Monthly Archives: February 2006

Yesterday while running on the treadmill at the gym*, I watched a report on CNN about the riots which have ensued over the cartoon images of Muhammad. From what I understand the cartoonists knew they were setting themselves up for a backlash from the Muslim community because they were deliberately antagonizing them, but I’m pretty […]

links for 2006-02-09 Stephen Colbert in Newsweek I’m not a fan of facts,” he intoned. “You see, facts can change, but my opinion will never change, no matter what the facts are.” ABC News: Woman Accused of Mailing Condom Explosives “They each contained a mixture of drain-cleaning detergent and gasoline, which could explode when combined.” […]

The New York City specific blog “Cityrag” recently published two photos they have categorized as “candid glances.” In them, celebrities are caught by photo togs glancing at other folks inappropriately. See Matthew Broderick leer lasciviously at Jessica Alba, and take a peep at Jessica Alba’s revulsion at a bodybuilder and his fanny pack. Those photos […]

I realize my last post was rather long, and shockingly enough not even remotely funny, so I’m chasing it with this one. As I stated previously we saw “Capote” tonight, and after the movie ended I realized something fairly important about myself: I hate people. Not all people mind you, just the people in theaters […]

In light of all the controversy over James Frey’s book I was reminded tonight of another author who embellished real-life events in a “nonfiction novel:” Truman Capote. We saw “Capote” tonight and I was completely blown away by the movie, and more specifically Hoffman’s performance as Capote, but sitting there in the theater I couldn’t […]

links for 2006-02-08 “The Day the Saucers Came” by Neil Gaiman It’s a poem by Gaiman, just click on it already. Cartoon Debate – The case for mocking religion. By Christopher Hitchens Sometimes I hate Hitchens and sometimes I love’em. This is falls under the “love’em” category. Rolling Stones Decry Super Bowl Censorship It’s a […]

Have you ever said something rude to someone and in disbelief they replied with “what?” People usually do that to assure themselves that someone has just crossed the line of civility so they can respond in kind. Many people will back off and retreat from a “what,” by either mumbling a lame apology or changing […]

links for 2006-02-07 You Stay Classy Iraq Ron Burgandy sends his regards.

Tonight when I sat down to write I was all set to publish a scathing post about the wiretapping scandal which looms over the Bush administration like a buzzard circling over roadkill, when a Google search halted me in my already cynical tracks. I use Google image search to find images related to my posts, […]

While noodling with the template for the blog this afternoon (don’t ask how it’s going) I noticed my post statistic in my Blogger dashboard: Not counting this one, I’ve posted 424 times since November 2004 when I first began this blog. Oh how it’s changed. I’m not masochistic enough to link to my first post, […]