Yep: The connection between Toronto having the worst traffic in North America and it being the Canadian city that receives the bulk of immigrants should be obvious to … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2012
Why my favorite part of the ‘Declaration of Independence’…
is the line about "merciless Indian Savages." … [Read more...]
‘Bill Hinzman’s death has affected me more than I could have thought it would…’
As I've said before: Fandom [Read more...]
If you voted for Obama, you’re black, stupid or both (continued)
Once again, I’m, er, ahead of the, uh, curve
TODAY: Hardened criminal in penal institution! LAST YEAR: Me. … [Read more...]
If you’ve been wondering why I’ve been seemingly ignoring the ’11 dead foreigners (and a white guy)’ story…
It's been a mix of sheer disgust, and the fact that HoM has been doing such a peerless job. Just to add that all the white journalists moaning about "slave labor" would never dream of working in … [Read more...]
As I was saying…
Mark Steyn's annoyance is barely contained: It has been somewhat dispiriting to see so many of my colleagues apparently sideswiped by what ought to have been stark staring obvious. *** Yeah, … [Read more...]
If you voted for Obama, you were black, stupid, or both
Adam Carolla: epic rant against new no-Frisbee law + why he doesn’t cheat on his wife
(Ha, joke's on you, son: she doesn't cook...) … [Read more...]
Peter Robinson continues his mission to annoy me personally
I rarely call out Professional Conservatives(tm), but Peter Robinson continues to make me wonder about the talent selection process at work in Mainstream Rightwing Media. [Read more...]
Re-watching ‘The Entertainer’ (1960)
TCM broadcast The Entertainer a while back, so I recorded it and watched it last night. I hadn't seen it in years. It was one of the stable of Angry Young Man, "kitchen sink" films regularly shown on local TV when I was growing up: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, The Loneliness of … [Read more...]
Feeling old and uncool and kinda sorry for yourself?
Then maybe this photograph of Iggy Pop's shockingly boring -- borderline "grandma" -- bedroom will cheer you up as much as it did me: … [Read more...]