We Don’t Regret The Error
Posted on May 11, 2009 - Filed Under Death, Liberal Media Conspiracies, Writers | Leave a Comment
Bogus quote entered into wikipedia. “Journalists” around the globe cut-n-paste. Wikipedia fixes error. Newspapers, not so much. So far, The Guardian is the only publication to make a public mea culpa, while others have eliminated or amended their online obituaries without any reference to the original version — or in a few cases, still are [...]
Read More..>>Just For The Funk of It
Posted on February 26, 2009 - Filed Under Liberal Media Conspiracies, Politics, Religion | Leave a Comment
I’m a sucker for the Universal Newsreels youtube channel. Always amusing to get my daily dose of propoganda 50+ years ex post facto. So it’s with a smidgen of curmudgeonly delight that I revel in viewing this recitation of the pledge of allegiance in 1941 before the “under God” clause was added1 in 1954. Which [...]
Read More..>>be good (or: the plague of snark)
Posted on February 26, 2009 - Filed Under Liberal Media Conspiracies, Pain | Leave a Comment
I think Roger Ebert’s blog may be the best thing going these days. Now another typically excellent essay in which he writes now is the time “to put away childish things” and “inspire more appreciation than ridicule”. Snarking has been part of the air we breathe for a long time. It is said to have [...]
Read More..>>Evil Birthday
Posted on February 12, 2009 - Filed Under Deformities, Liberal Media Conspiracies | Leave a Comment
“This is a grand celebration for a man whose Theory of Evolution promoted atheism, inspired Hitler’s genocides, and thinks your grandfather was a monkey.” – Roger Ebert on the upcoming 200th birthday of Charles Darwin
Read More..>>Yes We Can Haz Soundboard?
Posted on February 6, 2009 - Filed Under Liberal Media Conspiracies, Politics, remixed, Stickin' It To The Man | Leave a Comment
Dear Internet, Please make a soundboard of these Obama MP3′s which I found over here via over there. obama_blam obama_complicated obama_fries obama_ignorant obama_number obama_that_guy UPDATE: And boom goes the proverbial dynamite: http://obamasoundoff.com/
Read More..>>paper chases
Posted on January 28, 2009 - Filed Under Liberal Media Conspiracies | Leave a Comment
Ye Olde Hagge sayeth: The web gets a lot of credit for sharing, but that’s because the people who invented the web have to find creative ways to make it sound amazing. But when you send someone an email with an article you think they should read, you might as well have interrupted their morning [...]
Read More..>>Native Son, Revised
Posted on January 26, 2009 - Filed Under Books, Liberal Media Conspiracies, Sex, Writers | Leave a Comment
I hadn’t been aware that there were different versions of Native Son. So now, I have as good a reason as any to re-read the book. In the meantime, I’ll think a bit on the question of when “editing” ends and “expurgation” begins. Reading through the appendix, as it turns out the book was originally [...]
Read More..>>U2 Jacked My Flickr Stream For Their New Album
Posted on January 22, 2009 - Filed Under Art, Liberal Media Conspiracies, Music | Leave a Comment
my sugimoto, originally uploaded by bigoteetoe. (More at The Telegraph)
Read More..>>Fox News–Something Fishy is Going On…
Posted on September 15, 2008 - Filed Under Knee Jerk Reactions, Liberal Media Conspiracies, Pain, Perception, Politics | Leave a Comment
I wouldn’t call it a guilty pleasure–I generally wince in pain at the bloviating ad hominems–but on occasion I will check in on Fox News to see just what garbage they’re spewing these days. Last night was one such occasion. What I noticed caught me a bit off-guard. There was a story on the threat [...]
Read More..>>Chinese leaders are well aware
Posted on May 18, 2008 - Filed Under Liberal Media Conspiracies | Leave a Comment
The Times, without citation, seems to have some inside sources on the post-Mao government’s awareness. On Monday, for instance, China’s response to the earthquake as constrasted with Myanmar’s to the cyclone: With scenes of the calamitous cyclone in Myanmar still fresh — and the military government’s languid, xenophobic response earning it international scorn — China’s [...]
