Archive for April 19th, 2009
Late Night Music Video: Vanessa Mae – Toccata & Fugue
A modern spin on a Bach classic. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8Fa_EUQqY[/youtube]
One More Thing To Blame Obama For
The Grateful Dead — as reunited as they can be, I suppose — back on tour. Oy. Do.Not.Want. AND — Did.Not.Vote.For. Who do I see for Impeachment proceedings? The Only Band That Matters One more — not exactly a proper video, but a bunch of clips from Westway set to White Man (In the Hammersmith […]
More Culture War FAIL
We talked about the unfortunate branding of the anti-gay marriage campaign as “2M4M”; and Andy Cobb gets the fundamental problem with branding done by people completely out of touch with the popular culture: [youtube]http://tr.youtube.com/watch?v=3CkFGe3JJDc[/youtube]
Deep Thought of the Day
When critics of President George W. Bush raised the specter of fascism, they were out-of-control, anti-American radicals. When conservatives raise the specter of fascism — and mind-bogglingly socialism at the same time — they are patriotic dissenters channeling our founding fathers. Any questions? h/t and stolen word-for-word from Blue Indiana
QOD
If I masturbate 183 times in a month…no, not February…am I torturing myself? If I strap my child to a chair and force him to watch the same episode of Dora the Explorer 183 times in a month is that torture? If I force someones head under water to the point where they would die […]
Some Alaska News
The liberal blogger’s favorite governor, Sarah Palin, has been having some tough times. Alaska Real (and every other Alaskan blogger) writes that Palin’s pick for Alaska’s Attorney General has been nixed by a 35 to 23 vote. All democrats and many republicans voted against Ross, and many cited his strange statement recently that lawmakers shouldn’t […]
Finally, Some Truth
Throughout the Bush Administration, Bush supporters went to great lengths to claim that waterboarding and the other “enhanced” interrogation techniques were not torture, contorting themselves into unbelievable positions to do so. They could never come out and say that “We torture.” Indeed, they did the opposite, with Bush himself saying “America doesn’t torture” even though […]
Read All About It in the Sunday Papers: April 19 Edition
LEAD STORY-The Times of London: British Scientists Use Stem Cells and Find Cure For Blindness Wow. Good thing that Bush and the Wingnuts had such an abiding ‘respect’ for ‘human life’. Who ever would have wanted this to happen? British scientists have developed the world’s first stem cell therapy to cure the most common cause of […]
Quote of the Day with Photograph
I think President Obama is an intelligent man, compared to the previous U.S. president. – Presidente Hugo Chávez
I’m not fat! I just have phthalates!
I’m not sure if this type of thing could have been avoided if there was better regulation of toys. However, I’m inclined to think the answer is yes. Child Obesity Is Linked to Chemicals in Plastics By Jennifer 8. Lee Exposure to chemicals used in plastics may be linked with childhood obesity, according to results […]
Look For The Union Label
Ha! Merchant seaman are Americans and union members. h/t Colorado’s Square State
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