Archives for September 2010
Journalists: your moral and intellectual superiors!
Michael Kinsley writes: Debt is everywhere you look. Here’s a short inside piece in The New York Times Magazine about state and local unfunded pension obligations for retired employees. They … [Read more...]
Wilmington, North Carolina homes for sale (#ad)
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There! We fixed it!! (UPDATE: welcome, Instapundit readers!)
NewsReal: "Editor’s … [Read more...]
Calling all Trailers From Hell/B-movie/cult movie fans
Via Facebook: Mary Lambert, Larry Karaszewski and Brian Trenchard-Smith will be answering your questions tomorrow. [Read more...]
‘But don’t we all cherish poking and sucking?’
John McWhorter redeems himself after whole "voting for Obama" thing: The reason one might feel that one has been hearing the black use of the N-word “lately” is … [Read more...]
Original AA ‘Big Book’ manuscript finally goes public
Washington Post: But the crossed-out phrases and scribbles make clear that the words easily could have read differently. And the edits embody a debate that … [Read more...]
‘Kaparot: Throw a chicken in the air’
Rabbi Simcha writes: Amongst the harder Jewish traditions to explain to Jews and non-Jews alike is kaparot. This symbolic “atonement” rite, conducted in preparation for Yom … [Read more...]
It’s on: Andrew Breitbart vs Glenn Beck
Via Kaus (who is now blogging for Newsweek): "Fearless" is an appropriate word for Breitbart, who operates on gut instinct rather than excessive desk work. But he's also fearless when it comes to Glenn Beck. The topic of … [Read more...]
‘We acknowledge your letter of 29th April referring to Mr J. Arkell’
"We note that Mr Arkell's attitude to damages will be governed by the nature of our reply and would therefore be grateful if you would inform us what his attitude to damages would be, were he to learn that the nature of our reply is as follows: [Read more...]
Ezra Levant: eeeeevvvveeeeelllll jeeeeeeeen-eeee-us?
NationalPost: Mr. Levant's strategy involves driving a wedge between the well-meaning McGill students of the world and environmental groups … [Read more...]
When your opponents accidentally write your campaign slogans for you…
Remind me: who is the "stupid" one, again? "What really matters is not (...) what was said in some interview 10 or 20 years ago.”
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