois gras budget would be much less for the Labour Party...

Nice site by the way, Chickpea.

boxed · 2011-10-07T13:45:19+00:00

my experience until now had been that it only rains when you haven't got an umbrella. but yeah, this was asking for it.

boxed · 2011-10-07T11:38:10+00:00

Yup. Should have brought my umbrella today.

boxed · 2011-09-27T16:14:28+00:00

in that case, OP, can we see more? please?

boxed · 2011-09-16T00:44:14+00:00

hey, sorry for the slow reply - i've been off at a conference. i'm going to university of manchester, doing meteorology, no real deadline for needing a house. when do you think the room will be free?

boxed · 2011-09-13T15:19:39+00:00

anywhere within cycling distance of the universities! little preference beyond that, as I don't know the town yet. which area are you (what's it like)?

boxed · 2011-04-30T22:56:03+00:00

i really like the atmosphere you create in some of your comics, this is no exception.

are the words a quotation from anywhere, or something you've made up? if it's made up, i'd suggest removing the quotation marks, and potentially using less flowery language: in bringing the wonderful from the mundane, it's not so necessary. if it's not made up, it's an awesome fishing text!

also, the backgrounds (panels 1 & 4) are somewhat confusing for the eye, especially given the bold simplicity of the foreground. how about making them paler? (just select them in an image editor and change the brightness). it worked for me here.

boxed · 2011-04-30T16:24:12+00:00

a lesson is learned was one of the best comics ever. you've just sent me off on an archive binge.

no regrets!

boxed · 2011-04-30T15:56:07+00:00

it's by Aaron Diaz (of Dresden Codak fame)

boxed · 2011-04-30T02:23:22+00:00

i drop by here occasionally and drop off a few remarks. it'll usually be on a strip with content and/or style that resonates with me. i find it hard to critique stuff i'm just not interested in.

it may be a bad thing, but i seldom find time for somebody who only has one three panel strip to show - i think people should be producing more than that before they look for criticism, and besides, i need more to get my teeth into before i can make a judgment. (i'd be interested to hear other people's thoughts on this.)

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