My internet’s down, so this is short, an exercise for the reader. On Wednesday, Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling (and let’s just pause a moment to savor the delightful Britishness of “Exchequer,” “Alistair,” and “Darling”), announced that a special tax of 50% would be levied on bonuses of more than £25,000 paid to […]
Archive for December, 2009
In the running for Most Embarrassing Mormon, though the Streisand thing is endearing
“At one point, Mr. Hatch unbuttons his white dress shirt to expose the golden mezuzah necklace he wears every day.” (Via Standpipe Bridgeplate.)
Bonus playlist Wednesday: Best of 2009 edition
All 72 counties in Wisconsin are officially in a state of emergency. The National Guard is helping people off the highways. A blizzard warning is in effect until midnight tomorrow. We’re getting over a foot of the white stuff. Gusting winds, up to 50 MPH, are expected to cause some crazy-dangerous snowdrifts. The governor has […]
Tuesday video: Marilyn smokes up
After sitting in an attic for 50-plus years, a short home movie of Marilyn Monroe has surfaced in which the actress is seen sitting on a couch with a couple of friends. The fact that any new clip of Marilyn has appeared is newsworthy, but most of the headlines about it focus on the fact […]
The Monday Photo (Remember John on the 8th)
The 1971 Rolling Stone interview: http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/12/john_lennons_19.html
Five Christmas Songs I Can’t Live Without
Before the Jack-o’-lantern on your front porch even had time to rot, Americans were already gearing up for Christmas. Christmas lights! Lawn decorations! Gap commercials! Thanksgiving is really just Christmas’ dress rehearsal. At my family’s Thanksgiving, we don’t get big name relatives like grandparents or aunts and uncles. We instead get their understudies: Godparents and […]
That than which none cuter can be conceived
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bmhjf0rKe8[/youtube]
Perfect xmas gift!
As with the howling wolves t-shirt, the real genius of this product is in the comments.
So this is Christmas
I’m sure you’re all well aware of the news: President Obama orders 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. It seems so clear to me that this is a case of a Democratic official buckling to the not-wanting-to-appear-weak-on-defense pressure, but I was hoping that you all could give me some other reason for Obama’s decision, so I […]
“I’m confused: Is this hope or change?”
David Sirota has some questions for people to ask themselves before supporting Obama’s excalation in Afghanistan. (Via Apostropher.)
