Friday, July 10th, 2009
On my iGoogle home page, I have the RSS feed for the Onion right at the top. It's almost the first thing I look at when I open my browser. Right below that, the Reuters Entertainment feed. It doesn't happen very often, but sometimes I look at a headline in ...
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Two things to note about this article. One: holy shit. David Carradine was found dead in a Bangkok Hotel, hanging by a rope in the closet. Naked. And dead. Holy shit. Two: I love the fact that Reuters used the correct term 'hanged.' Pictures are 'hung.' Humans are 'hanged.'
UPDATE:
See, this ...
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Monday, January 26th, 2009
U.S. President George W. Bush re-enters the White House East room to say goodbye to staff and friends after his primetime address in Washington, January 15, 2009. Bush on Thursday defended his actions to avert a collapse of the financial system and protect America from another terrorist attack as he ...
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
I am a mix of emotions tonight. I watched the inauguration at work with a dozen or so of my coworkers, a steely veneer masking the emotion of the moment. I joked about Cheney in a wheelchair; mocked George Bush, Senior's, odd choice of headwear; laughed at the Rev. Dr. ...
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Of all the papers I've seen today, the San Francisco Chronicle had the best front page. No words needed.
See more at the Huffington Post.
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
I read the news today that Deena Kastor had won the US Women's Olympic Marathon trials in Boston yesterday. Just like her amazing performance in the 2004 Olympics, she surged at mile 18 to close a nearly 2 minute gap and pass the into the lead at mile 23 1/2. ...
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
CNN Reports that an internet failure hits two continents. I shudder at the thought that this could happen here.
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