Bring Back the Assassins
From tomorrow’s New
York Times:
"CAIRO, Sept. 26 An official of the militant organization
Hamas was killed today when his sport utility vehicle exploded in a
neighborhood of […]
Archive for September, 2004
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Losing Heads to Reefer Madness
Maybe
marijuana can be hazardous to one’s health -
or at least to the health of those around the addict. Do we detect a
potential election
[…]
Is Your Cellphone Full of Spit Yet?
Not content with having converted email into
a wasteland and a cruel scavanger hunt (the Dowbrigade somehow list an
entire class’ emails down some junk drain last week), filling up blogs
with bogus comments […]
Scrabble Kabala
This funny
and provocative short story by Liz Dubelman
stretches the definition of what a short story is. It is an excellent
use of Macromedia Flash to mix media and create a […]
Deja Vu All Over Again QOTD
“My inclination was to support the government and the war until proven wrong, and that only came later, as I realized we could not explain the mission, had no exit strategy, and did not seem to be fighting to win.”
George Bush, on Vietnam
from the New York Times
Comic of the Day
by Ted Rall
Popeye ‘Puter to be Powered by Spinach
Researchers
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have used spinach
to harness a plant’s ability to convert sunlight into energy for the
first time, creating a device that may one day power […]
In A Fog, As Usual
As we drove to work this morning along Memorial Drive,
the fog lay thick over the Charles like gravy on a blue-plate special.
A pack of geese ate grass and automobile exhaust. In the background is
[…]
Frassle Unveiled
Last night at the Berkman
Thursday night
meeting we had the pleasure of watching Shimon
Rura and Josh
Ain […]
Madame Teresa Predicts
Another
"What was she thinking?" moment from the Countess. Of course, we wouldn’t
put it past the Bushies to have Osama on ice waiting for the critical
moment to haul him in. But to […]
It’s Closing Time
The
difficult task facing John Kerry is the result of genius image-makers
on the other side pulling off the greatest role
reversal since Usama Bin Laden went from being a friendly freedom fighter
[…]
The Right to Radiate
Do
you have an absolute right to set up a wireless network in your home
or apartment, even if it overlaps or interferes with a neighbors network?
Can […]