I love it when the rightwing eats itself. From AP’s Glen Johnson: Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, who rails against the "cesspool" of pornography, is being criticized by social conservatives who argue that he should have tried to halt hardcore hotel movie offerings during his near-decade on the Marriott board. Two anti-pornography crusaders, as well as two conservative activists of … Read More
Take Me Out
Boycotting a baseball game because gays want to attend? Some people are idiots. [P.S.: In case you don’t get this post’s title…] RELATED: Apparently, gays are to blame for everything, including straight people’s ability to pass the bar: A Boston man who failed the Massachusetts bar exam has filed a federal lawsuit claiming his refusal to answer a test question … Read More
The Full Monty: The Review
It’s a hit! Baring All: ‘Tasteful’ musical fully uncovers story of hard times By Mary Martin Niepold What’s it like to strip right down to our natural born selves? It’s bad enough if you’re a fledgling teenage girl. But what if you’re a full-grown, out-of-work, steelworker kind of man? That’s the send-up in The Full Monty, the Terrence McNally musical … Read More
A Famous Evangelical Sees The Light
Then: It is the afternoon of September 25, 2000, and Jonathan Edwards is making his way to the triple jump final at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney. In his kitbag are some shirts, spikes, towels – and a tin of sardines. Why the sardines? They have been chosen by Edwards to symbolise the fish that Jesus used in the miracle … Read More
Star Trek XI Cast
I want Ed Asner as Scotty: Fresh from Ocean’s 13 and The Departed, [Matt] Damon is pegged for the role of a young Captain James T. Kirk, previously played by the Shat-tastic William Shatner. Meanwhile, Oscar winner [Adrian] Brody (King Kong, The Pianist) is slated for the role of Mr. Spock, which was immortalized by Leonard Nimoy, and CSI: New … Read More
Christians And Their Bikinis
I came across this and decided that it needed unpacking…. Bikinis are Inappropriate Swimwear According to ChristiaNet Poll ChristiaNet.com, the world’s largest Christian portal with twelve million monthly page loads, recently conducted a poll asking participants to decide if bikinis are appropriate swimwear. It is interesting to note with this poll that many voters felt that the attitude and the … Read More
I’m Going To Hell
I know because I took an online test… … and online religious tests don’t lie.
Net Authority
When these prisses (pictured at right) get through banning things on the Internet, there will be no Internet left: The Net Authority is an organization dedicated to the removal of offensive material from the Internet. The online world is teeming with pornography, depravity, blasphemy, and all kinds of hate propaganda. It is our mission to define a set of guidelines … Read More
Gays In The Military: A Change In The Offing?
Today, the Service Members Legal Defense Network released a Pentagon statement that “includes the first language from Pentagon leaders suggesting that lesbian and gay service personnel should continue to use their skills in support of national security efforts, even after facing dismissal under the law.” The statement reads: These separated members have the opportunity to continue to serve their nation … Read More
At Least ONE Person Gets It
Great video of an MSNBC journalist refusing to do a Paris Hilton story. P.S.: An actual self-portrait from her days in jail:
About That Dramatic Prarie Dog
I blogged about it last week…. Now it’s getting out of hand…. The original: One of many many many spoofs:
Sorkin Back To Broadway
Live From Studio 60, which kind of grew on me (especially these last episodes), has not been renewed. Apparently, Aaron Sorkin’s creation just didn’t find its audience, unlike the critically-acclaimed The West Wing and the cult fave SportsNight. But there is good Sorkin news. The Farnsworth Invention, his first new play since A Few Good Men in 1989, opens later … Read More
Top 1000 Films Evah
Over the next five days, the Guardian is publishing their list of the top 1000 films ever, in alphabetical order. Keep checking back. So far, they’ve only done A through some of C. No "All About Eve". But then again, this isn’t limited to just American/English films. On the other hand, "American Pie" and "The Brady Bunch Movie" made the … Read More
Fisking Noonan
Mark Noonan at Blogs for Bush: Yep, we conservative Christians are just a bunch of hijackers… HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Sen. Barack Obama told a church convention Saturday that some right- wing evangelical leaders have exploited and politicized religious beliefs in an effort to sow division. "Somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together and … Read More
The “Silent No”
From Buzzfeed: Culture Buzz: The new way to say "no" is by simply not responding. The Silent No is perfect for business, romance, and family situations. It lets you stay positive in face-to-face encounters and avoids the awkwardness of sharing bad news. Did a loser ask you on a date? Having second thoughts about a business agreement? Or just too … Read More