I just love this. From Jim Bouton (ex-Yankee pitcher and now author) on whether a gay baseball player would be accepted by his fans and teammates:I would say that the better a player you are, the more gay you would be allowed to be. … [Read more...]
I dunno – you tell me
I am not making this up. We report, you decide. (Click image to enlarge.) … [Read more...]
Mmmmm….beer….
From BlogBeat via the Fray comes this breaking news. No sooner did the white smoke start wafting up from the Vatican than the brewers of Pope Benedict XVI's hometown in Bavaria set to work. And now, God be praised, we … [Read more...]
Did Someone Ask for a Subway?
HONG KONG ? There have in the past been occasional murmers of complaint about the quality of service on our MBTA. Those looking for models for improvement should consider the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway:Corporate Organization. The … [Read more...]
Outside the Bubble
HONG KONG ? I stepped out of The Bubble as soon as I stepped on to Korean Airlines 7854 from New York to Inchon Korea. The Bubble is the current pre-Copernican ideology advanced by our leaders and echoed by our media that the world revolves … [Read more...]
More truly terrible music
From the Talent Show, via Crooks and Liars, comes this astoundingly bad music video, which we are pleased to bring you as part of our ongoing search for the worst politically-inspired music in the universe. It's a little hard to tell … [Read more...]
Lessons from Einstein
This op-ed in today's NY Times is much longer than most NYT op-eds. Yet its focus has little to do with the "pressing issues of the day," the stuff of NYT most op-eds. Rather, it is about Albert Einstein's four … [Read more...]
No, look, they really are trying to kill you.
Supersize me: MIAMI - Burger King began offering two new breakfast sandwiches Monday, including one that packs more calories and fat than a Whopper.The Enormous Omelet Sandwich carries 730calories and 47 grams of fat and comes with two … [Read more...]
Culchah Cornah: My least favorite kind of music review
Perhaps this should go under "How to Kill Classical Music Part MMMCLXLI" (with apologies to Greg Sandow, e.g.)Bernard Holland's review of a new CD of Brahms 1st Symphony manages to make itself utterly useless in its … [Read more...]
Regressives Run from Responsibility
An instructive piece today from regressive David Brooks. The pundit had a rich meal in New Orleans, asked for decaffinated coffee, then lamented this, in his words, pusillanimous request. Why was he so weak? "I blame the people at the … [Read more...]