Archive for May, 2005

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New Comix of the Day

Loving BlogBridge
more and more. The pre-set channel guides have led me to tons of new resources,
like these nuggets from the Comics Guide. The best thing about comics
is how they can, in [...]

War of the Worlds in Latacunga

We
were reading an
article in our aggregator about
the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle, which didn’t
quite break [...]

Everything You Need to Know About California Politics

Jim Hahn, soon to be the ex-mayor, is among the most
gloriously breathtaking ciphers in the political history of the known
world. He was nearly an antigravitational force, formed from a rib that
the [...]

Latest Barrage in Browser Wars

Latest
news from the front in the Search Wars, and it’s good.Today’s
Boston Globe claims that Yahoo now does almost as many searches
per day as Google! Here’s
[...]

Saturday Afternoon Soccer Fix

Watching
the undefeated and league leading New England Revolution play
their arch-enemy New York Metro Stars. The scene on the field in New
York is brilliant sunshine and the fans are all in [...]

Better Living Through Sophistry

We agree with Ted on this one. The popular insistence on unblemished perfection is unrealistic, superficial and hypocritical. It extends from reporters, to doctors, to airline pilots, to prison guards, to Supreme Court Justices, to Presidential Candidates. Hey, everybody fucks up once in a while. A major neurological breakdown or a series of [...]

Cartoon Controversy of the Day

So here is the Friday the 13th edition of the Get
Fuzzy cartoon which
has sparked so much controversy, dominated local sports radio, and sparked
a lawsuit by
[...]

Shooter Buddy

I tend to age my bourbon in my ample gullet. However, if you wish
to spend $29.95 on a massive magnet that realigns the individual molecules
of your finest port, whiskey, or brandy, be our guest.
[...]

Saddam to Sue Over Prision Photos

We couldn’t make this stuff up…
Saddam Hussein plans to take legal
action after a British newspaper published photos of him half-naked in
his prison
cell
and doing
[...]

Easy Rider, Ride On

WASHINGTON, May 20 - Laura Bush said today that her husband should
have been interrupted on a bicycle ride last week and told that an off-course
plane had prompted a frantic evacuation of the capital. Her comments
[...]

Boston Wi-Fi Summit

Yesterday
was the long awaited Wi-Fi
Summit at the Museum of Science,
an informational half-day conference organized by City
Councilor John Tobin, the Boston Wireless
Access Group, and [...]

We Still Love This Game

Blogging
with the Dallas-Phoenix playoff game on in the background, the best of
the playoff matchups so far. As we get closer to the NBA
finals, the Dowbrigade, inveterate sports fan that he is, [...]


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