Another Explosion At Ground Zero

Seems lots of people are up in arms over the proposed building of the Park 51 Community Center, aka the “mosque at Ground Zero”. Of course, this is far from surprising, considering the Islamophobia which has held much of the nation for the last decade. The people wishing to build the mosque were no doubt [...]

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Dave Is A Small Rubber Pyramid

Members of the National Surrealist Association protested in Washington DC early Monday morning, bringing local traffic to a standstill. The specific issue at hand was never quite detailed, with possibilities ranging from the color of Mountain Dew to the involvement of the federal government in cricket matches by mail. Three members of the Association, who [...]

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Oh, For Frank’s Sake

First of all, credit where credit is due: England were outclassed by Germany, and no amount of finger-pointing over Frank Lampard’s disallowed goal will change that. The more deserving side won the day. Now, having gotten that off my chest: Would somebody please tell me how exactly this wasn’t a goal? The refereeing at this [...]

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Was it a collective hallucination?!

First Dana Perino, then Mary Matalin… and now Rudy Giuliani? Today on Good Morning America, Giuliani said: “We had no domestic attacks under Bush; we’ve had one under Obama.” Let me revisit the first half of this comment. “We had no domestic attacks under Bush” Is there anyone out there reading this blog who has [...]

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It’s beginning to look a lot like pre-school…

I know that the use of language in today’s mass media is geared toward a fifth-grade (or thereabouts) comprehension level. Surely, though, the folks we elect to serve in the highest offices should be at least a little smarter than a fifth grader. Perhaps we should have Jeff Foxworthy come and test the entire lot [...]

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America Can Do Better

What the hell is the deal with Megan Fox? She’s currently on the cover of Rolling Stone, where she is being called “America’s Sexiest Bad Girl”. I’m assuming that the look on her face there is an attempt at ‘sultry’. I can only hope I’m not the only one who thinks she just looks like [...]

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Nice going, USA!

In the furore over Sanford, I had forgotten to mention something rather amazing. Yesterday the US men’s soccer team defeated the world’s #1-ranked team – Spain – to reach the final of the Confederations Cup. Spain were undefeated in the last 35 games (a joint world record), and are the reigning European champions. Congrats to [...]

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LIVEBLOG of Giant Robot Day!

I’m following some unusual advice today, from the good folks at On Your Feet: “Go through your entire day visualizing that you have a personal giant robot that protects you, defends you and gives you outrageous compliments.” It sounded like fun. And I’m going to liveblog it so you can see all the action as [...]

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