This is sure to set the Christian right into fits of apoplexy, but the breaking news off the wires is that Plan B — the "morning after" pill — has been officially approved by the FDA. It will be available over-the-counter — without a prescription. However, girls 17 and under will need a doctor’s note in order to purchase the … Read More
Welcome To My Party Of Death
This is one of the best take-downs of Ramesh Ponnuru’s book The Party Of Death that I have read. Here’s a snippet: In the seventh chapter of his new book, The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life, Ramesh Ponnuru draws a distinction: There is a radical difference that separates both an … Read More
The Incomprehensible War
What Anonymous Liberal says (emphases mine); It really is incomprehensible. It’s now been over three years since we invaded Iraq, and still, remarkably, no one can say with any certainty why we did it. There’s a tendency among political commentators (and I’m certainly as guilty of this as anyone) to discuss the Bush administration as if it were some monolithic … Read More
Still Alive
We were all supposed to die yesterday. Did you know that? Here’s a list of gloom-and-doom articles from the right-wing press, foretelling that August 22 was the day in which Iran would wreak nuclear kick-ass on all us Westerners (or, at least, Israelis). Wall Street Journal: August 22 World News Daily: Iran Cataclysm Forecast Aug. 22 FrontPageMag: Iran’s Day of … Read More
9/11: The Comic Book
Sorry, it’s not a "comic book" — it’s a "graphic adaptation". Bits of it are being excerpted on Slate, but I can tell you now that if it didn’t cover such a monsterous event in history, it would be unintentionally funny. Take, for example, this panel showing Bush on 9/11 going to speak to grade school kids in Florida: As … Read More
Oy, These Kids Today
The Beloit College Mindset List is an informal study conducted each year of incoming college freshmen. It gives a snapshot of their world and reference point. If you want to feel old, check out these items which reflect the mindset of the Class of 2010 (most of whom were born in 1988): The Soviet Union has never existed and therefore … Read More
Even I Have Standards
One might think that I’ll do anything on stage, given the fact that I degrade myself in Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical. Not true. Here’s something I won’t do on stage. In fact, here’s something I wouldn’t even see: a four hour performance piece consisting solely of a naked woman cradling an actual dead pig.
How Not To Break Up With Someone
If you are going to break up with someone, be a man about it for Chrissakes. Don’t do it by text messaging, like this jerk: P.S. Don’t fire someone by text messaging either.
Restoring Dignity To The White House
Remember how people claimed that Bush would restore dignity to the White House, something supposedly missing from the Clinton years? Well, this is what we got – a frat boy: He loves to cuss, gets a jolly when a mountain biker wipes out trying to keep up with him, and now we’re learning that the first frat boy loves flatulence … Read More
Now I’ve Seen It All
Guess who has the hots for Whitney Houston? Is it… (a) William Shatner (b) Osama bin Laden (c) Jessica Lange (d) Paul Reubens (aka Peewee Herman) The answer will surprise you. See below the fold….
“Beautiful Dead Girls”
Since the media is once again obsessed with the death of adorable little Jon-Benet Ramsey, Kos diarist "hrh" thought he would shine the spotlight on some other beautiful dead girls — the ones the media doesn’t talk about. Read it. RELATED: Juan Cole has thoughts of his own, comparing the saturation news coverage of Jon-Benet Ramsey with another case: But … Read More
NOAA Doesn’t Do Debbie
So far this hurricane season, we had tropical storm Alberto, tropical storm Beryl, and tropical storm Chris. The next one was supposed to be named "Debby", giving me an obvious tie-in to "Debbie Does Dallas". But for some reason, NOAA is calling the recently-formed tropical storm "Tropical Depression FOUR". Uh, guys? What about Debby? UPDATE: Oh, I see. Tropical Storm … Read More
Stuff I’d Get If I Had Too Much Money
(1) You’ve heard of player pianos . . . how about a player violin? Cost: $17,000 (2) A Deligh Table The table, which allows you to create nifty visual effects by simply touching it, uses a rather simple, but elegantly implemented technique. An opaque liquid is sandwiched between a transparent plastic film and a light source. When touched, the liquid … Read More