November 2009
95 posts
Addicted to Nonsense →
The chatter that passes for news, the gossip that is peddled by the windbags on the airwaves, the noise that drowns out rational discourse, and the timidity and cowardice of what is left of the newspaper industry reflect our flight into collective insanity. We stand on the cusp of one of the most seismic and disturbing dislocations in human history, one that is radically reconfiguring our economy...
Cheesipedia. Everything you didn't know you wanted... →
'The fiesta of the people' →
In Mexico, the popularity of lucha libre, literally “free struggle” or “free fight,” is rivaled only by soccer. Wrestlers star not only in the ring, but in movies, comic books, commercials and magazines. Now the sport’s following in this country is beginning to swell, driven by the desire of many assimilated Mexicans to reacquaint themselves with a part of their...
fatboy on water slide →
Watchthat you, Roethlisberger?
Statewide survey shows "ball tapping" problem... →
It’s a disturbing game with devastating consequences, and a new WTHR survey suggests it is rampant in Indiana schools. “Ball tapping” is the act of intentionally hitting or kicking a male in the genitals. Earlier this month, an Eyewitness News investigation showed the game has become commonplace in some area schools, resulting in serious injuries for students.
we need laws. stat....
Irish Church accused of abuse cover-up →
A damning report into clerical child abuse in the Dublin archdiocese has criticised the Catholic Church hierarchy for covering up the abuse.
It has laid bare a culture of concealment where church leaders prioritised the protection of their own institution above that of vulnerable children in their care.
um, hello. is called “compassion”.
WatchConan: Parental Porn Blocker
yep. that’d do the trick.
WatchMillion Dollar Baby in 5 Seconds
WatchPerino on Fox News: “We did not have a terrorist attack on our country during President Bush’s term”
that’s right. the blatant lies keep spewing from the repulsive guts of these asshats. history: forgotten. 2001? meh. we start in 2002. because it’s “convenient”. collective insanity has officially set in.
Fellow Coloradoans: Celebrate Buy Local Week (if... →
Buy Local Week (November 30 - December 6) is your chance to positively impact our region’s economy by choosing locally owned businesses for holiday purchases.
deals.woot: your one-stop consumer/materialist... →
PBS tonight: Objectified →
OBJECTIFIED encourages us to stop and notice our surroundings and to think critically about creativity and consumption. Who makes all these objects, and why do they look and feel the way they do? How can good design make these things—and by extension our lives—better? What about the environment and the social and environmental costs associated with global manufacturing and planned obsolescence?
The cost of obesity in the United States →
Obesity is described as the fastest growing public health challenge the nation has ever faced. In fact, if obesity rates continuing growing at the rate they currently are, by 2018 103 million American adults will be classed as obese.
mmm… deep fried south.
Time: The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting →
The insanity crept up on us slowly; we just wanted what was best for our kids. We bought macrobiotic cupcakes and hypoallergenic socks, hired tutors to correct a 5-year-old’s “pencil-holding deficiency,” hooked up broadband connections in the treehouse but took down the swing set after the second skinned knee. We hovered over every school, playground and practice field —...
@loadedsanta →
Woman asks police to watch her house by satellite →
The woman requested that the deputies Google Earth her house and keep it on satellite surveillance overnight,” Dawes said.
“A man studied the menu long and hard, and finally turned to the waiter for...”
Make Me Mighty →
When the gods of Might gaze upon thee
Lo what will your moniker be?
YouTube launches channel for citizen journalists →
The world’s top purveyor of Internet video has launched YouTube Direct, whereby TV and online news editors can obtain video from so-called “citizen journalists” — and even request such video be shot by amateurs seeking attention.
