July 2009
275 posts
“Here’s a question for all these new-found defenders of Honduran democracy: Where...”
– Nothing so shocking about this coup — MiamiHerald.com (via rafer)
whitneymcn:
Public Enemy - Fight the Power
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June 2009
132 posts
Gladiator Sandals Will Get You Laid: Here's How
fashism:
The Gladiator Sandal. I am still completely ambivalent about this trend. I have to say that I am thoroughly shocked that they have lived to see a second summer. But they are still here, and they are everywhere.
The ancient Romans wore these sandals while fighting, usually to the death, in public arenas. They strutted around in these things trying to win their freedom or save their...
Fishes
innonate:
Did you know “fishes” is a real word? It’s the plural of fish when you’re talking about multiple species?
That’s weird. I always thought the plural was feesh.
“A pair of shootings keep Tulsa Police busy overnight on both the west and east...”
– Hatchet-Wielding Man Shot By Neighbor
“What’s more striking is that the court was unanimous in rejecting the...”
– Justices Reject Sotomayor Position 9-0
Huh. I hadn’t realized that that was her reasoning. Odd.
“The easiest way to begin is by ruling out false principles. One of the white...”
– New Haven’s Poor Little Lambs : Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture
“A conservative Christian needn’t worry that she will accidentally disgrace...”
– Why Traditionalists Should Prefer Libertines to Hypocrites— Bryan Caplan
“Deputies in St. Lucie County are looking for a missing 77-year-old woman. Gladys...”
– Treasure Coast woman missing after going to bank | CBS Channel 12 News
More reason to hate banks!
“LONDON (MarketWatch) — Starbucks (SBUX 14.64, +0.11, +0.76%) said...”
– Starbucks says it’s changing recipes on food - MarketWatch
“Village on Main is the newest addition to Jenks, America. A multimillion dollar...”
– Village On Main | About the Village
“Lead plaintiff Frank Ricci, on the other hand, framed his victory in terms that...”
– Ricci shouldn’t have happened this way - By Emily Bazelon
Ah, yes, the temerity of a White American to lay claim to the notion of hard work equalling opportunity.
“The ignorance and just plain dumbness of the purveyors of conventional wisdom is...”
– Steve Sailer’s iSteve Blog: The left took an intellectual drubbing on Ricci
I typically don’t enjoy calling people “dumb”, etc, but he’s totally right on this one.
It’s amusing to read the stunned Slate columnists work themselves into a tizzy trying to...
“He was a poseur, vamping in weird military outfits as though he were a five-star...”
– The Man in the Mirror - Clusterfuck Nation
“Like the USA, Michael Jackson was a has-been. He hadn’t recorded a song...”
– The Man in the Mirror - Clusterfuck Nation
“I still remember the day back in 2004 when I was at a medical center in Boston...”
– There is a 30-50% Quality Waste in US Healthcare | Research Reloaded
“says John Anderson, Mississippi State University agricultural economist. Writing...”
– Corn Expectations Drop
“U.S. beef returned to shelves in South Korean department stores in April...”
– South Korean Retailers Said To Be Cooling On U.S. Beef
“A former Five Guys employee and two of his friends are accused of robbing the...”
– Local burger joint robbed by teens - CBS Channel 12 News
“The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were...”
– Supreme Court Rules for White Firefighters in Affirmative Action Case - NYTimes.com
$100,000 CRA Challenge →
jayyarow:
johncarney:
So this fellow named Barry Ritholtz is so frustrated with my arguments about the significant effect of the Community Reinvestment Act, that he decided to answer with bluster and bucks rather than a reasoned reply. Fortunatley, this might be an opportunity to make some money.
Here’s the deal. Barry wants to wager between $10,000 to $100,000 on the outcome of a debate over...
“A round-cut 5-carat diamond is a little smaller than a dime. Most master cutters...”
– Antonio Bianco, Master Diamond Cutter, Dies at 57 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
“For Mr. Bianco, cutting a large diamond was a protracted courtship that could...”
– Antonio Bianco, Master Diamond Cutter, Dies at 57 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
"But in the Jackson story, there really is no... →
charitini:
This is not only silly, it’s factually incorrect. There are all sorts of issues arising from Michael Jackson’s death: Who gets custody of the kids? How does the estate get distributed? What happens to that Beatles catalog? What happense to his unreleased music? What’s up with that second autopsy? What about that doctor?
There are secondary stories too: How much does death help an...
“My own path to citizenship began with a green card in 1973, allowing me to work...”
– Alexander Cockburn writes about getting his American citizenship
“A former mayor found sitting naked and holding a beer at a Rabun County campsite...”
– Naked ex-mayor arrested at campsite
“Joanne Simpson, the world’s first woman to receive a Ph.D. in meteorology,...”
– The Climate Change Climate Change - WSJ.com
“Although increasing ethnic diversity is widely assumed to make the arts more...”
– Taki’s Magazine
“The whole navel gazing as in, Bartelby the Scrivener, where one is supposed to...”
– Falkenblog
BREAKING NEWS: Jewish Community Center in Boynton... →
Am I anti-semtitic for laughing reflexively when I saw this headline?
GALLUP POLL: Extramarital Affairs, Like Sanford’s,... →
“Something strange is going on in Broward County. There is a third car in a third...”
– BREAKING NEWS: Three cars drive into three banks in Broward County
“By telling the story of Rohde’s escape, we’ve already violated it,...”
– Poynter Online
“Dear Bill Keller: Your defense of the total news blackout surrounding the...”
– Poynter Online
“ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An airstrike believed to have been carried out by a United...”
– U.S. Drone Strike Said to Kill 60 in Pakistan - NYTimes.com
“Is American mega pop star Britney Spears set to return to the big screen, seven...”
– Is Britney Spears set to star in a Holocaust movie? - Haaretz