Archives for July 2010

Coulter writes: As Michael Steele correctly noted, every great power that's tried to stage an all-out war in Afghanistan has gotten its a-- handed to it. Everyone knows it's not … [Read more...]

What brought that on? Check out my new post at David Horowitz's NewsReal blog and find out. … [Read more...]

Poynter.org: Jean Tweet found a copy of "Second Helping" -- a 1962 collection of recipes put together by the Women’s National Press Club... ***
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Movies get a lot right and a lot wrong. The "wrong" stuff tends to happen when movies (and TV) get all "deep" and metaphorical and "what if" on you -- "hey, what if there was a JEWISH suicide bomber, huh??"; "Hey, let's make the aliens stand-ins for black South Africans (even though the "invaders" … [Read more...]

July 2009 July 2010 BONUS [Read more...]

Julie Burchill's first Independent column: We live in a country where the Queen goes to … [Read more...]

writes Rob Breakenridge, it's disheartening to see so many defending the Toronto police crackdown on G20 protesters.

Defenders of … [Read more...]

(When I went in for lasik and they pinned my eyes open, I said brightly, "I bet you get lots of Clockwork Orange jokes, huh?" and the doctor replied, "Not as many as I used to...")
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Arnie's new video not-safe-for-work (again) -- shows your union dues at work! Added bonus: [Read more...]

Just a friendly reminder: Not only can you buy my book Acoustic Ladyland as a real book now (and not just an e-book)... … [Read more...]

via Twitter: "Obama's new NASA policy: We won't go to the moon, but we will reach out to nations that have the moon on their flag." … [Read more...]

LATimes: Yes, in the 21st century, blackface characters on a major television network.

But this is Mexico, and definitions of racism are complicated... … [Read more...]