Bonfire Of The Vanities Reminder
Bonfire of the Vanities entries for this weeks edition (Week 84 - to be hosted at Sophistpundit) are due by midnight (Eastern), Monday February 7th. Send a link to …
Here I come to save the day…
During the recent terrorism scare in Boston, I was reminded of something I find rather odd. As soon as it was announced that there was a "credible threat" to …
How Much Do You Think That’s Worth?
Good news for the teens girls mention in Paul's post from this afternoon; a local radio station has raised their fine.DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - Two teenage girls who got …
Tort Reform? We Don’t Need No Stinking Tort Reform
Sigh... Colorado Teens Fined for Giving Cookies to Neighbor DURANGO, Colo. (Reuters) - A Colorado judge ordered two teen-age girls to pay about $900 for the distress a neighbor …
Where Are The Watchdogs?
One of the most disconcerting aspects of the comments by CNN's Eason Jordan at the World Economic Forum (see Do US Troops Target Journalists in Iraq on the WEF …
Like Kryptonite to reality
"There's desperation, there's desperation in the air It leaves a stain on all your clothes and no detergent gets it out" Meat Loaf, Life Is A Lemon (And I …
No Really It Will Only Be Massachusetts…
I'm pretty sure that was the argument made by Andrew Sullivan in dismissing the possibility that "activist judges" were something to worry about... From Newsday:A Manhattan judge ruled Friday …
Quote Of The Day
"We want to know when Iraqis will go out there and shed their blood like Americans have" Senator Ted Kennedy questioning U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, February 3, …
More Objectification Of Men
Not that we mind... As the reigning "Blogger Babe Of The Week" *** I am duty bound to help elect my successor. Mary Katharine Ham has moved the hunky …
Fill In The Blanks
Some debates are worth having. One that always amuses me is what the tagline at Oliver Willis' site should actually read. If for some reason you're not aware of...