As a former punk (who was never bullied btw), I see both sides of this. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2012
Diane Keaton now regrets being a single mother
Ooops!! From the comments: Better for her daughter that she is a single mother, rather than having Woody Allen as … [Read more...]
Mark Steyn: ‘ I owe Hilton Kramer my American career’
Mark Steyn writes: Rick is right that Hilton was no troglodyte. But I remember him telling me back in the Nineties about a Saturday night out at a critically acclaimed … [Read more...]
‘Then again, maybe not: Charlie’s white…’
More Trayvon Martin™ (Or as I like to call it: "Reginald Denny's Revenge") goodness, this time via KDMLA: [Read more...]
I’m an American trapped in a Canadian’s body
Last night I dreamt I was yelling at a bunch of idiots about the Tenth Amendment and the Commerce Clause -- so loudly that I woke myself up. It was like Glenn Beck had turned into an incubus. Sad. Anyway, [Read more...]
Today in Travyvon Martin™ news: ‘Elderly couple in fear over Spike Lee tweet’
Ed Driscoll reports: Life imitates art — Spike Lee’s 1989 film Do the Right Thing, a title now drenched in irony, ended with [Read more...]
Do you teach [the Shirley Jackson short story] ‘The Lottery’ to your students? I’d like to interview you…
For an article I'm working on. (Sorry: I assumed everyone would get I meant the Shirley Jackson short story...) kshaidle - AT - rogers.com … [Read more...]
Global News attacks Sun TV; says Muslim wife-bashing manual is no different than the Bible
Via my husband's blog (He has the video clips, too -- the original Sun report and Global's lame rejoinder) Global has a Muslim "leader" cite an … [Read more...]
Jezuz: Hunger Games ‘fans’ angry that black characters are played by… black actors (?!)
Perfect chance to test their theories on fires and building structure!
In my dreams, all these people are consumed in waves of flaming jet fuel. … [Read more...]
(Canadian) journalists: our moral and intellectual superiors (Tabatha Southey edition)
How do her colleagues interact with her without gagging? I guess they have to pretend she's not a tool when they're … [Read more...]