This is obviously of trivial importance compared with the feeble attempts to debunk the Lancet article, but I'm glad to see David Leonhardt tackle a form of reactionary innumeracy that becomes an annoyance on Sundays: the argument that running is the key to success in the...
I can't decide if Ampersand at Alas, A Blog is a saint for the time and patience he devotes to refuting bad anti-SSM arguments put forth in various quarters of the.
I mentioned recently the unlikely but true fact that Van Halen could replace David Lee Roth and wind up with replacements that got exponentially worse. Well, should the NYT follow.
I know we defeated Dems are supposed to be getting in touch with what blue-state urbanites like Nik Kristof consider to be "red state" culture. But if this consists of a movie adapted from a treacly ode to conformity by John Grisham, written by Chris Colombus, starring...
From David Edelstein's review of Alexander: Please understand the source of my vitriol: I consider Stone's Natural Born Killers to be, hands down, the worst movie ever made—and not the worst.
I've been falling into the bad habit of not bringing reading material to the gym, which leads to dangerous things--namely, prolonged exposure to Lou Dobbs tonight on CNN. This toxic.
Fortunately, you won't be getting yet another interminable abortion post from me; instead, I can direct you to Julie Saltman, who points out that the recent abortion rider attached to the omnibus bill is clearly unconstitutional under current doctrine, and also eloquently attacks the self-destructive myth that returning...
Priceless picture and commentary at Martini Republic.
This is getting some attention. Pretty shocking that invading a country and destroying its institutions of health and security leads to an increased rate of child malnutrition. One would almost begin.
If you haven't seen it already, read this narrative of the Marine-insurgent shooting incident last week from the cameraman, Kevin Sites.
Digby recently made a great point about the provision attached to a spending bill to allow organizations (federal and state, but of course) to accept government funding but refuse to provide.
A question: how bad would a script have to be for Nic Cage to turn it down?