The Koufax nominations for best post are up. I'm happy that this post of mine was nominated; it's one of my favorites. There are lots of good posts here, of course. I'd like to put in a word for Mark Schmitt's classic "Miss America Conservatives."...
Author: Scott Lemieux
Assrocket.Can't they bother to at least make up plausible lies? Although I agree that the "whatever the numbers say" line is a nice touch. Maybe I'll take out a personal.
It's official. I'm not sure what to say at this point. It's good, if merely symbolic, that the Dems were relatively unified in rejecting the most reactionary Supreme Court nominee.
A question: if Brokeback Mountain wins, will it be the best film to win Best Picture since Annie Hall in 1977? That would be my tentative assessment, although I think most people would disagree. My guess is that three movies would be most cited: the...
Like me, Roy was introduced to Robert Bresson by means of the sublime Au Hasard, Balthasar (which I saw last year.) Like me, he found it a remarkable, haunting picture;.
Good to see that Target has finally fired a pharmacist who wishes to interpose her beliefs between drugs she is professionally bound to dispense and the health of her customers..
My first reaction to reading the Slate article on art-houses that Rob discusses below was to be both amused and contemptuous of this particular manifestation of contraianism-through-not-very-credible-random-anecdotes (has anyone ever seen routine laughing at non-subtitled bits?), but to realize that at least it was more...
The Alito filibuster fight is on. Of particular interest to our Washington state readers: according to Jane, "Maria Cantwell is reportedly quite wobbly, and might be susceptible to pressure. If.
I would like to say something about the PA elections. Except that what I would say pretty much boils down to 1)the election of an eliminationist anti-Semitic terrorist organization is.
I've seen more than one blogger compare reactionary Senate hopeful Bob Casey Jr. to Joe "Easiest Lay On The White House Lawn" Lieberman. As it turns out, this is unfair...to Lieberman. As Thad points out in comments, even Holy Joe isn't rolling over on Alito....
Phoebe Maltz uncovers yet another glaring piece of illogic in Will Saletan's recent abortion op-ed. Saletan infers from the fact that most women would prefer to avoid a pregnancy than.
Dennis the Peasant presents the advertising pitch of Flatulent Bathrobe Media (TM), which is the pure comic gold that you'd expect. It's hard to isolate the very funniest thing amidst.