Pajamas Media – Building A Better Echo Chamber
Others are doing far better job of deconstructing the Pajamas Media experience (or lackthereof), but I did want offer a quick visual that points out one of the early …
It's hard to see eye-to-eye on a one-way street
A lot of people are discussing the generosity of Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, who forked over $20 million each to Harvard and Georgetown Universities, to enhance "Islamic …
Pregnant Skydiver Survives Face-First Free-Fall
This story has it all - video of the fall, the happy ending, and the surprise pregnancy.SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. -- Shayna Richardson was making her first solo skydiving jump …
New Tests Damn Corps of Engineers Design
There has been a controversy brewing in New Orleans over the length of the sheet pilings under the floodwalls that gave way. Sonar tests indicated that while the Corps' …
Could this be the end of the French crullers?
I didn't realize until recently that Dunkin' Donuts, that quintessentially American franchise, was French-owned. I saw the French crullers and the French Roast coffee, and didn't think twice. I …
Another Year, Same Crappy Santa Picture
This picture first ran at Wizbang in December 2003 in a post called, Another Year, Another Crappy Santa Picture. It's become a tradition to haul it out at this …
Unwriting history
It takes a special kind of hatred to want to kill off an entire group of people. To want to kill every single man, woman, and child of a …
Bonfire of the Vanities #128
The Bonfire of the Vanities (a self-submitted collection of the worst posts by otherwise excellent bloggers) is hosted by Free Money Finance this week. It's toasty goodness for a …
There are none so blind as those who will not see
Witnesses Against Torture is a Christian group that draws its purpose from the Bible, to perform the Acts Of Mercy. They hear the stories of abuse, and they are …
Weblog Awards – 300,000 Served
With 3 full days of voting left The Weblog Awards has passed the 300,000 vote mark, which I just think is really cool. Part of the reason it's really...