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Tag Archives: stupidity
Digital Horseshit
I ranted about this to friends (and on amazon.com) a while back, but I continue to run into people who think Digital Fortress, by Dan Brown (author of The DaVinci Code, which as much as I despise the Catholic church, … Continue reading
For the Sour Dissonant Chattering Revue
Taking a page from ‘s book, a note to the two Ladies of a Certain age who are, as I write, raising their voices so their conversation will be audible over the sound of Emmylou Harris, Gillan Welch and Patty … Continue reading
Scarier and Scarier
I haven’t taken the ferry between NY and NJ since they reopened the WTC PATH station, but mephron has apparently been harrassed twice by security searchers at the ferry for carrying various Dungeons and Dragons books that were deemed “inappropriate.” … Continue reading
Witty, Vivacious Spawn of Satan
Given that she’s expressed a wish for Timothy McVeigh to have bombed the New York Times (a quote she stood by in later interviews), it’s hard to imagine how Ann Coulter could get any loopier. But this bizarre article might … Continue reading
Linda Ronstadt Gets Dixie-Chicked
She’s ejected from the Aladdin casino in Las Vegas after calling Michael Moore “a great American patriot” and encouraging people to see Fahrenheit 9/11.
Terrorist Dry Run, or Band on the Run?
Blogs have been chattering since last week about a woman named Annie Jacobsen, who wrote a terrifying account of flying Northwest Airlines 327 from Detroit to LA on which she was convinced she saw either an aborted terrorist attack or … Continue reading
Here’s your “straight face” test…
There’s an arrogance in the scientific community that they know better than the average American. — Andrea Lafferty, executive director of the Traditional Values Coalition, in the New York Times today. So which bridge do you want to walk across: … Continue reading
No Artificial Cows Here!
A new brand of milk has shown up in the local bodega lately, Cream-O-Land. Their label design somewhat resembles the organic milk brands, and proudly proclaims, FROM REAL COWS. As opposed to…?
NYC Journalism
Well, in the aftermath of the Post’s exclusive coverage of Kerry’s VP choice yesterday (see the Daily News’ chortling about the gaffe; the Times also reported that News reporters sent a bottle of Australian wine to the Post along with … Continue reading
Meanwhile, in other alternate realities…
My attempts to have a rational conversation with my right-wing acquaintance the other night failed utterly, of course, running inevitably into the glazed stare of the True Believer. The Wall Street Journal reviewed a new book, Debunked, which is a … Continue reading