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The New York Times Has A Sense Of Humor After All

2009-10-24T15:22:58Z

At the end of a review panning (no, really?) the new slash-and-gore movie Saw VI: "Saw VI" is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian) . Tripe, most of it human.

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Perspective

2009-10-09T17:27:13Z

"Well, this is not how I expected to wake up this morning," Obama said. He described his interaction with his two daughters. "After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, 'Daddy, you won the Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo's birthday.' ...

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Antoine Dufour

2009-10-06T18:29:17Z

Wow, this is worth sharing.

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bits that I liked today

2009-09-29T16:30:21Z

From reading Pollock's book on Spinoza: Men are also gained over by liberality, chiefly those who have not wherewithal to buy the necessaries of life. But helping every one in need is far beyond the means and convenience of any private person. F...

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best thing I've read this year

2009-09-18T16:57:20Z

OMFG these are good. Bart-stop-missing good. And I've been reading a lot of comics lately, so I do have something to compare them to. Thanks to Kateri.

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It was beautiful, but it couldn't last...

2009-09-08T14:08:21Z

...and apparently the Bay Bridge reopened a few minutes ago, so it's already out of date.

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controlled napping?

2009-09-01T16:53:37Z

One way to compensate would be a "controlled napping" policy, based on NASA research more than two decades ago. It found that pilots were more alert and performed better during landings when they were allowed to take turns napping during the cruis...

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myopic: adj. see "Fiscal Conservative"

2009-08-12T15:23:50Z

No taxes! Oh, wait... From the San Jose Mercury News: Contending it was a tax, Republicans in the Legislature killed a plan supported by environmental groups and Democrats to impose a $15 surcharge on vehicle registrations that would have doub...

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Big Government Sucks

2009-07-27T15:47:51Z

"We could have a plan in a few weeks if the goal is not a government takeover," said Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C. "We've never seen the government operate a plan of any kind effectively and at the budgets we talked about." Yahoo News Yeah, that's absol...

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touch of fame

2009-05-24T17:06:16Z

When I heard Jacqueline Schwab play the piano for the first time, a couple years back, it was a revelatory moment. It reminded me what music is supposed to sound like, what it's all about. I actually got to take a couple lessons from her, back...

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