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July 23, 2009
White Pride? Officer Who Arrested Gates Refuses to Apologize
Image via WikipediaEveryone's heard the story by now. Renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. gets a visit from police officers after someone reports a someone trying to break into Gates' home. The perp, as it turns out, is Gates himself, who locked himself out of his home. On the off chance that the well-dressed sixty year old man that answered the door for police might still be some kind
July 22, 2009
Book Review: Chronicles of the Undead by A.F. Stewart
Author A.F. Stewart has managed to accomplish a none-to-easy task in the realm of the vampire novels. She has managed to create a unique and captivating voice in a realm populated mainly by Anne Rice and Laurell K. Hamilton clones substituting melodramatic whining and gratuitous sex for depth and substance.Chronicles of the Undead offers the reader a closer look at the lives of two Victorian era
July 21, 2009
Book Review: Woodsburner by John Pipkin
Historical Fiction is probably one of the harder genres for an author to succeed in, especially when it is not written as a sub-genre of Mystery, True Crime or Romance novels. Taking historical people and events and placing them within a fictional narrative can be a precarious balancing act; too much historical accuracy can weigh down a story, while taking too many liberties can unintentionally
July 16, 2009
Book Review: Still Life by Joy Fielding
With over twenty books under her belt, Joy Fielding is bound to improve with every novel, yet occasionally produce work that feels like it is a step backward to her faithful readers. Still Life: A Novel, while well-written in spite of a tricky Plot device, still manages to fall short of what Fielding fans have come to expect.The gimmick of having the books narrator spend the majority of the novel
July 10, 2009
United Breaks Guitars, Caves to Youtube Video
Just another example of the old story of Airline damages luggage, luggage owner seeks restitution, Airline tells valued customer to get bent.However, in this case the airline was United Airlines, the luggage was a $3,500 guitar, the luggage owner was Dave Carroll, member of the Sons of Maxwell band, and his response to being told to get bent was to go viral with a Youtube video about his (and his
July 8, 2009
Bernard Goldberg is a Whore
I have a habit of switching back and forth between MSNBC and Fox News when I'm working onImage via Wikipedia a project and need some background noise. One casual flick of the remote's Recall button at the first sign of a commercial gives me a steady stream of hackneyed biased journalism from both sides of the political spectrum while I tend to more serious matters.This information serves no
June 24, 2009
Acme Screws Over Employees
I received an email from a friend of mine whose employers have suddenly decided to take advantage of the poor economy and dismal job market and force a non-negotiable contract down their Labor Union's throat. This is becoming pretty common these days; it is getting to the point that Unions aren't even doing a good job of protecting employees. I'm just going to reprint her email in its entirety
Sanford Fesses Up: Not Hiking Around in Appalachia, but Screwing Around in Argentina
I hate to admit it, but I feel kind of sorry for the guy. Usually, a Republican caught in a sex scandal fills me with a kind of giddy exhilaration; there's nothing like seeing somebody who rants and raves about morality exposed as a gigantic hypocrite. Sanford certainly fit that bill, having previously spoken out against Bill Clinton and Larry Craig during their respective scandals. The fact that
Nixon Makes Racist Comments From Beyond the Grave!
Recently, I've angered some people by repeatedly questioning whether or not all RepublicansImage via Wikipedia are racist. Now, to be perfectly honest, angering Republicans was indeed one of my goals in asking such a blatantly unfair questions. But considering the way in which many Republicans and conservatives casually dismiss the anger that minorities display when disparaging comments are made
Super Barack Obama!
I think that this JibJab video of President Barack Obama donning tights and performing super heroic feats, like bringing peace to the Middle East and wrestling bears, is funny no matter which section of the political spectrum you currently reside in. Hell, I like it. Watch it.Related articles by Zemanta JibJab Creators Debut Barack Obama Animation at Correspondents' Dinner (beet.tv) U.S. envoy
