Month: February 2006

I wrote a whole bunch of stuff yesterday, and several of them could stand a bit of updating. In most cases, it's corrections and apologies -- no great surprise …

Forget Kobe Bryant... N.Y. senior sets girls high school scoring record with 113 points Manhattan girls hoops star Epiphanny Prince scored 113 points Wednesday in a game for her …

What's next locusts? Severe Thunderstorm Hits New Orleans KENNER, La. -- A violent thunderstorm swept through neighborhoods hit hard by Hurricane Katrina, tearing off roofs, knocking down utility poles …

Let me make one thing clear: I don't like hate crime laws. I think they're a bad idea. The message they tend to send is that some victims are …

This week's Milblog is Fast Bunnies, an Army MP from Washington currently serving in Iraq. MP sounds like a hell of a guy. He is responsible for helping fresh …

Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly wants to be the next governor in the worst way. And that's just how he's doing it. Let's look at some of the things …

28 years ago, the biggest private art heist in Massachusetts history took place. Seven paintings, including a Cezanne, were stolen from a private collection in Stockbridge -- and were …

The Boston Globe is, like most newspapers, losing money hand over fist (they're owned by the increasingly-irrelevant New York Times) and looking to save some money. One of those …

When it became clear that Hamas had won the recent Palestinian elections, a lot of apologists said that it would have a moderating influence on the terrorist organization. That …

I love words. Especially new words. One of my favorite new words is "ignoranus," from a contest the Washington Post holds every year where they ask readers to submit …