Archive for May, 2010
Off to NYC
Always think of this song in connection to the city. YouTube hilariously auto-completes “Jesus Says” with “Obama is the anti-christ”
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It’s Both
Through the Wire, reactions to Prince of Persia: ‘Insulting’ The blogger Jehanzeb Dar, who writes at Muslim Reverie, told the Associated Press that Gyllenhaal’s casting is “not only insulting to Persians, it’s also insulting to white people. It’s saying white people can’t enjoy movies unless the protagonist is white.” (Dar later contacted the Wire to clarify that […]
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Tags: jake gylenhaal, metroid, prince of persia, the atlantic, wire, zelda
“Yeah, in Six Games”
The above formula details the likely success of a penalty kick. I hate to admit this, but this sort of thing probably would have really helped me in math. More than that though, the penalty formula is, strangely, one of the reasons I can appreciate sports even more now though. With the vast success of […]
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Tags: chelsea, daily mail, Frank Lampard, lampard, penalty kick, penalty kick formula
Heh, I’m not sure why the GOP didn’t just let him win in Tennessee. He’s got a piece up at HuffPo where he’s repeatedly schooled by HuffPo commenters. Let that one sink in. The growth of the Internet ecosystem relies on continued private investment. For the past decade, a stable market atmosphere has prospered under […]
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Tags: harold ford jr, Huffington Post, net neutrality, new york, senate race
Now does this look like a guy who’d “break your fucking neck, homeboy?”
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Tags: jared allen, mullet, vikings
US Morality
This poll was somewhat shocking to me. I assumed that in the last decade it was a significant minority that kept anti-gay legislation on the agenda, but most of the country had apparently had their back. I think this says something about the people I’m around, but also my generation in general. This just won’t […]
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Tags: attitudes, gallup, gay marriage, lgbt
Lousy Activist Judges…
Megansigh: This weekend, I had a conversation with someone non-crazy who thinks there is a not-insignificant chance that the Supreme Court will overturn health care reform, or at least the individual mandate (it’s not clear what happens to the rest of the law if the mandate goes down; there’s some possibility that this would invalidate […]
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Tags: health care, health care reform, megan mcardle, Supreme Court, the atlantic, unconstitutional
Treasonous Massachusetts
“You’re a black guy in Boston. You’re already fucked”- The Departed Boston.com has a reminder today that the South is not the only domain of the Confederacy. Peter Schworm chronicles the enduring legacy of Walpole High’s use of treasonous propaganda: Others agree the flag is offensive, at least to some. But they regard the Rebel […]
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Tags: Boston, boston busing crisis, confederate flag, confederate history, walpole, walpole high
Dead Heat
I made a custom poll from Pollster here for a congressional generic ballot. For those not wanting to click over, it’s essentially a tie right now; Dem’s 45.6%, GOP 45.4%. Basically, I removed all polls with a clear bias, plus Rasmussen. I’m not sure about the decision to exclude Rasmussen. On the one hand, there […]
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Tags: 2010 elections, democrats, immigration, midterms, polling, polls, republicans