If you haven’t been watching the news or listening to the radio, (or, I suppose, reading the Internets, in which case: what the heck are you doing here, wasting your time like this?) you probably aren’t aware that CBS, in…
Inside Higher Ed pointed to a list the other day detailing 75 things this year’s college freshmen class hasn’t ever encountered, including: The concept of two Germanys Smoking on airplanes The Soviet Union Being forced to distinguish between the baseball…
James Lileks had an absolute humdinger of a screed the other day concerning the manifest childishness of what passes for “culture” and “intellectual thought” these days. The whole thing is worth a read, but I think these brief excerpts really…
“Oh I wish I were an…” Caught with my very own RAZR crapcam.
…He chortled in his joy. My issues with WJJZ 106.1 FM Philadelphia are well–documented in this space, so it is with no little schadenfreude that I officially note its demise. I come not to praise Smooth Jazz, but to bury…
I was sitting in a meeting this afternoon when a rather vicious line of thunderstorms moved in, complete with torrential downpours and large bolts of lightning. About 20 minutes into the meeting, lightning apparently hit a power substation somewhere near…
Critics of Israel’s tactics in South Lebanon have been railing against their “inability” to destroy Hizb’allah’s military might. While this might be true, al Bawaba points out that the military “destruction” of the Hizbies might not actually be the end…
Y’all either need an eye exam or a fashion consultant, ’cause dang the new refereee uniforms suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu… *pant* *pant* *wheeze* …uuuuuuck! Condi Rice for Commish in ’08! Down with Tagliabue!
Where else can you find music videos comprised of 4 men on 8 treadmills, instructional videos on the effects of LSD on British paratroopers and Japanese prank show clips involving stunt drivers emulating a scene from Crazy Taxi all in…
Psychology Today has a very interesting article discussing just how little of “real life” the kids of today experience. From the article: No one doubts that there are significant economic forces pushing parents to invest so heavily in their children’s…
