The Brits Are Making Top-100 Book Lists Again
Attempting to replicate the popularity of an old post, I proffer my reactions to some items from the Guardian’s recent list of the 100 greatest non-fiction books. Continue reading
Tag Archives: books
Top Ten Videos of 2010: 6. The Daily Show, “Male Inequality”
In a year when The Daily Show had several widely-noted high points, I nevertheless choose to recognize them for continuing to be the go-to source for mockery of privileged people claiming to be oppressed. Continue reading
Posted in America?, Arts & Entertainment, Videos
Tagged 9/11, books, comedy, congress, John McCain, Jon Stewart, lists, NPR, Republicans, sports, Stephen Colbert, Terry Gross, TV
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No Government Takeover of Public Safety!
You remember Richard Clarke. He was the counter-terrorism adviser to Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and (briefly) George W. Bush. He’s the guy who implored the second Bush Administration in January of 2001 to keep a close eye on … Continue reading
Posted in America?, History, Politics
Tagged (in)humanity, Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, books, energy, George W. Bush, Tea Party, terrorism
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Top Ten Videos of 2009: 1. Storm Large, “8 Miles Wide” [NSFW]
Here it is, the moment you’ve all been waiting for… my number one favorite web video of 2009. Some of you know of my affection for this video, and may therefore not be surprised that I gave it my #1 … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Entertainment, The Web, Videos
Tagged books, feminism, friends, gender politics, lists, music, NSFW, Storm Large
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Twitterings: Failed Children’s Book Titles
The #failedchildrensbooktitles Twitter meme has been such fertile ground for me that I’m going to report my own submissions instead of picking out other favorites from the massive Twitter pile. Continue reading
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