Update in the Global War on Terror

Posted on October 22, 2008 - Filed Under

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This week the US has abandoned its pursuit of criminal charges against eleven Gitmo detainees despite “plenty of evidence to convict all of them” because of the Bush Administration’s pig-headed efforts to abandon all appearances of deference to the rule of law. That is, because “there were systemic problems with the fairness of the [...]

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AP drives me to drink

Posted on February 1, 2008 - Filed Under

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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 [...]

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read a book…or not?

Posted on August 30, 2007 - Filed Under

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The video:

the reaction.
Mark Twain may have said1 “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes”. The first2 thing this read-a-book non-issue made me think of was the two-song sequence on Fear of a Black Planet where Flavor Flav closes out Can’t Do Nuttin’ For Ya Man [MP3] with an exhortation to Wash Your Butt!, immediately followed [...]

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Whats, uh, the deal with Steely Dan?

Posted on August 17, 2006 - Filed Under

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First they fought about Me, You, and Dupree, and now they’re upping the ante with Wes Anderson.  

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Militant Linguists

Posted on July 28, 2006 - Filed Under

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Will Shortz Must Be Stopped
And this is not the first time, my friend Aaron Kaplan points out to me. The New York Times crossword puzzle for last December 30 had the clue “Lord’s Prayer adjective,” and the answer is 3 letters long. The answer is supposed to by thy. But thy is not an adjective. [...]

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Virtual Reality-Based Community?

Posted on May 18, 2006 - Filed Under

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Have you heard of Second Life? I think it’s like Sim City meets Dungeons and Dragons + MySpace all rolled into one. Forget the clowns…bring on the lawyers!!!
…the dispute could test the relevance to virtual worlds of existing laws. “Linden Lab is still obligated to honour real-world contract law and consumer law, even if their [...]

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Alterior Motives?

Posted on February 10, 2006 - Filed Under

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The fine MP3 blog gorilla vs. bear alleges (leagal mumbo-jumbo? for “calling bullshit”) that the music blog http://musicglob.com/ is not “legit”. The main reasons being suspicisous disclaimers & terms of use along with awkward writing. Sounds a lot like pitchfork, to me. [Assume Vin Scullly voice] What’s interesting to note here is, that the blog [...]

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Stick To Your Guns

Posted on January 17, 2006 - Filed Under

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R E D magazine laying down the rules for their top 100 overlooked albums. They are pretty simple:

It could not be on Rolling Stones’ top 500 list.
It must not be a compilation.

In case there was any doubt:
The only rules were that the album wasn’t anywhere on Rolling Stone’s 500 and it couldn’t be a compilation—because [...]

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Cornhusker Pissing Contest

Posted on January 10, 2006 - Filed Under

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I’m sure this is interesting to nobody, but I’m waiting for people to bust out singing “Monorail!”
The article: “When it comes to cultural offerings and the music scene, Lincoln is just cooler than Omaha, period.”
The rebuttal: “I don’t think you’ll find anyone in Omaha who wants to claim 311, anyway.”
The discussion: “I love Lincoln and [...]

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Party Up!

Posted on December 6, 2005 - Filed Under

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Evangelicals putting the X back in X-Mas:
Cally Parkinson, a spokeswoman for Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., said church leaders decided that organizing services on a Christmas Sunday would not be the most effective use of staff and volunteer resources. The last time Christmas fell on a Sunday was 1994, and only a [...]

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Battle of the Bads

Posted on December 2, 2005 - Filed Under

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Some people say tomato, while others say tomato. (I am yet undecided). Irregardless, I think we can all agree the intro to this article could only have been any better if Axl Rose were singing “Get In The Ring” in the background:
Former Creed frontman Scott Stapp and members of 311 were involved in a Thanksgiving [...]

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Bourbon St

Posted on September 9, 2005 - Filed Under

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Here is a pretty impressive photo timeline from someone in the midst of the mess down south.

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Conservatives Helped This Happen

Posted on September 1, 2005 - Filed Under

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Some have blamed the tragedy in the Bayou on New Orleans’s notorious lifestyle tolerance.  A friend read his alternative take on the air today.  In case you missed it.

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Nietzsche Market

Posted on August 17, 2005 - Filed Under

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As I lay waiting in Pittsburg this past  Sunday, I read William Vollmann’s review of Curtis Cate’s recently published Nietzsche biography - a welcome diversion as flight delays grew.
Monday, I found Scott had posted about the review, and am delighted to see the comments devolve into a no-holds-barred* battle royale between the intellectual elite** and [...]

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