Huh.Italy's highest appeal court has ruled that married Italian women who commit adultery are entitled to lie about it to protect their honour.The court gave its landmark ruling after hearing the case of a 48-year-old woman, convicted of giving false testimony to police by denying she...
I think it was the best option for the Obama campaign.
This review of Gusher Of Lies makes me wonder whether the bad arguments are the book's or the reviewer's. For example, Bryce's attacks on ethanol seem very convincing, but in.
Since I really, really Don't Get Garrison Keillor, at least I can say that I don't find this disillusioning. (I mean, given the esteem with which his wit is inexplicably held in many quarters, shouldn't his attempt at homophobic humor at least involve some stereotypes that...
I've created an ESPN group for this year's Tournament.Group Name: Lawyers, Guns and Moneypassword: zevon
Yglesias on Abe Foxman giving a pass to the anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic, anti-gay, all-purpose nut whose endorsement John McCain assiduously sought out: "What does Foxman have to say about all this.
Chris Partlow and Felicia "Snoop" Pearson vs. Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield?
As befits a group full of social maladjusts, the blogosphere has turned out some good stuff on the passing of E. Gary Gygax. Jason Sigger has a good round-up and.
According to new numbers released by Survey USA today, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama win in match-ups against McCain. Obama wins by more (and wins 4 more states than.
The Chronicle sponsored a contest recently in which readers suggested designs for the new $500 million library to be built at Integritude U.We thought that Chronicle readers would have their own ideas about how that building should be designed, and we invited people to send in...
Michael Graham at the Boston Herald has his panties in a bunch over Harvard's decision to create a women-only hour in the school's gym, so that Muslim women can exercise.
Barney Miller vs. Cedric Daniels?