Category Archives: News

The Spirit of Christmas

No, not the animated short that spawned South Park. I’m bringing you this silly marketing gimmick from Travelodge in the UK: Hotel chain offers a room at the inn for Marys and Josephs …”The ‘gift’ of a free night’s stay … Continue reading

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Blast from the past: Denis Leary riffing on the Mel Gibson DUI

Thank you to Phyllis & Joel for reminding me of this gem: Back in July of 2006, Mel Gibson was famously arrested for drunk driving, and exercised his constitutionally protected right to free speech by unleashing a tirade blaming Jews … Continue reading

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Why I’m never buying bottled water again, and why you shouldn’t either

Since I’ve been following No Impact Man for a while, I was primed for this, but there were still some severely sobering facts in this that managed to stun me. Take some time to read and react to The Truth … Continue reading

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In case you missed it…

Here’s that local news piece about my meeting with Phyllis in May. And yes, I’m really still working on writing the story.

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I’m an Israeli man. Why don’t they write stuff like this about me?

Oh, right, because I didn’t WRESTLE A LEOPARD TO THE GROUND IN MY BEDROOM! JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli man wrestled a leopard to the ground after it entered his bedroom in a desert college and tried to make a … Continue reading

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Coolest Con ever.

When President Bush ordered troops to Iraq, he probably never imagined that he would be ultimately be responsible for what very well could be the very first D&D convention/game day ever held in a war zone. (via User Friendly)

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2007 is actually 1984.

Newspeak, courtesy of Reuters. (Thank you, Andrew Sullivan.)

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A little diversion on a day sorely lacking in good news.

How about a New York couple taking cab to Arizona retirement to distract you from the Virginia Tech massacre. I hang my head in condolence for the families of the dead and pray for a speedy and complete recovery for … Continue reading

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Nancy Pelosi comes from good stock.

The JPost tells us about Pelosi’s father and the Holocaust. I look forward to seeing good things from her and her colleagues in terms of foreign policy this term.

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Me? Pedantic?! No!

I expect better from an institution like Time Magazine (well, time.com in this case): In their photoessay on the life, reign, and death of Saddam Hussein, they goof in the caption for photo 5. Note the reference to the persons … Continue reading

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