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Ghostbusters is the Greatest Film Ever Made (???)

Caitlin Moran argues that Ghostbusters, not Star Wars, is the greatest film ever made. Meh. Personally I don’t think too much of Star Wars either… before we get to her logic, lets get this marvelous piece of writing out of the way. “What art should be about,” they will say, “is revealing exquisite and resonant truths about the human condition.”

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WTF?

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3BorxSYgyo] Watch it quick, before one of the NFL’s goons has it taken down.

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Thats When I Reach For My Revolver

Your music history lesson of the day. Behold Mission of Burma. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzMu6ugTNfA] If you thought that Moby wrote this, you aren’t allowed to read this blog anymore until you do penance. (Although Moby does the song justice).

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Contemplating the overpopulated world's doom: An underrated source of Christmas cheer

By J. DeVoy Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, whatever you celebrate, they all make this time of the year profoundly unpleasant.  Those who travel witness the worst of humanity, including people who use black garbage bags as carry-on luggage despite apparently being able to afford airfare.  Then there’s shopping.  And, for students with exams, there’s shopping that must be done during the

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GOP gets tech savvy and a sense of humor

The GOP launched a URL shortening service, GOP.am. Within hours, pranksters were using it to create faux GOP links to bondage sites, the American Communist Party, etc. Initially, the GOP had a bit of egg on its face, but they seem to have hired someone over there who understands lulz. Now, any prank-link automatically brings you to a GOP “action

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You had me until you threw the Matthew Shepard card

Lisa Linsky takes the piss out of the New York legislature for failing to legalize gay marriage in the Empire State. She does so by speaking frankly, persuasively, and about how the institutional bigotry practiced by 44 states affects families like hers. She’s convincing, eloquent, and goddamned right. And then, when she should have ended the damn article, she throws

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Close call

On Friday, April 13, 2029, the Apophis asteroid will come within 18,300 miles of the Earth’s surface. To compare, the moon is 238,857 miles away. (source)

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McCain's Memory…

McCain is outraged at the damn kids these days in the Senate. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUEypqnjufw] John seems to have forgotten this.

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The Sexbot revolution (hopefully) will not be televised

By J. DeVoy It’s coming! As far back as 2007, Marc blogged about the coming of full artificial intimacy.  The topic has been hotly debated in some spheres, and predicted to be the great equalizer for men who choose not to date the women available to them.  In just a few short years, the technology needed for these electric mistresses has

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Alan Grayson, asshat — unfit to serve in Congress

I really used to like Alan Grayson. It was nice to see that there was one democrat who had a pair of balls. Grayson seemed to stand up at times that other Democrats would cower and wimper like the typically spineless little bunnies that they are. Grayson seemed to be a man of convictions and courage — something I can’t

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Random Thoughts

Someone stole the Arbeit Macht Frei sign from Auschwitz. What in the hell are they going to DO with it? Put it on the mantle? Observers are calling it an act of anti-semitism, which seems a little bit strange to me. It is anti-semitic to wreck a piece of a concentration camp? Who knew. I welcome our new Persian overlords.

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Tennessee Court of Appeals requires specificity in group libel cases

By J. DeVoy First addressed by Eugene Volokh, the Tennessee Court of Appeals recently affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claims in a group libel case because they were not specifically identified by the defendant’s statements.  The plaintiffs, a cabaret and three performers, sued Shelby County Commissioner Michael Ritz for comments he made about the nature of adult

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The Fort

Gloucester will always be home. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfe5cYA_bHQ]

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