Read More..>>Rose2.0
Posted on April 25, 2008 - Filed Under Liberal Media Conspiracies, remixed | Leave a Comment
I may skew towards exaggeration, but this is surely a contender for FUNNIEST YOUTUBE VIDEO EVER. {via}
Read More..>>John Updike: Early Sabermetrician?
Posted on March 31, 2008 - Filed Under Liberal Media Conspiracies, Sports, Statistics, Writers | Leave a Comment
Joe Posnanski sez: I’ve always thought that the patron saint of “clutch hitting is a myth†is not Bill James at all, but rather the author John Updiike. In his famous, “Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu†story about Ted Williams final game, he wrote: “For me, Williams is the classic ballplayer of the game on [...]
Read More..>>Short Attention Span Musings: Easter 2008 edition
Posted on March 25, 2008 - Filed Under Kids These Days, Liberal Media Conspiracies, Music, Politics, Sports, Television | Leave a Comment
Anyone else notice the heavy influx of commercial interruptions to March Madness this year? The one time I bothered to keep track, we had 9 minutes of commercials interrupted by 35 seconds of PT. Maybe DVR has spoiled me, but I was forced to tape the game and turn off the TV for a while. [...]
Read More..>>Omaha – Stuff White People Like
Posted on March 21, 2008 - Filed Under Film, Liberal Media Conspiracies, Turf Wars | Leave a Comment
The Gray Lady meets Omaha film organization meets social “commentary”: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/white-people-in-the-news-march-20th-2008/
Read More..>>No Refuge from Old Cliches
Posted on March 4, 2008 - Filed Under Liberal Media Conspiracies, Words (In Print) I Hate | Leave a Comment
I really thought David Carr of the Times was with me with its blog posting “No Country for Old Metaphors” but, alas I was wrong. His employer fares no better: “No Country for Old Hatreds” It’s a damn epidemic. No Country for Old Jerseys No Country for Old Glory No Country for Old Dictators No [...]
Read More..>>i know you are but what am i?
Posted on February 26, 2008 - Filed Under Liberal Media Conspiracies, Perception, remixed | Leave a Comment
Hilarity ensues at garfield minus garfield {via}
Read More..>>mobile onion
Posted on February 6, 2008 - Filed Under fireworks, Liberal Media Conspiracies | Leave a Comment
Favorite “find” of the week for me? The Onion’s mobile site. A fireworks barb always helps me get through those longer bathroom breaks.
Read More..>>AP drives me to drink
Posted on February 1, 2008 - Filed Under Drinking, Liberal Media Conspiracies, Tempests In Teacups, Words (In Print) I Hate | Leave a Comment
Remember when we used to watch WWF on Saturday (or was it Sunday) on Free TV? Back when Andre the Giant & Sergeant Slaughter roamed the canvas, bouts were scheduled for “one fall” & 3 of 5 wrestlers hailed from “Parts Unknown”. I do, at least. I don’t remember much else, except that if somebody [...]
Read More..>>daggummit
Posted on January 15, 2008 - Filed Under Liberal Media Conspiracies, Music, Statistics | Leave a Comment
If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then surely the path to the bathroom at the “primitive” rest stop is paved with Essential Lists. Just for fun(?), I’d see which 120 Essential pop records I own. Spoiler Alert!! Not to be found in this list: Guns N Roses, AC/DC, Michael Jackson, Replacements, [...]
Read More..>>what’s funnier than doggie date rape?
Posted on November 9, 2007 - Filed Under Ask The Internet, Liberal Media Conspiracies, Vagaries of the Heart | Leave a Comment
From today’s “Flying McCoys” (found while waiting for lunch) Answer: Most everything.
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