Matt Payton's Tumble-o-rama

- Intelligentsia against intelligence: How did we end up with...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:15:49 -0600

- Intelligentsia against intelligence: How did we end up with know-nothings for wise men? by David Sirota

Fall Music Series (2004) SONG OF THE DAY Eminem “Like Toy...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:55:05 -0600

Fall Music Series (2004)

SONG OF THE DAY

Eminem

“Like Toy Soldiers”

from the 2004 album Encore

SHORT FILM OF THE DAY (that you can watch here in its...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:01:58 -0600

SHORT FILM OF THE DAY (that you can watch here in its entirety!)

The Goat

1921

directed by Buster Keaton and Malcolm St. Clair

- A Softer World

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:48:37 -0600

- A Softer World

Fall Music Series (2003) SONG OF THE...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:46:13 -0600

Fall Music Series (2003)

SONG OF THE DAY

Morrissey

“Spring-Heeled Jim”

from the 1994 album Vauxhall And I

David Cross explains why Arrested Development never really got...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:23:13 -0600

David Cross explains why Arrested Development never really got the chance it deserved for a wider audience. Luckily, it’s pretty easy to discover shows like this on your own these days.

Question of the Fucking Decade

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600

“Jesus—why do we bother electing Democrats at all?”

- Dan Savage, talking about the democrats in Washington state, although he might as well be talking about the national party:

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/11/19/2600000000

It looks bad when retired generals make money for mentoring - Tom Ricks

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0600

It looks bad when retired generals make money for mentoring - Tom Ricks:

If only someone would’ve warned us about this…

"Muslims think highly of Obama, and he should use his acceptability—even with the Taliban—and try to..."

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0600

““Muslims think highly of Obama, and he should use his acceptability—even with the Taliban—and try to deal with them politically.””

- - Pervez Musharraf, talking to Seymour Hersh:

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/11/16/091116fa_fact_hersh?currentPage=1

Video

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:15:00 -0600

Drug Makers Raising Prices Before Reform Of course they are!...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0600

Drug Makers Raising Prices Before Reform

Of course they are! They’ve had it rough for a long time now and they need to focus on improving their profits.

Fall Music Series (2003) SONG OF THE DAY OutKast “My...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:12:09 -0600

Fall Music Series (2003)

SONG OF THE DAY

OutKast

“My Favorite Things”

from the 2003 album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

- George Carlin: The comedy legend’s daughter talks to Punchline...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:26:16 -0600

- George Carlin: The comedy legend’s daughter talks to Punchline Magazine about his ‘Last Words’

High Costs Weigh on Troop Debate for Afghan War - NYTimes.com So...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:21:00 -0600

High Costs Weigh on Troop Debate for Afghan War - NYTimes.com

So where’s the same hysteria for this shit going over budget that the health care bill got?

Broaching Birth Control With Afghan Mullahs - NYTimes.com

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:17:41 -0600

Broaching Birth Control With Afghan Mullahs - NYTimes.com:

Oh great - are they going to broach the subject with Americans next? Also, you might want to stop by the Vatican while you’re out with your teaching materials…

Victims of flooding during Hurricane Katrina win compensation -...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:02:00 -0600

Victims of flooding during Hurricane Katrina win compensation - guardian.co.uk

- Ezra Klein - Health-care reform will not be remembered for its...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:00:43 -0600

- Ezra Klein - Health-care reform will not be remembered for its price tag

Gay Priests Are Like People!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:54:05 -0600

Gay Priests Are Like People!

- Robert Reich’s Blog: Obama, China, and Wishful Thinking...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:21:20 -0600

- Robert Reich’s Blog: Obama, China, and Wishful Thinking About American Jobs

I couldn’t decide which column to post: the above one or the one about companies making money because they got rid of everybody.

3 Democrats Could Block Health Bill in Senate - NYTimes.com

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:36:44 -0600

3 Democrats Could Block Health Bill in Senate - NYTimes.com:

Here is their contact information, just in case you might want to have a chat with them:

Sen. Ben Nelson (D)
720 Hart Senate Office Building
(202) 224-6551; 228-0012 Lincoln: (402) 441-4600

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D)
724 Hart Senate Office Building
(202) 224-5824; 224-9735
New Orleans: (504) 589-2427

Sen. Blanch Lincoln (D)
355 Dirksen Senate Office Building
(202) 224-4843; 228-1371
Little Rock: (501) 375-2993

Or if you want to yell at anyone else:

http://www.theorator.com/senate.html