The New York Times has an article on the emergence of DVDs in the past five years. I got my DVD player a little over 2 1/2 years ago (DON'T BUY RCA) for one simple reason -- widescreen. I've hated for years that filmmakers were forced, for some bizarre reason, to produce the "pan & […]
Did I say that out loud?
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Texas Rangers' $252 million man, Alex Rodriguez, was quoted earlier in the week as saying that he would return 30-40 percent of his exorbitant salary if it would help the current situation in baseball. Well, after further review (scroll to bottom of story), Rodriguez has reconsidered. At Yankee Stadium, Texas shortstop Alex Rodriguez backtracked from […]
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Eric Alterman -- the latest conspiracy theory
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MSNBC's Eric Alterman may be suffering from undiagnosed paranoia along with some latent racism. If you haven't read the post immediately below this one on outgoing Rep. Cynthia McKinney (Nutcase-Ga.), then read it now and then come back up here. Alterman, it should come as only a mild surprise, agrees with the Texas representative that […]
Equal-opportunity racists
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A couple years back CBS (I think) put on a short-lived remake of the classic "All in the Family" substituting a black family in the cast. The show didn't fly, but I do remember one of the lines the lead character uttered in the promos. The new version of Rob "Meathead" Reiner accused the new […]
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Giving politicians too much power
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The mayor of a town in France has barred residents from dying because the town cemetery is full. Gil Bernardi, mayor of Le Lavandou on the coast 25 km (15 miles) west of Saint Tropez, introduced the ban after a court rejected his plans to build a cemetery in a tranquil setting by the sea. […]
Religion of Peace update
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It seems like those peaceful Muslims are at it again. JOLO, Philippines -- Muslim rebels linked to al-Qaida beheaded at least two of the six Jehovah's Witnesses they kidnapped in the southern Philippines, a top army commander said Thursday. The heads of the two male hostages were found in an open air market in Jolo […]
I can't make this stuff up
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Sometimes I wish I'd been struck in the head with a sledgehammer hard enough to make me believe crazy things could happen in this world -- I'd be able to predict things like this. Talk about a waste of time. Seriously, if the Saudis are going to sue us in United States' courts over Sept. […]
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And I thought McCain-Feingold was bad
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But the federal statute is amateur hour when compared to Vermont's Act 64. Both The Wall Street Journal and National Review address the absurdity of the law -- and the fact that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled it Constitutional. From the Journal: This law doesn't just limit speech. It also creates a […]
Westerfield Trial Verdict incoming
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Which means that tonight is going to be an interesting one at The San Diego Union-Tribune. *UPDATE* Guilty, Guilty, Guilty.
Back in the saddle again
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You knew the kinder, gentler Paul Krugman couldn't last. Just a few days after a thoughtful analysis of the country's economic situation, with nary a vicious attack in sight, Krugman returns to his old ways with today's piece in The New York Times. [D]on't tell, maybe they won't ask. That was the message of a […]
