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Do as the Romans didlatimes.com » L.A. Times - Opinion Blog - Aug 15, 2008 As though Rome didn't have enough real things to see, here come plans for a Disney-style theme park, with the theme being -- Rome. This supposedly family-friendly park would have rides and attractions that are all … |
latimes.com » L.A. Times - Opinion Blog - Aug 15, 2008
Late hit, but my friend Maria Russo's fine recent piece on the attempted comebacks of Tina Brown and Bonnie Fuller as worldwide interweb personalities gives me a rare chance to do something I've always wanted to do …
Also tagged: evolution, irony, pop culture, stupidity, doubletalk, the dead, the msm, credentials, teh interwebs
latimes.com » L.A. Times - Opinion Blog - Jul 17, 2008
Genocidal tyrant Rubert Murdoch made a smart move by putting Thomas Frank, labor's post-ironic champion, on his roster of columnists — though I don't know what Frank's column title means. (Is the tilting yard where …
Also tagged: business, newspapers, economy, politicians, credentials
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All Ringo needs is peace and lovelatimes.com » L.A. Times - Opinion Blog - Jul 7, 2008 Happy Birthday to Ringo Starr! The interwebs are lighting up for the 68-year-old ex-Beatle. The L.A. Times just yesterday published a story on Starr's new album: "The inspiration is love," he says, pronouncing it … Also tagged: breaking news, irony, pop culture, attaboys and raspberries, quotables, teh interwebs |
latimes.com » L.A. Times - Opinion Blog - Jul 7, 2008
Philly Daily News columnist Elmer Smith proves yet again that anybody who starts off by saying he supports free speech will end up calling for some limitation or other on somebody's right to talk. The issue this time? …
Also tagged: free speech, censorship, politicians, city hall
latimes.com » L.A. Times - Opinion Blog - Jul 3, 2008
Portland, Oregon's Clark Haass was just one of many readers sending his July 4th thoughts today, but he put more effort into it than anybody. Here is the full text of his revised Declaration of Independence: Portland …
Also tagged: quotables, found objects
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Happy 100th, Tunguska eventlatimes.com » L.A. Times - Opinion Blog - Jul 2, 2008 My old pal Ron Bailey notes that today is the 100th anniversary of the Tunguska event, which flattened hundreds of miles in Siberia, and which remains unexplained. The smart money says the explosion was caused by a … Also tagged: outer space, flame wars, bizarre theories, disaster |
latimes.com » L.A. Times - Opinion Blog - Jul 2, 2008
America's most recently re-appreciated Founding Father got it almost-right 232 years ago. Put this one in your firecracker and blow it up: The second day of July 1776 will be the most memorable epoch in the history of …
Also tagged: congress, politicians, quotables, credentials, found objects
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Happy 100th, Tunguska eventlatimes.com » L.A. Times - Opinion Blog - Jul 1, 2008 My old pal Ron Bailey notes that today is the 100th anniversary of the Tunguska event, which flattened hundreds of miles in Siberia, and which remains unexplained. The smart money says the explosion was caused by a … Also tagged: outer space, flame wars, bizarre theories, disaster |
latimes.com » L.A. Times - Opinion Blog - Jun 30, 2008
My alma mater has an excellent Drew Carey video examining the anti-free-trade palaver of the candidates and the MSM, and wondering why that same hatred never gets leveled against the real enemies of the proletariat …
Also tagged: television, science, employment, economy, labor, bizarre theories, in the weeklies, the msm, found objects