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The Hoyts
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy8hOOvM0t0] Off topic, but epic win.
In Savannah we ask and we tell
By Tatiana von Tauber It’s terribly difficult seeing the truth that sits before me. In the #2 spot for romance and weddings in the U.S., love on the whole seems to be elusive rather than understood. “The City of Savannah is considering extending benefits to same-sex couples. Do you think the extension is a good idea?” Yes: 21.1 % No:
This week in good deeds
By J. DeVoy Earlier this week I tried to start Ferdinand Bardamu’s political career. I submitted evidence of my efforts to him, which is available at In Mala Fide.
he's got a point…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1CvW38cHA]
The Art Cure for Boobies
by Tatiana von Tauber As much as I fought integrating into Southern living, I’ve managed to walk into terrains new to me and it brought unexpected happiness. After a friend came down with stage IV cancer, I suddenly got tired of trying to make “my” life good. From the looks of it, it was. I was breathing with no possible
Supreme Court Justice Questions the Right to Burn a Koran
by Charles Platt On Good Morning America, Breyer compares burning a Koran to shouting “Fire!” in a crowded theater. I guess this must mean that if you do anything at all which upsets delusional wackos, you are not protected by the First Amendment. That’s good to know.
Well, Delaware *is* Below the Mason-Dixon Line, Right?
Congratulations, Delaware Republicans, you just nominated an actual, honest to goodness, imbecile. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UFn_DoaSKw] Edit: Delaware is not below the Mason-Dixon line. That line takes a 90 degree turn and encompasses Delaware’s western border with Maryland.
Carl Paladino – the man to watch in November 2010
By J. DeVoy “They say I’m too blunt. Well, I am.” — Carl Paladino, Sept. 14, 2010 Tonight, Carl Paladino cinched the Republican nomination for Governor of New York State. Paladino, a lawyer-cum-real estate magnate in upstate New York, has had a storied past. Before wading into the political realm, he would buy radio and print advertisements to air his
Blog L00t!
Hola! Chris is back with more L00T! This is a lovely collection of the best from the friends of the Satyricon this week. Corporate Stiffness is Bad for Innovation, Particularly in the Tech World Being a Boston guy, I had to reference this post by Lee Gesmer at the Mass Law Blog. The post presents the differences between the
If your son is a complete pussy…
It might be because you’re raising him in a world where a football coach calls 911 to break up a fight between two 10 year old boys. Or, it might be because you’re raising him in a world where a dipshit prosecutor has nothing better to do than actually charge one of the boys with a misdemeanor for getting in
Unprotected Speech from Outside the US
by Charles Platt Send a drunken email from the UK to the White House, calling the president a prick, and you’re banned from the United States for life. Or so it says here.
Kudos to the Poway School District
Students at the Twin Peaks Middle School in Poway, Calif. were reminded by their principal that they were not required to participate in the pledge of allegiance. (source). Initially, the principal would say “Please stand for the pledge of allegiance.” However, the parents of an unnamed student complained — informing the school that when the principal gives directions like that,
9th Circuit Allows Copyright Holders’ Rights To Go On… and On… and On…
By J. DeVoy On September 10, 2010, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that software producers can forbid the transfer or resale of their products in their shrink-wrap or click-wrap licenses. The court’s opinion in the case, Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc., No. 09-35969 (9th Cir. 2010), is available here. The decision deals a blow to the first sale doctrine
Craigslist: Now the Inevitable Congressional Committee
by Charles Platt Nice piece at cnet by Declan McCullagh summarizes the worsening situation re Craigslist. The repercussions have only just begun, and the usual maddening mantra, “Protect the Children,” is being used to justify the usual demands for censorship. I guess it really doesn’t matter which party has control of Congress or the White House.
Koran-Hating Pastor Heads Cultish Ministry
by Charles Platt Terry Jones, who has backed away from his plan to burn Korans this weekend, turns out to run a ministry which has cultish attributes, including a rule book that encourages the faithful to limit contact with unenlightened family members, it says here. What a surprise.
The taming and domestication of religious faith is one of the unceasing chores of civilization.
Christopher Hitchens, awesome as always. Here.
Ending the prohibition on prostitution
Danny Ledonne thinks we should.
"Great empires expand beyond their own borders. Empires in decline build walls. "
In the LA Times, Richard Rodriguez laments the wall we have built on the Mexican border. On patriotism-for-profit talk radio and television, the illegal immigrant is, by definition, criminal. She comes to steal the American dream. But in my understanding, the dream belongs to the desperation of the poor and always has. The goddess of liberty in New York harbor
Lets not pick on the Muslims, come on man.
Islam as we see it in the world today is more likely than most other major faiths to encourage violence against nonbelievers, at least if we focus on encouragement that actually makes the violence materially likely (which is the sort of encouragement that I suspect most people are worried about). – Eugene Volokh (source) Lets get one thing out of
Synth Porn
By J. DeVoy Readers interested in electronic music and the technology behind it will love this: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n7rL5SMT-E&fs=1&hl=en_US] Subconscious studios, spearheaded by Cevin Key, has been remarkably prolific. The studio’s equipment created one of the most influential bands of the last 40 years, Skinny Puppy, and collectively is worth more than an upper-middle class home in many areas of the country.
