This is good news for those who wish soccer would become more popular here in the States: David Beckham agreed to a five-year deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer, leaving the Real Madrid club at which he enjoyed worldwide popularity but experienced disappointment on the field.
Art Garfunkel Has Too Much Time On His Hands
He’s listed every book that he has read from June 1968 though January 2006, listed chronologically. A total of 967 books. So what was Art Garfunkel reading in, oh, say, August 1984? Why, Henry Kissinger’s "Diplomacy" of course. I think Art should take up a hobby. Like music, maybe. NOT AT ALL RELATED: Yvonne "Lilly Munster" De Carlo is dead.
Hollaback, Girl
Ladies: Harrassed on the street by some jerk? Snap his photo and put it up on this series of websites, generically called Hollaback. Here, for example, is Hollaback NYC.
LiveBlogging: “Grease: You’re The One That I Want”
I have to admit… I’m not optimistic about this. Mostly because I hate the show, "Grease". Still, I’ll keep an open mind about the Broadway star wannabes. And Kathleen Marshall (no slouch, she) will be ultimately directing the show, as well as be a judge. So that lends a little credibility to the whole thing. 7:30 pm: This "Deal or … Read More
Rape Blogging
The feminist blogosphere has been really interesting lately. It all started with this post ("How Bars Exploit Underage Woman As Commodities") on Alternet by a feminist named Liz Funk. Funk focuses on the "open secret" of bars and clubs to pay attractive underage woman (that is, below drinking age) to frequent their establishments, attracting male clientele who, naturally, buy drinks … Read More
Jefferson’s Koran
You got to hand it to Rep. Keith Ellison, the Minnesota congressman to be who is going to be the first Muslim elected to congrressional office. You may recall that he caused some flack when he said that he wanted to be sworn in on the Koran, his holy book which is sacred to him. This caused some silly controversy … Read More
Well, God Spoke To Me And Told Me That Pat Robertston Is Batshit Insane
So God and Pat Robertson have been having another tete-a-tete. And God (through Pat) has some bad news for 2007: Evangelical broadcaster Pat Robertson said Tuesday that God has told him that a terrorist attack on the United States would cause a "mass killing" late in 2007. "I’m not necessarily saying it’s going to be nuclear," he said during his … Read More
Orange Bowl Random Thoughts
I’m watching the Big Faceless Corporation Orange Bowl because Wake is playing and I live in Winston-Salem, so it’s the law. Normally, I couldn’t care less about college football. In fact, I can hardly muster caring about this. Nevertheless, some thoughts: (1) Good God. Leave Muhammed Ali alone. If you’re going to wheel him out in public, then it should … Read More
Psyched
I’m seeing this in early March… (as well as Wicked).
Kirk (“Growing Pains”) Cameron Disproves Evolution
Here’s how: The logic of and support for evolution also was questioned in a stunt the two [Kirk Cameron and fellow evangelical Ray Comfort] did for their television show, when they let "evolutionists hang themselves with their own words." "We called eight airlines (on camera) and asked if they would let us bring a ‘relative’ on the plane. We said … Read More
LaRue’s Slippery Slope
Jan LaRue of the right-wing Concerned Women For America writes an article with the inquisitive headline: When Will Bisexuals Drag Homosexuals out of Polygamy Closet? I had to read that headline several times in order to get my head around it. I get the homosexual/closet reference — that’s obvious. But where does the polygamy thing come in? Is Ms. LaRue … Read More
The War On Christmas: 1947
Below is an actual excerpt from an FBI memo in 1947 (since declassified) which alerts the reader to the commie propaganda contained in — wait for it — It’s A Wonderful Life: To: The Director D.M. Ladd COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY (RUNNING MEMORANDUM) There is submitted herewith the running memorandum concerning Communist infiltration of the motion picture … Read More
Best Movies Of 2006
You want lists? I got lists. Salon’s Best Films Of 2006 (in no particular order, with descriptions): "Army of Shadows" — Made in 1969 but never released in the States until this year, Jean-Pierre Melville’s drama about a group of men and one woman fighting in the French Resistance isn’t just one of the great films of the ’60s; it’s … Read More
Back Again
Well, back to regular life, more or less, such as it is. What did I miss? Ford dying. Well, that was predictable. Wasn’t a fan of the Bush War — again, not surprising. Ford may have been lackluster (I love how the media is trying to hype the most unhype-able of ex-presidents), but he was no dummy. Edwards throws his … Read More
Assassination Vacation
Cool. Free computer access at the Hampton Inn. Get rid of those double posts. Contrary to my initial intention to listen to John Hodgman’s "The Area Of My Expertise", I ended up listening to the audiobook of Sarah Vowell’s "Assassination Vacation". A very interesting book. Vowell admits to a lifelong fascination with things related to presidential assassinations and, spurred on … Read More