May 2009 Archives

District Court Ruling in Ricci

 
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More on the Sotomayor/Ricci case after the jump.

2nd Circuit Opinion in Ricci

 
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After the jump, you can read the Ricci case opinion.  The Ricci case is the big one for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, in case you've been living under a rock.

Flying Cat!

 
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Or at least a winged cat.  From China, of course.

Not Everything I Love Goes Away

 
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The network gods have seen fit to spare a handful of promising saplings, as announced at the 2009 Upfronts.  Fringe has been renewed, but loses a few minutes off its run time

Better Off Ted survived, Dollhouse (shockingly!), and The Big Bang Theory, too.  And most importantly, 30 Rock.  

2 Girls, 1 Sub

 
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If you missed the unbelievably stomach-churning meme of 2 Girls/1 Cup, do a Google search for it.  After you figure out what it is, come back and take a gander at this...inspired...ad for Quizno's.



Was this really a good scheme on the part of the Quizno's marketing flacks?  Associating their (admittedly) delicious sandwiches with two chicks that play with poo?  Hmm...

That's More Horsepower Than a Horse

 
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Sure it's a little cheesy, but there is so much win in this, it gets a pass.

Cultural Differences

 
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The ever-brilliant A Softer World has a great ...comic?... up today, at least for those of us wandering about, far from home.

First Post Haiku

 
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"Yeah, Chris, I would to
blog!  I will start anytime,"
I said months ago.

Patriot Act at Work

 
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Photos of North Korea

 
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Check out these surreal photos from a trip to Pyongyang.  Tomas Van Houtryve, the man who took these, told the authorities that he wanted to invest in a chocolate factory and was given a modicum of freedom. 

Hundreds of dancers perform in the Arirang Mass Gymnastics in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK) on 15 August 2007. 100,000 performers participate in the Mass Gymnastics, the largest propaganda spectacle in the world

A North Korean woman loads a pistol for firing practice in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK) on 18 August, 2007.


Passengers look out froma bus window in the rain in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK) on 14 August, 2007.

Microwaving a Cell Phone

 
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Do not attempt this unless you have a priest handy.

The Sinful Dwarf

 
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Take one dash restaurant, two dashes bar, set it up in an old movie theater and throw on a 1973 horror/porno involving an evil Dwarf, does Thursday night get any better?

WWJD?  TORTURE!! 

Effing Hall

 
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Alex, who apparently does nothing but scour the web all day at work, found this evil game.  Cause as much damage as possible with hail.  Effing Hail.