Very bad: Simon Cowell went so far as to say if Malakar wins, he’ll quit. One YouTube contributor in New York has launched a hunger strike and vows not to eat until the 17-year-old is ousted from the show. Words cannot express the monumental badness of this guy. He’s not even bad in an entertaining way (like the dubious singing … Read More
That’ll Teach Them A Lesson!
Supermodel Vida Guerra (who I never heard of, but never mind) was upset that nude photos of her were making their way around the Internet. She insisted that they weren’t real. And to prove her point, she’s agreed to pose nude in Playboy. Smaaaaaaart.
A Shoutout To My Peeps
With Easter approaching, it’s time to celebrate Peeps and their fans. Specifically, the history of rock & roll as performed by Peeps Here are some Peeps re-enacting the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly (aka "the day the music died"): Flash forward to 1967, and the album cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Peeper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band: And who can forget … Read More
The Republican War On Science: White House Tries To Muzzle Global Warming Research
ABC: Bush administration officials throughout the government have engaged in White House-directed efforts to stifle, delay or dampen the release of climate change research that casts the White House or its policies in a bad light, says a new report that purports to be the most comprehensive assessment to date of the subject. Researchers for the non-profit watchdog Government Accountability … Read More
It’s Not A Scandal Unless There’s A ‘Monica’ Involved
And now we have one. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales’s senior counselor, Monica Goodling, yesterday refused to testify in the Senate about her involvement in the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The letter sent by Monica’s attorneys explains the reasons why. But here’s the thing: none of the reasons pertain to self-incrimination. You … Read More
Remains Of 9-11 Victims Used To Fill Potholes
I’m speechless: The pulverized remains of bodies from the World Trade Center disaster site were used by city workers to fill ruts and potholes, a city contractor says in a sworn affidavit filed Friday in Manhattan Federal Court. Eric Beck says debris powders – known as fines – were put in a pothole-fill mixture by crews at the Fresh Kills … Read More
Dinner In The Sky
When I went to Belgium, I thought it was nice. But something was missing. Yup. Nowhere in that entire country was there a place for 22 people to enjoy dinner while sitting at a table suspended high over the world below. Thank God they’ve fixed that.
Multi-tasking: Not All That Great
For those of you who think you’re all that because you can do three things at once, the latest studies are here to tell you that you’re not doing anything better: Think you can juggle phone calls, e-mail, instant messages and computer work to get more done in a time-starved world? Read on, preferably shutting out the cacophony of digital … Read More
Human-Animal Hybrids
Bush State of The Union, 2006: Tonight I ask you to pass legislation to prohibit the most egregious abuses of medical research: human cloning in all its forms; creating or implanting embryos for experiments; creating human-animal hybrids; and buying, selling or patenting human embryos. Like many, when I heard Bush talk about human-animal hybrids, I was preplexed. Great, I thought. … Read More
Tale As Old As Time…
A big shout-out to Gray (the Beast) and Emily (Belle) who play the title roles in the production of Beauty and the Beast, opening tonight at the Little Theatre of Winston-Salem. I send my fondest "break-a-leg" wishes to them, as well as Craig (Gaston) and the Barnhardt sisters. Emily reports that opening night is all but sold out, and tickets … Read More
Who’s Left In The GOP?
Not many: Public allegiance to the Republican Party has plunged during George W. Bush’s presidency, as attitudes have edged away from some of the conservative values that fueled GOP political victories, a major survey has found. The survey, by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, found a "dramatic shift" in political party identification since 2002, … Read More
The Sympathy Surge
Leave to the vile right-wing radio morons to suggest that John Edwards is using his wife’s battle with cancer for political ends and to garnish votes. Rush Limbaugh, who suggested a few months ago that Michael J. Fox was exaggerated his disease for political effect, said yesterday about the Edwards press conference: Now, this suggests to me that, look, let’s … Read More
Snowjob
White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, 10/6/06: Members of Congress have their own oversight obligations. They may proceed as they wish. They’re a separate and co-equal branch of government and I’m not going to tell them what they can and can’t do. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, yesterday: There’s another principle, which is Congress doesn’t have the legislative — … Read More
“Feminism Destroying America”
So says Chuck Baldwin, Founder-Pastor of Crossroads Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida and vice presidential nominee for the Constitution Party in 2004: When one searches to find the causes for America’s rapid deterioration, there is no shortage of suspects. However, my thirty-plus years experience as a pastor, counselor, and researcher has convinced me that there is no greater threat to … Read More
“You Keep Using That Word. I Do No Think It Means What You Think It Means”
I just realized… I think I’ve been using the word "nadir" wrong my entire life. I think I’ve been using it to mean "apex" (the highest point) when it really means the exact opposite (the lowest point). Don’t you hate it when that happens?