Clicking through Orr's top-10 list I saw his review of Guy Ritchie's Revolver. I didn't really investigate it other than skimming what seems to be the charitably lukewarm NYT review; even knowing nothing about it having been on the shelf for two years, seeing the horrifying...
In 1184, the Lord High Steward of Georgia was given, for his troubles and services, a small duchy on the Black Sea. Duke Vardan II Dadiani ruled Mingrelia, an area.
The first two hours of There Will Be Blood are unassailably outstanding; if you don't think it's one of the best American pictures of recent years I don't know what.
A good point by Nick Confessore -- when "centrists" call to get "beyond partisanship" and find "real solutions to our problems," they're generally Democrats who know that 1)it's cool to hate Democrats and 2)the both parties are always equally to blame for everything no matter who...
If, like me, you've ever wondered what it would be like to cuddle up on a drugged Glenn Beck's chest while he gurgled cryptic aphorisms about health care and compassion,.
Mark Halperin awarding the GOP debate to St. McCain:To his advantage, he stayed above the fray...Whoa, whoa, whoa...so he "stayed above the fray"...while he was relentlessly insulting Mitt Romney? What.
Whew, looked like the Racist Nicknames had it in the bag there for a bit, especially after Hasselbeck responded to the missed chip-shot by throwing another awful pass (admittedly, I must have missed the rule change that now permits receivers to be tackled before the arrival...
Via Kevin Levin at Civil War Memory, there's this addicting geography quiz that I can't stop playing. First time through, I reached the 11th level but have been unable to.
Guaranteed between 0-100% accurate!Washington v. Seattle. The Seahawks are a little tough to evaluate because their schedule was so bad, but since they've won 3 playoff games in two years.
The Clinton campaign is arguing that Obama is too "progressive" for their tastes, with a little too much background in community activism. Indeed. Obama just doesn't have the Joementum! for Mark Penn, Union Buster.A couple points in response to this thread:Archpundit has a response to questions...
I assume that most people have seen the season 5 premiere On Demand; if you haven't, please do so now. After watching the entire series On Demand over the course.
An important piece by Charles Peters about Obama's work in the Illinois legislature, including working to compel both houses of the legislature into passing a law requiring videotaped confessions --.