February 2012
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January 2012
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August 2010
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June 2010
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Matt Taibbi: "Lara Logan, You Suck" →
Preach on, Taibbi:
“As to this whole ‘unspoken agreement’ business: the reason Lara Logan thinks this is because she’s like pretty much every other ‘reputable’ journalist in this country, in that she suffers from a profound confusion about who she’s supposed to be working for. I know this from my years covering presidential campaigns, where the same...
May 2010
3 posts
The Discography of Greyson Chance
mrgan:
Give Me a Chance (Interscope, 2011)
Second Chance (Interscope, 2012)
Leave it to Chance (Interscope, 2013)
One More Chance (Columbia Records, 2018)
Funky With a Chance of Chance (JayTee Records, 2020)
Dirty Chancing (JayTee Records, 2021)
Give Chance a Peace (JayTree Records, 2026)
Your Best Chance: The Best of Greyson Chance (Interscope, 2026)
Chance of a Lifetime: The...
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A phone call from Mom reduces stress as well as a... →
But please keep the hugs coming, Mom.
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April 2010
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“If you were to make a Venn Diagram of the issues Tea Party members care about,...”
– Steve Benen
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_04/023348.php#more
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Elderly Gay Couple Forcibly Split, Assets... →
Think durable powers of attorney, wills, and advance health directives are as good as marriage rights for gays? None of that legal, valid paperwork helped Clay Greene & Harold Scull.
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NSF governing board spikes evolution from science... →
Americans’ (lack of) Big Bang knowledge also removed by National Science Board, post White House review.
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March 2010
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Watch“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” Weird Al himself makes a cameo.
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Chatroulette Map: Think That Random Wanking Weirdo... →
Project grabs IP addresses and a screenshot, then maps it.
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Retired US General: Gay Dutch Troops Contributed... →
Speaking to Congress today in defense of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, retired U.S. Marine General John Sheehan claimed Dutch leaders told him gays in the military were “part of the problem” in failing to prevent the killing of 8000 Muslims. The Netherlands Ministry of Defense spokesman called bullshit.
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Alexa Meade paints people to look like they've... →
February 2010
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Potential Literary Heroines Overlooked by Disney →
As envisioned by artist Sam Nielson.
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John Campanelli snags an interview with Calvin &... →
First interview since 1989
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The Independent Voter Myth. Yes, Again. →
John Sides at The Monkey Cage waxes apoplectic over continued pundit misinformation regarding self-labeled Independents in the U.S.
January 2010
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Sitcom lines IRL
Me: Staying in town?
Paul: Pasadena
Me: Nice, good place to be.
Paul: yeh, it's ok. Here with work
Me: Hey, business travel is great. What industry?
Paul: Travel
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The Mirage of Bipartisan Health Care Reform →
Jonathan Chait explains why a scaled-back reform plan is unlikely (in the extreme) to get anywhere in Congress. Short version: Republican leaders are only interested in the other side adopting the GOP’s ideas. (via Brendan Nyhan)
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WatchConan O’Brien lambasted NBC in last night’s opening monologue for their weaseling. Give ‘em hell, Conan! (h/t Julien)
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Trouser-bomb clown attacks - how much should we... →
Lewis Page in The Register gives sane analysis of the underpants bomber:
“First: It is completely impossible to prevent terrorists from attacking airliners.
Second: This does not matter. There is no need for greater efforts on security.
Third: A terrorist set fire to his own trousers, suffering eyewateringly painful burns to what Australian cricket commentators sometimes refer to as the...
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“I think I’m more excited for this than I was for the actual Attack of the...”
– AcidsNucleic on YouTube, commenting on the trailer for RedLetterMedia’s upcoming evisceration of Star Wars: Episode II.