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« April 2003 | HOME | June 2003 » May 2003 Bigotry in the big tent NY Times examines a Bush campaign conundrum: How to convince a key part of your base that you hate gays, while at the same time projecting an image of tolerance to everyone else?... May 31, 2003 This is a "youthful prank" May 27, 2003 God vs. Allah In a story in today's NY Times about Christian evangelicals seeking to harvest the souls of Muslims, one crusader accuses Islam of possessing a uniquely violent nature: ...[H]e projected a snappy PowerPoint presentation showing passages from the Koran that he... May 27, 2003 "Bat Boy: The Musical" I'm off to NYC now to try to make something big happen for Bat Boy. No posts until Monday.... May 23, 2003 Howard Dean Remixes "Wh-wh-wh-what I want to know..." There is a Howard Dean Remix (link to mp3). UPDATE: See also the Howard Dean remix (video) right here at the blog. And other remixes.... May 23, 2003 SARS fetish Thanks, Boing Boing.... May 23, 2003 Top 5 list Funniest thing at this Blogcritics link is the comments from people who just don't get it.... May 22, 2003 FCC arrogance Thank you, William Safire. Must broadcasters of news act only on behalf of the powerful broadcast lobby? Are they not obligated, in the long-forgotten "public interest," to call to the attention of viewers and readers the arrogance of a regulatory... May 22, 2003 Idiot son of an asshole Nurse Ratched implies that this video and this music video for a very catchy song are somehow a little biased. I don't see it myself.... May 22, 2003 William Gibson to DGA: Recognize the pattern Telling one of the top anti-freedom organizations in Hollywood exactly what it didn't want to hear (a subject also discussed here), William Gibson delivered this speech to the Director's Guild of America, May 17, 2003: The story of film begins... May 21, 2003 Poor rich people Warren Buffett on Republican thieves: Now the Senate says that dividends should be tax-free to recipients. Suppose this measure goes through and the directors of Berkshire Hathaway (which does not now pay a dividend) therefore decide to pay $1 billion... May 21, 2003 Holocaust on your plate Fucking PETA. Why do they make me think about things I don't want to think about? Fuckers.... May 21, 2003 Philanthropy Worth mentioning again: For a new L.A. magazine, I'm writing an article about "distinctive acts of generosity" in the L.A. area--whether philanthropy or otherwise. Models: --8 year old kid takes piggy bank to school board meeting, to help with the... May 20, 2003 Take the quiz At Blogcritics.... May 19, 2003 Gourmet ashtray licking This is a joke, right?... May 19, 2003 Dean Interview... May 19, 2003 Interview with The Donnas I heard about it from Trent, who heard about it from Timi, who heard about it from Riotproof. "Pick a band and answer only using that band's song titles" Okay. I pick... The Donnas 1. Are you male or... May 17, 2003 Zealot or not? Bill Keller in NY Times: Is President Bush a religious zealot, or does he just pander to that crowd? Keller's answer: He's kind of a zealot, and he also kind of panders. Somehow, in his long article about Bush and... May 17, 2003 Lawrence Lessig needs your help Who is this man and why is he thinking so hard? Duh. His name is Lawrence Lessig and he is looking for a reasonable congressperson. As this will be a difficult search, he needs your help. Please, for God's... May 16, 2003 Hart: Not running, still blogging For some reason, Gary Hart seems to think we should actually debate the United States' transition from republic to empire: "History rarely marks its crossroads well. Yet, most would now agree that the first terrorist attacks on America over a... May 16, 2003 Week of the Howler In keeping with my pledge to mention more often the bloggers who bring me so much joy, I have to mention that Bob Somerby of the Daily Howler had one of the best weeks since I have been reading that... May 16, 2003 9,000 say no, but 3 will say yes Eric Olsen at Blogcritics points to a press release from the Future of Music Coalition that includes this pie chart. The huge dark blue portion represents the number of public comments against the proposed FCC rule changes. Guess what the... May 15, 2003 Miniseries about Hitler Oh yeah, and Hitler: The Rise of Evil airs in two parts, May 18 and 20 on CBS at 9 p.m.... May 15, 2003 When Democracy Failed My pal Keythe Farley sent me this... When Democracy Failed: The Warnings of History by Thom Hartmann The 70th anniversary wasn't noticed in the United States, and was barely reported in the corporate media. But the Germans remembered well that... May 15, 2003 Bush report card I'm writing this horror script for Josh Olson. A new thing for me, kind of. It's fun. There's a scene, though, in which a character eats a hamster, and that has reminded me of George W. Bush. I explain why... May 13, 2003 Jared Greer day I read a lot of other blogs, because blogs have some of the best writing on the Web, and, so far as I can tell, bloggers are far more interesting than regular people. But I probably don't mention my favorite... May 13, 2003 I heart Boston With all of the war-blogging and Republican-bashing I've been engaged in of late, I have to admit that I've lost track of one of the main purposes of my blog (and my life): self-promotion. Fortunately, two Boston newspapers offer an... May 12, 2003 Why it feels so good to kick Bill Bennett Joan Walsh at Salon nails it: We liberals will stop rejoicing in the fall of moral cops like William Bennett as soon the conservatives decide to stop being moral cops. Meanwhile, like Walsh, I'm looking forward to the day Sen.... May 08, 2003 Thank you, Sen. Feinstein She writes: "Mr. Chairman, I am going to oppose the nomination of Carolyn Kuhl to the Ninth Circuit. I base this on my strong concerns about granting lifetime tenure to a candidate with such a decidedly mixed record." Click to... May 08, 2003 I heart Hart Even though he's not going to run. "And I hope all of you will continue to oppose an economics of class and wealth, a global policy of unilateralism, and a military policy of preemption." Will do.... May 08, 2003 Right-wing artists need welfare Interesting thread at Blogcritics (scroll down to read comments). Thomas Sipos wonders why there aren't more conservative and libertarians in the arts. I've often wondered this myself. I don't really mind, but I have wondered why it is. To rectify... May 07, 2003 Far out, man And then we could all be the lizard king.... May 07, 2003 Don't you remember 9-11? "Don't you remember 9-11?" "Don't you remember 9-11?" "Don't you remember 9-11?" That's all anti-war people heard from war proponents a month ago. When applied to the Iraq war, of course, this mantra is demented. However, when applied to the... May 02, 2003 Tony Pierce Have I mentioned lately how much I love reading Tony Pierce? Unlike me, he manages to write about politics without sounding like a crank.... May 02, 2003 Hey, look at me! I'm a soldier! May 01, 2003

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