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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Gee-Dub? Is That You?
It’s pure coincidence I’m sure, but it was only when he put on the clown costume that I noticed a strange resemblance between KARE-11′s Tim McNiff and a certain ex-president.
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Hope Springs Infernal
Even with the DVR locked and loaded, it’s impossible to escape the election attack ads. We can’t afford this guy, do we want to trust this woman to lead us. Ugh. … As if the problems we face are about … Continue reading
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The Little Tramp’s Cell Phone Mystery
This explanation offered by Alex Lovering in this video–that Charlie Chaplin somehow captured a time traveler on film in his classic 1928 movie “The Circus”–is absurd. Unless the time traveler packed her own cell phone network and towers. But then, … Continue reading
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Women (and Others) Ditch the Democrats
So writes Elspeth Reeve in the Atlantic. Money quote: The Democratic coalition is crumbling, with women, Catholics, and the working class no longer favoring the party, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll. If more women vote for Republicans … Continue reading
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Keef Speaks
I thought this was a pretty nice Terry Gross interview of Glimmer Twin Keith Richard, broadcast several nights ago on NPR. The opening musical blast of the early Stones’ reading of Chuck Berry’s “Carol” is a powerful reminder of just … Continue reading
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LimeWire to be Shut Down
The courts slice off one more head from the file-sharing Hydra. Three more undoubtedly will grow back. Meanwhile, LimeWire apparently will now take the Napster route and try to go legit. Which means, like Napster, LimeWire will quietly fade from … Continue reading
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Committed to Vote
To my “Commit to Vote” friends. Yes, I’m voting. Committed to it, even. But I’m not filling out a pledge from any party or party figure to vote their way. Just FYI.
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Walkman Staggers to its End
Sad to see the Sony Walkman go. But then again, like everyone else, I pretty much figured it must have exited the stage with Kurt Cobain. Here’s a classic Sony “Super Walkman” commercial from the YouTube vaults.
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Be Thee Not Proud…
Little old lady gets killed crossing the street three blocks from my house by some evil jack-ass in an oversized pickup who can’t even be bothered to touch the brakes after he crushes her into the blacktop. Be thee not … Continue reading
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Rebel Rapunzels!
I agree with Dominque Browning. Women should be able to wear their hair long no matter how old they are. My mom recently cut off her long hair, and it bummed me out. Why Can’t Middle-Aged Women Have Long Hair?
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