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British comedian Charlie Brooker massacres TV news in this video, and the carnage is hilariously glorious to behold. Mmmmm. Now that’s good satire. Via MN.

In short: I want one. I was skeptical at first, maybe even a bit standoffish. But once I saw the word processor functionality, the handy keyboard dock, and the price ($499 base, $599 for the one I’d want), I was sold. For a guy who does a lot of writing and jotting on the go, [...]

I, unfortunately, am one of them.

I don’t expect the title of this post to surprise readers of this blog. I’d say the idiocy of racists is more or less axiomatic. Anyone who believes in the inferiority or superiority of a particular group of people based on superficial morphological differences is clearly one mast short of a schooner. But sometimes, it’s [...]

I have kind of a love-hate thing going with Pat Robertson. On the one hand, he’s a virulent bigot and ignorant worm who likes to preach hate. This is bad. On the other hand, he is the source of a seemingly never-ending stream of blog-worthy material. Yesterday, on his daily television show, Robertson suggested that [...]

Large cities, by virtue of their populations and opportunities for self-indulgence, typically support large communities of idiots. New York, being an especially large city, seems particularly blessed. I was dismayed yesterday to read about the rise of so-called “modern cavemen” in NYC. Theses devotees of the “paleo lifestyle” eat large amounts of meat, fast frequently, [...]

So, I finally bit the bullet this weekend and when and saw James Cameron’s sprawling uber-hit Avatar. I reckoned since it had been out for four weeks, I wouldn’t have to fight off a mob to get a decent seat. Not so. The film is apparently a box office juggernaut, and has cruised to the [...]