December 2008
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SONG OF THE DAY
Elvis Presley
“One Night...
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WatchZbig Brzezinski takes “talking down to idiots who should be talked down to” to a new art. Bravo, sir!
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Study: 'Virginity pledges' are ineffective -... →
Is this the 28th study that has come out in the last few years that has confirmed this? Why are they even studying it anymore? Why not do a study where you drink tons of beer to see if you act like a douchebag at a sports game or concert?
Anyway, this gives me a reason to link back to the New Yorker article about the subject:
http://mattpayton.tumblr.com/post/59008748
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SONG OF THE DAY
Talib Kweli
“Right About...
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Quote Of The Day
“Fighting AIDS is not a get-out-of-homophobia-free card.”
- Frank Rich
A close second goes to Christopher Hitchens:
“The televised, Bible-bashing entrepreneur is perhaps the single most unattractive and embarrassing phenomenon that modern American culture has ever produced. It would be nice if we could begin a new era in the absence of this racket and these racketeers, and if...
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New Year’s Eve : BlogKC →
I was wondering why I never gave a shit about New Year’s Eve here in Kansas City and this reminded me why. It reminded me of a post about the best single spots I came across a while back.
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SONG OF THE DAY
Wah!
“7 Minutes To...
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The Evidence Gap - Health Care That Puts a... →
The fact that the above is even still being discussed and not being put into action is why I can nevet get too optimistic about the immediate future.
If electronic medical records are still being talked about, I’m guessing we’ll get these houses in about 50 years.
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Tick tock ... tick - Extra second added to 2008 -... →
What do you think I should do with my extra time this year?
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Bleeding Heart Tightwads - NYTimes.com →
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SONG OF THE DAY
Cat Stevens
“Here Comes My...
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Quote Of The Day
“For a while we had it made, I just wish it would have lasted.”
- Lisa Gonzalez, a worker at a General Motors’ S.U.V. plant
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/business/24auto.html?th&emc=th
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SONG OF THE DAY
Sean Lennon
“Wait For...
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Isn’t Stephen Colbert The Gift To All Us That...
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The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm /...
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SONG OF THE DAY
Akim & Teddy Vann
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WatchWant to watch a very funny interview? I know that you do.
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Happy Clash-mas Eve « The Daily Record →
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SONG OF THE DAY
Deerhoof
“Xmas...
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Data Show Steady Drop in Americans on Move -... →
Does anyone else find this depressing? Of course, I’m one to talk - I’ve lived in the same city all of my life.
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WatchQuote Of The Day
“There’s a romantic part of you which wants democracy to be a noble pursuit and unfortunately these campaigns tend to knock most of that hope away from you.”
- John Oliver
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SONG OF THE DAY
Elliott Smith
“Christian...
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“As Luis Miranda, who runs a private equity firm devoted to developing India’s...”
– Talking Business - Avoiding a Financial Collapse, Indian-Style - NYTimes.com
Sorry, a must read again.
(via mrjjwright)
It’s like India was actually thinking beyond the next year and a half…
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WatchThis movie sounds way more intelligent than Yes Man or Seven Pounds.
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SONG OF THE DAY
Irma Thomas
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SONG OF THE DAY in honor of Mark Felt
The Clash...
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The Reckoning - Did ’97 Tax Break Worsen Housing... →
So adopting Bob Dole’s ideas isn’t a good strategy?
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Mr. Rogers Takes on the Senate, and Wins →
I’ve never seen someone totally give up their argument so quickly before. Of course Mr. Rogers could talk Nurse Ratched into a three-way with himself and Tila Tequila.
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WatchFrom the favorite-Daily-Show-clips-that-you-miss-while-you’re-out-of-the-country file.
This one was a close runner-up from the same show.
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SONG OF THE DAY
King Khan & The Shrines
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Rick Warren And The Ex-Gay Movement →
So how long until we find out about Rick Warren blowing his pool boy and then blames it on some painkillers he was on after his root canal?
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Quote Of The Day
“Once again here’s my surefire plan for saving daily papers: scare away the old folks once and for all. Those readers are killing you.”
- Dan Savage
Some good advice for the people in my profession. Hmm, I wonder if they’ll take it…ok, I don’t really wonder that at all. They embrace change like John McCain embraced George Bush in 2004.
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SONG OF THE DAY
Camper Van Beethoven
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Quote Of The Day
“It’s easy to deride the idea of government in America, where people’s association with the public sphere is the post office.”
- Naomi Klein
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David Gregory's Meet the Press reviewed. →
David Gregory is a male bimbo, and I find him completely off-putting and shallow, but it’s not like Russert was a fine example of journalism either.
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