This Slate article makes the point that there’s a lot we don’t know, and need to know, about Erdely’s article and the “research” behind it, as well as the decisions made by editors at the publication Rolling Stone. Another issue … Continue reading →
It’s a dog-save-dog world: Monkey see, monkey rescue [hat tip: Ace of Spades:
Continue reading →On Christmas Day—blog? I’d rather have grog, Or maybe eggnog, Then go walk the dog. Or watch a Yule Log, And eat like a hog, Then go for a jog. Blogging’s a bog. My mind’s in a fog, Or maybe … Continue reading →
…from Yaacov Ben Moshe at Breath of the Beast: It was those fiercely independent Protestants who set the tone for the nation in which we now live. Their adamant spiritual presumption of the liberty of the human soul is, still … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This small poetic effort of mine has become somewhat of a holiday tradition at neo-neocon. So here it comes again—just like the holiday itself. Merry Christmas Eve to you all!] ‘TWAS THE BLOGGER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ‘Twas the night … Continue reading →
This is the sort of thing you get: An unemployed Upper West Side woman using Airbnb to rent out rooms in her huge Central Park West apartment has been ordered to stop doing it by a Manhattan judge. Supreme Court … Continue reading →
That’s my headline, and I’m sticking to it until there’s any credible evidence to the contrary. So far, the facts seem to go like this: In Berkeley, Missouri (not too far from Ferguson), a call comes in at 11:15 PM … Continue reading →
So, will it all turn out to have been a good PR move? Meanwhile, North Korea is still having connectivity problems, while the US denies any involvement.
Continue reading →Adelaide Laurie is the widow of police officer Rocco Laurie, assassinated in a 1972 ambush along with partner Gregory Foster (I wrote about the incident here). As far as I can tell she has never remarried, although she and her … Continue reading →
I though I’d highlight the following comment, which I found at this article: I have no doubt that if, by some miracle, these two slain officers [Ramos and Liu] had been able to escape their fate by killing this monster … Continue reading →
Enough of this sorrow and pain—now for something completely different, something for the holidays. It’ll help you gain your requisite .81 pounds and then some. Those of you who’ve read this blog for a long time are probably familiar with … Continue reading →
The good news is that, despite reports that people gain as much as 5 to 10 pounds during the holidays, the average person “only” gains .81 pounds. The bad news is that they never, ever, lose it.
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