While most of the media failed miserably in the run-up to war (as Scott McClellan has pointed out, among many, many others), McClatchy (then, as Knight-Ridder) engaged in rigorous coverage that should be an example to all news organizations.
At their Nukes & Spooks blog, two McClatchy correspondents bypass McClellan's book and give an account of how the Iraq war was conceived of and sold, providing links to their own coverage of events at the time.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
McClatchy correspondants respond to McClellan's book...
Friday, May 30, 2008
Uncontacted Tribe Discovered in Brazil
The government of Brazil has located an isolated group of natives located somewhere near the border with Peru. A flyby has netted some interesting photographs.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
It's business time
The kids over at Crooks and Liars posted this last night, and one good turn deserves another.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The Stupidity of Dignity
Stephen Pinker reviews the report by the President's Council on Bioethics entitled Human Dignity and Bioethics. It is a bit long, but very thoughtful, and among the better reads by Pinker that I have encountered.
via Metafilter.
House Judiciary Committee willing to arrest Rove to force compliance...
Debbie Wasserman of the House Judiciary Committee has stated that Rove will not be permitted to invoke executive privilege in an effort to avoid testifying about the fired US attorneys. If Rove doesn't comply with the Congressional subpoena, Wasserman claimed that the committee would be willing to have him arrested.
Tell me...
Is the heart situated in the center of the torso (horizontally) or to the left? These kids last night (including that guy Tommy who went camping with us) wanted to say that it was situated on the left side. If this is an accurate diagram, it seems that the heart is situated centrally. Clearly, the thing is not symmetrical, so that muddies things, but if you had to say where the heart was located, what would you say?
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Big Fuckin' Suprise: The Japanese made it work.
This shouldn't really shock anyone, but it's good to know that it may be a possibility in our lifetimes thanks to those bad asses across the sea.
Yahtzee reviews GTA: IV
The Escapist's resident game reviewer Yatzee gives the new installment of GTA a fairly thorough (well, as thorough as you're gonna get in 4.5 minutes) going-over.
Friday, May 23, 2008
The FilmDrunk review of Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull
Probably exactly what you expected, unless you are some sort of retarded Pollyanna.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
Rare DVD's of TV Shows/Movies/Etc.
This guy has lots of rare/hard to find DVD's. Thought you guys might want to have a look.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
RADIOHEAD
Atlanta, GA
Setlist
01 All I Need
02 There There
03 Lucky
04 15 Step
05 Where I End And You Begin
06 Nude
07 Pyramid Song
08 Optimistic
09 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
10 The National Anthem
11 Idioteque
12 You and whose army
13 Reckoner
14 Everything in its right place
15 Bangers and Mash
16 Bodysnatchers
17 Videotape
encore 1
18 The Gloaming
19 Talk Show Host
20 Just
21 Faust Arp (Thom & Jonny on electric)
22 How To Disappear Completely
encore 2
23 Paranoid Android
24 House of Cards
Charlotte, NC
Setlist
01. All I Need
02. There There
03. Airbag
04. 15 Step
05. Nude
06. Sail to the Moon
07. Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi
08. Myxomatosis
09. Idioteque
10. Morning Bell
11. Videotape
12. Optimistic
13. Where I End and You Begin
14. You and Whose Army?
15. Everything In Its Right Place
16. Bangers and Mash (Thom: “I’m Spiderman, Jonny is Cat Woman”, Jonny ’scratches’ at him, Thom: “Tell me later.”)
17. Bodysnatchers
encore 1
18. Go Slowly
19. Talk Show Host
20. Exit Music (For A Film)
21. Planet Telex
22. House of Cards
encore 2
23. Paranoid Android (Thom before: “Everyone stay still so Colin can take a pic of the crowd.”)
24. Reckoner
Friday, May 9, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Uncle Sam just deposited 600 Dollars in my checking account
....of borrowed money from china. It almost makes me want to give it back. But nah, I think I'll keep it. As we continue to drive the value of our dollars into the tank, at least let me put some of this 1.7 trillion dollars of chinese investement to some practical use. I think I'm going to save up and buy an AT-AT imperial walker and settle this world domination issue once and for all. I bet I could do it for a lot cheaper than old Der-bya can. Throw me a bone every once in a while. Thanks a lot motherfucka.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Is there anything else we need for the camping trip?
I gots a stove, 2 1/2 propane containers, compass, Pisgah map, and my bullshit. Is there anything else we need to pick up?
Also this is for Treverculus Jones. Worth every second in the rain.
Dickipedia: China
"China is a dick country in East Asia, the third largest in dick area, and first in dick population.
It is important to note that not everyone who lives in China is a dick. However, even if the dick to non-dick ratio was a very conservative 1 in 1,000, that’s still a million dicks, which is a whole lot of dick. "
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Petition to Bernie Machen
As some of you have heard, the President of UF has decided to eliminate the PhD program in Philosophy. This will result in an exodus of faculty and grad students in this field, rendering UF's philosophy program ineffective. The above link is to a petition to President Machen, requesting that he reconsider his decision. If you have a moment, I would appreciate your support in this.
Update: Link Fixed at 6:42pm by JRH
Monday, May 5, 2008
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Strike, shutting down US and Canadian Ports on the West Coast
“Longshore workers are standing-down on the job and standing up for America,” said ILWU president Bob McEllrath. “We’re supporting the troops and telling politicians in Washington that it’s time to end the war in Iraq.”
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