The Village Voice wrote my post for me. Some excerpts: Napolitano has not been too sharp in her response to the incident, but her statements that the TSA performed well in the aftermath of the incident ("once this incident occurred, everything happened that should have"), and that there is at present "no indication" of a wider plot behind the crotch-bombing, … Read More
They Would Have Died That Day, But Instead….
…. they found each other. Awwwwww: While waiting in La Guardia airport for his flight back home to Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 15, 2009, Ben Bostic happened to notice Laura Zych, a chic, pretty brunette. She ended up on the same plane, but not the same row. “I would have totally forgotten about it,” he said later, “if it … Read More
The Dumbest Response to The Detroit Terrorist Bombing Attempt
From the New York Daily News: Strict security rules put into place Saturday will require commercial airline passengers on international flights to stay in their seats for an hour before landing. The measure was among those imposed by the Transportation Security Administration after a suspected terrorist tried to blow up a Northwest flight as it was landing in Detroit. "Among other … Read More
The Decade… In Icons
Courtesy of the New York Times Click to embiggen: RELATED: Paul Krugman writes the only interesting decade retrospective that I've read to date. His basic thrust is that the decade, for all it's ups and downs, amounted to a big nothing: [F]rom an economic point of view, I’d suggest that we call the decade past the Big Zero. It was a … Read More
Merry Christmas
Light blogging continues through the holiday season. I'll be travelling — totally stalkable here (although not ALL the time). Proud of the Bubs.
Independent Cinema Coming To Winston-Salem
About time, too. I heard it on the local NPR this morning. A new arts cinema is opening — 2 screens, 160 seats, beer, wine, and a whole bunch of movies you’ve probably never heard of — all in downtown Winston-Salem. It's called Aperture Cinema and as the video shows, it's coming together fast…. Their first showings are scheduled for … Read More
Boston University LipDub
Over 120 students and the BU Dean of Students cut loose a little during final exams a few days ago to make this: LipDubbing is, of course, the newest fad. Even ministers of the Sarkozy government in France are doing it, so can a White House LipDub be far behind? The fad is still young, but I think Bloomingdale High … Read More
Most Viewed Youtube Videos Of 2009
(1) Susan Boyle performing on "Britain's Got Talent" (non-embeddable) (2) David after Dentist (3) JK Wedding Dance Entrance (4) Twilight preview video (embeddable but I won't waste my space on it) (5) Evian Ad with rolerskating babies
Why We Are Where We Are
Conservatives have been going full force in blaming Obama for the exploding deficit. And it's true, the stimulus package did mushroom the deficit. But the thing to remember is that Obama inherited a huge deficit from Bush and a crummy economy (the two are not necessarily the same). And the stimulus spending, while adding to deficit woes, was necessary to … Read More
Time, Please Define “Mattered”
It's that time of year when Time magazine comes out with its "Person of The Year" accolade, usually to much guffawing and consternation. And to be honest, the Time award thing really has gone downhill since I won it in 2006. So Time chose Ben Bernake this year, which is a fine choice, to the extent that he embodies the … Read More
Glee Get Menzel
Well, they had Chenowith, so…. why not? She'll be portraying the coach of McKinley High's rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline.
How To Be Nicole Scherzinger (The Middle Judge In “The Sing-Off”)
If the singing group is all women, be sure to say they were "sassy but classy". In fact, say it two or three times. Unless, of course they weren't, in which case you tell them that you wished they could have been more "sassy" and/or "classy" Make a reference to the fashion of the era of the song. For example, if … Read More
Look At This, Joe Lieberman
Jackie Kelly, 61, with cancer: Kelly was a stay-at-home mother who raised her six children and went on to help raise her grandchildren, while her husband John worked as a truck driver for 50 years. When John Kelly, 68, retired he was able to go on Medicare, but Kelly was not old enough. With no private insurance, the couple was also … Read More
Sexting Survey Results
Let's break it down, shall we? Nearly one-sixth of teens who own cell phones have received nude or nearly nude images via text message from someone they know, according to a new survey on "sexting" from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Okay. This doesn't necessarily mean they have received nude or nearly nude images of friends/classmates, does it? … Read More