What Are My Ten Favorite Film Comedies?
Over at Mother Jones, Kevin Drum listed his top movie comedies, prefacing the list by saying, "They say you can tell more about a person by what he laughs at than…
When Jon Stewart Asks For #McConnelling, I McConnell
What is McConnelling? I'll let Jon Stewart expound upon its storied origins. http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:cms:video:thedailyshow.com:433735 The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook I did…
Book Club Defense Mechanisms
I can't speak from experience on this. I've never joined a book club. Actually, I'm so reluctant to join any club that if someone were to found The Club Of…
Raiders Coach Dennis Allen Wants To Get What He Deserves
After wrapping up a second consecutive 4-12 season for the Oakland Raiders, Dennis Allen says he "deserves" to return for a third. Here are some of his reasons for wanting…
Oh, The People I Meet
One of the advantages of being on social media is occasionally interacting with people who've amazed you from afar. A few weeks ago on Twitter, I was able to hip…
Visit Sunny Florida!
[youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgAo1kj-duU&w=560&h=315] My thanks to Larry Dahlke for providing the voice. There's no way I could have sold this the way he does.
I Hate The Sun, and We Have to Save America From It.
In 2007, Slate inaugurated the A Fine Whine column, in which a Slate writer lets fly at some (usually petty) annoyance for a couple of pages. It came infrequently at first, but…
Paul F. Tompkins Nails Our Gift For Self-Justification
Tompkins's insanely funny bit on the Chick-fil-a controversy (infants, ask your parents) reveals just what mad skills smart people have at spinning bullshit reasons to justify whatever they want to…
Peter Cook’s Short but Extremely Boring Story
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