Mortie, Mortie: He's no shorty, Mortie.
A duckumentary? No, an exhibit of ducks. “Duckumented” in German.
“I have been in this business a long time and I have seen many staggering things, but this one is over the line. Now I am really ashamed to carry an American passport.”
– Hunter Thompson, on the Abu Grahaib photographs
I’m thinking a Howard Dean supporter created this semi-unfortunate John Kerry website.
An excellent article on how the Left can build an effective countermovement. Hint: it’s all about the marketing.
I always suspected that the Atkins diet wasn’t the best solution to dieting (eat less, eat healthy and exercise more), and question why the media is railing against this individual suing Atkins for his high cholesterol and surgery required to unblock his arteries, I hope he succeeds… there’s one glaring weakness in his case, though — he was on the diet for two years, and I can’t imagine a diet high in protein and low in carbs is good for anyone for that period of time, much like the attempted performance art experiment in Super Size Me.
Wal-Mart wanted two of their superstores in Chicago. They got one, providing low-wage, non-union jobs in the inner city, and likely threatening unionized labor at surrounding stores.
If there wasn’t a wedding going on that was bombed by US planes, then why the video footage?
Michael Moore wins the Palme d’Or for Fahrenheit 9/11, and won on merit, says Quentin Tarantino.
Eric Idle sings about the FCC and the Bush administration.
Found in a UK newspaper: the US Supreme Court rules that cars near a crime can be searched without the owner present.
Why on Earth did Wal-Mart receive $1 billion in government subsidies?
My favorite character from Law and Order, Jerry Orbach’s (who looks suspiciously like someone from our family) Lennie Briscoe, retired from the show after 11 years. Dennis Farina will be his replacement for next season.
Percy Schmeiser, a Canadian farmer, lost his Supreme Court battle with Monsanto. Monsanto’s genetically-engineered seeds blew onto his property from a neighboring farm, and the agribusiness giant sued him for patent infringement.
SBC fights outsourcing and settles strike dispute — maybe they can provide California residents with reasonably-priced phone service.
80 British students broke the world’s record for nude rollercoastering. Strangely tied into comfort with the global warming issue, Vladimir Putin expressed that Russia is leaning towards signing the Kyoto Protocol.
Tony Randall, my inspiration for cleanliness from his Felix Unger character on the Odd Couple, left this world.
Avoid the lines into the nightclub — get an embedded chip (just like the way we chip cats and dogs) that deducts the cover from your credit card.
A rare cello avoids becoming a CD rack.
You live in Florida, and your garage door can’t open. It’s probably the $5.5 million the United States Air Force spent to jam the frequency.
Fed up with paperwork, some physicians are starting cash-only practices.
Are Americans entitled to cheap gas? No, says the rest of the planet. And neither are they entitled to good television programming this fall.
Low-carb diets are killing Krispy Kreme. Shareholders are suing senior management for misleading them about the company’s direction. No-carb donuts to follow?
Will the Silicon Valley become a place in which executives live in the States, and the employees live overseas?
It’s official: Donald Rumsfeld needs therapy, and so do most of the proponents of the war in Iraq.
Over 28 high-ranking government officials have fake college degrees.
“I’m always amazed when I hear people say that George Bush — he’s a great leader, and I wonder where can one find a drug that would make one so delusional.”
– Lewis Black, from ‘Black on Broadway’
When someone asks you if you’re a foreign journalist, just say no.
Do BMW owners have more sex? Yes. I drive a Toyota, alas.
What a wonderful place for a Pink Martini Wild Kingdom Rhumba: The Woodland Park Zoo’s ZooTunes 2004.
Al Gore is creating an independent cable television network, a news network geared for 18-34 year olds.