Methinks some people in the t-shirt business misunderstand the basic idea of funniness.
For example, I just got a little ad on Facebook, which claims this is “the funniest Star Trek t-shirt ever … !”
Well, um … no. That’s not especially funny. Sure, “Make it so” was Captain Picard’s catchphrase. But there’s nothing funny about […]
Tags: Culture · Comedy · TV · Science Fiction · Star Trek · Advertising · Facebook
This story is about a week old at this point, but it goes in the “things everyone should know” category.
One of the most common talking points from right-wing pundits, especially on Fox News, is that whatever happens to the people in Guantanamo Bay is okay because all those prisoners are really bad guys — “the […]
Tags: News · Politics · Media · George W. Bush · Torture · Human Rights · Journalism · Justice System · Terrorism · TESK
Just a few things that are on my radar at the moment …
• First up, I just found this interview with Gore Vidal from May, in which he gives his current takes on Obama and McCain.
Vidal says he’s a fan of Obama now, but it took him a while to get there (hey, kinda like […]
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My old college pal Dan (well, actually we got to be friends after college, but that’s a long story), who was the master of the new-music mix tape back in the middle-eighties, turned up on Facebook recently and has been freshening up my iTunes with all sorts of fun new stuff.
So here are a […]
Tags: Culture · Music · New Wave · TV · Folk-Rock · Video · Modern Rock
Watch the Republican pundits on Faux News shred McCain’s speech from Tuesday night.
I daresay we won’t see him get within a mile of a green backdrop again.
And suddenly, I can’t wait for the debates this fall with Obama and McCain on stage together.
In the meantime, I’m dedicating my favorite The The song to […]
Tags: News · Politics · Media · TV · Barack Obama · John McCain · Video · 2008 Election
For those of you who didn’t hear it on the public airwaves a couple of weeks back, because you were busy painting your toenails or defending the earth or something, my appearance on the Wordslingers poetry radio show from Sunday 5/18 is now online in the Vox Cafe archive on the Wordslingers Web site — […]
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