Archive for the 'Everyone Wants The Honey But Not The Sting' Category
If you’ve ever wondered whether television’s rudimentary identity concealing measures actually worked, here’s a story for you:
A Manhattan hooker interviewed by Diane Sawyer for an ABC special on prostitution was busted by her mom — who recognized her daughter, despite the network’s efforts to disguise her.
“I’m mentioning the interview now because last night, I [...]
And The Whole World Has To Answer Right Now Just To Tell You Once Again Who’s Bad
Posted by Contrarian on February 28th, 2008
One hallmark of a developed country is a responsive government that can identify a social problem and take steps to correct it:
Whatever their reason might be, a passing hearse or simple discomfort, Italy’s highest court ruled that men may not touch their genitals in public. The ruling settled an appeal by a 42-year-old worker from [...]
You’re Going to Have a Time Out, No Access, and No Xbox!
Posted by Apocalypse Tom on February 24th, 2008
The Times may have blown it by spending so much time pussy-footing around with the infidelity innuendo–the real story is the lobbyist entanglements McCain has apparently decided to lie about. Because of the shoddy sex scandal lens through which the Times has focused, McCain may not have to account for himself.
Still and all, I’m raising [...]
You Wouldn’t Think That Edwards Would Have Been Better Off Simply Admitting That He Cheated On His Wife (You Know, The One With The Stage 4 Breast Cancer) But They Found A Way To Do It
Posted by Contrarian on December 18th, 2007
It’s not so much the idea that John Edwards knocked up someone but rather that a campaign aide would actually try to cover up for Edwards in such a ridiculous way. That basically makes me not want to trust not only Edwards but anyone surrounding John Edwards, no matter how “selfless” they come off in [...]
Changing The Offending Line To “You Scumbag, You Maggot, Dirty Like Bob Saget” Would Have Worked But Unfortunately Kirsty MacColl Has Passed On
Posted by Contrarian on December 18th, 2007
The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York,” bowdlerized:
BBC Radio 1 has said it will stand by its ban on the word “faggot” from the Pogues’ 1987 Christmas hit Fairytale of New York to avoid offence.
The word, sung by the late Kirsty MacColl as she trades insults with Shane MacGowan, has been dubbed out.
But MacColl’s mother, [...]
And If You’re Keeping Score At Home, That’s Not One But Two “C” Words
Posted by Contrarian on December 6th, 2007
The most offensive official major league baseball document ever seen:
Players were yelling something a whole lot nastier than “You’re blind, ump!” at baseball games in the 1890s.
And it’s all there in writing, on a withered 1898 document called “Special Instructions to Players” that’s up for bid by a New Jersey auction house.
“In terms [...]
If anyone will be mightily smote by the big bearded one above, it will surely be Christopher Hitchens:
And so we have a semiofficial celebration of Hanukkah, complete with menorah, to celebrate not the ignition of a light but the imposition of theocratic darkness.
. . .
[T]he Hasmonean regime that resulted from the Maccabean revolt soon became [...]
Now Playing: Episode 352
McCain vs. Obama, More on Afghanistan and poppies and the story of the anthrax attacks takes a surprising turn.
Links Mentioned: Greenwald on the anthrax case … that NYT mag piece on Afghanistan … listen to the author on “To the Point” … the new McCain attack ad.
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