I’m not really sure what to say about today. As journalists, we scribes are often charged with creating the “first draft” of history. Trouble is, when something truly historic happens, I’m afraid of getting it all wrong. But here are some tentative thoughts: Aretha Franklin had a cool hat. Rick Warren makes me squirm. Joseph Lowery [...]
Over at Boing Boing, Mark Frauenfelder has posted this still from the awesome 1954 mutant ant flick, Them! Mark says he’ll use the Six Principles of Them! to guide his blogging in the New Year. Little does he know, I’ve been subconsciously applying the SPoT! for years now.
Apparently some guy is doing something in the United States today. But other stuff is happening too, I swear. Canada William Ayers, former radical-turned-academic and cause celebre for Republicans, was denied entry into Canada. World Barack Obama’s inauguration speech was written by a 27-year-old at a Starbucks. That’s it. I’ve wasted my life. A prominent [...]
Remember the Storm Trooper in a Lotus? Well, here’s Darth Vader in an Ariel Atom. Man, the recession must have hit the Imperial Navy pretty hard. I mean, a sportscar is cool and all, but it has none of a Star Destroyer’s size, prestige or destructive capacity. For a larger pic, check out Jalopnik.
[Caution: mild spoilers ahead] So, the final 1o episodes of Battlestar Galactic premiered on Friday. All across the English-speaking world, geeks waited breathlessly: will we learn the identity of the final Cylon? Will all my questions be answered? Will it be awesome? The answers are yes, probably, and lookin’ good. There was angst, drunken confrontations, [...]
Canada Some genius parent is trying to ban A Handmaid’s Tale from Toronto schools. World Days after inking a ceasefire with Israel, Hamas says they will continue to rearm. Bonus: they call weapons “holy”. An Australian man has been sentenced to prison for insulting the king of Thailand…in a book that sold seven copies. Hero [...]
It was all Nazi children, faked death and plastic aircraft carriers on the Nunc this week. Here are the most popular posts according to pageview: Everyone’s favourite Nazi-named children were removed from their parents. Worst. Faked death plot. Ever. I want a GI Joe aircraft carrier. Real bad. As always, you can follow the doin’s [...]