Daily Archives: May 27, 2007

Scurrilous Cur

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Gaius

Woe to that scurrilous cur Tom Collins when I catch up to him! The Tom Collins may have achieved its zenith in the decades after Prohibition, but it got its start in the 19th century, named after a notorious hoax … Continue reading →

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(T)Hugo Sends In The Troops

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Gaius

(T)Hugo Chavez has found a use for his expanding military: against his own people. He has sent military forces to seize transmission facilities of the non-government controlled television network he has shut down. CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan troops have seized … Continue reading →

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Selling Indulgences

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Gaius

Good heavens. Something weird is going on over at the Associated Press. Someone (reporter Michael Hill, specifically) is actually questioning the delivered wisdom of Al "Gorezilla" Gore and his peddling of most holy indulgences to offset one's sins, or is that … Continue reading →

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First Misrepresentation Exposed

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Gaius

Michael Moore's new film, Sicko, which is not self-referential despite the title, has its first misrepresentation exposed today in the New York Times by Anthony DePalma. He takes a look at the grandiose claims being made by Moore about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Media | 7 Comments

A New Firesign Theater Skit?

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Gaius

The Further Adventures of Nick Dachshund, Third Eye? A New York man has hired a private investigator to find his missing dachshund. NEW YORK – Gus the dog was living a luxe lifestyle: He had his own agent and was … Continue reading →

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Trivialities And Nonsense

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Gaius

Great news! Al Gore is going to shut up! Former US vice president Al Gore on Friday criticized the "trivialities and nonsense" of celebrity gossip in the media and called on people to focus instead on issues like Iraq and … Continue reading →

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Hello Darkness My Old Friend

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Gaius

(This post got hung up in the queue while I was on vacation. I'm getting it out now as I try to clean up the wreckage around the Crabitat.) Don Surber notes the chirping of crickets from the mainstream media … Continue reading →

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Saving The Tasmanian Devil

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Gaius

One cartoon at a time. Warner Brothers has agreed to donate one dollar (Australian) from each DVD it sells in Australia to a fund to try to save the Tasmanian Devil from extinction. HOBART, Australia – Warner Bros. will donate … Continue reading →

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Making The Country Smarter

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Gaius

Steven Pinker, Johnstone professor of psychology at Harvard University, reviews a new book by  Natalie Angier titled “The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science,” in today's New York Times. Pinker starts right out with some real classics: A … Continue reading →

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Moral Choices, Knotty Problems

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Gaius

Mark Steyn writes another powerful column today that is well worth the read. He weaves three apparently unrelated stories together into a single coherent theme: the knottiest problems in a civilized society are often the result from moral choices. Item One: … Continue reading →

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Ban Animal Testing

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Gaius

Use humans instead. Furthermore, do so in secret, without getting consent first. The federal government is undertaking the most ambitious set of studies ever mounted under a controversial arrangement that allows researchers to conduct some kinds of medical experiments without … Continue reading →

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