Gratuitous Video Feed
William Fitzsimmons and Ingrid Michaelson: “Funeral Dress”
A Shining Example
Wow. The UK’s chief executive, new Prime Minister Gordon Brown, is ceding power to Parliament.
But, on the controversial issue of war, the new prime minister reiterated his promise to limit the powers of the executive, adding: “On the grave issue of peace and war it is ultimately this House of Commons that will make the [...]
This Is the Disease
Glenn Greenwald’s diagnosis is dead-on:
That Lewis Libby has been protected by George Bush from the consequences of his crimes only highlights how corrupt and broken our political system is. It reveals nothing new. This is the natural, inevitable outgrowth of our rancid political culture, shaped and slavishly defended by our Beltway ruling class and our [...]
What You Already Knew
A little familiarity with basic chemistry shows that the rise of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is indeed due to human activity. Oxygen levels are decreasing as plants fail to keep up with all that combustion, and the tell-tale ratio of carbon-13 to carbon-12 proves that the fuel is a “dead” one, a fossil fuel [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“Nature, drawing of an antic, made a foul blot.”
—Much Ado About Nothing, 3.1.63-64
