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Month: October, 2008

Mac vs. PC….dancefight!

If, after dancing it out and messily dismembering one another as in this West Side Story/Evil Dead homage, PC and Mac fans can still come together, then there is hope for Conservatives and Liberals, Republicans and Democrats still. Awesome. I love me some dancefighting. Thanks to RS for the tweet.

And then, the American election got weird

I’m all for innovative political protest, but this strikes me as a bit beyond the pale: A dead bear cub draped in Barack Obama posters has been found at the entrance to a university in North Carolina, police said today. Police and wildlife officials are investigating the incident at the Western Carolina University. Maintenance workers [...]

Family Guy slams McCain-Palin

Family Guy is not a program know for its subtlety. But they hit a new high last night with a surprisingly bold attack on the McCain-Palin ticket. In the episode, Brian, Stewie and Mort accidentally travel back in time to WWII. To escape, they have to steal the uniforms of several passing Nazis. Here’s the [...]

Tomb of real-life ‘Gladiator’ found

The final resting place of Marcus Nonius Macrinus, inspiration for Russell Crowe’s Maximus Decimus Meridius in the movieĀ Gladiator, has been found in Rome. While Macrinus was a successful general and confidante of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, fans of the film will be disappointed to note that he, unlike his cinematic progeny, was not sold into slavery [...]

Harper’s ordinary artists

Since I was mercifully out of the country for the majority of the election, I missed most of the cauterwailing and backbiting that seems to characterize a lot of Canadian politics these days. But I also missed this genius video, by frequent Nunc Scio commentator The Forbes. Be warned: it is slightly NSFW and features [...]

And we’re back

Vacation is over, jetlag waning, and Nunc Scio is ready to rock and roll yet again. Barcelona was awesome…great town, great food, and great history (if you dig George Orwell, there are all sorts of fun tidbits scattered around). I’ll try to get something a bit more concrete about the tripĀ up on the weekend after [...]

Low blogging advisory: Spanish edition

I’m off to Barcelone today, so there will be precious little blogging here at Nunc Scio until Oct. 15. If I find an Internet cafe somewhere, I will try to flash a quick update. But in the meantime, thanks for your patience. See you back here on the 15th.