So…De Palma and Robbins (go figure) are slandering the troops. There have been atrocities in war…people are fallible, but to apply that to an entire military action is just reckless. But, De Palma does it anyways in his new movie…
The movie is an attempt to bring the reality of what is happening in […]

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I received a link from a regular reader of this site that had this story attached by Andrew Stephen, I’ll quote the intro:
Andrew Stephen on how the US is no longer a land where people of humble origin become film stars and presidents.
I read through the article, and frankly it’s the same old crap I’ve […]

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What is there to say about the greatest band in the world?
One of the benefits of being me is that my roommate works for a local magazine that sometimes gets press junkets. In these junkets (swag as the industry knows it, but I’ll call it the oyster of surprise) sometimes you get a little […]

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Worst Economy Ever:
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The owner of a fast food joint in Montana’s booming oil patch found himself outsourcing the drive-thru window to a Texas telemarketing firm, not because it’s cheaper but because he can’t find workers.
Record low unemployment across parts of the West has created tough working conditions for business owners, who […]

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All scientists unanimously agree that while they can’t pin down the facts of what is going on with the environment, whatever it is seems to be caused by global warming.
Since the late 1960s, much of the North Atlantic Ocean has become less salty, in part due to increases in fresh water runoff induced by global […]

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I found out very late last night that a family member had passed away. My Uncle Joe (technically a great Uncle, but he was always just Uncle Joe). When I was a kid, and whenever I would go to Canada, he was always one of the people I would make sure was at […]

Random | 5 Comments »

I suppose it’s rock.
A friend of mine came over excited a few weeks back with a new CD in hand. It was a night of beer drinking that we were going to be partaking in, and with Guinness in hand he pushed his way over to my computer, and hijacked the audio to play […]

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Pulled from a comment thread at Protein Wisdom:
C.S. Lewis: “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; […]

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Sounds about right.
H/T: Heather

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It’s been a while since I’ve bestowed my “Douche of the Week” honor upon anyone…it’s time I do so, with Zazz.
My roommate is a huge fan of the artist Derek Hess (myspace page here, clothing line here). He’s bought several of his prints online, and they adorn our living room…framed.
His art is […]

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