Archive for November, 2008

Pinko on Assignment: Considering Bobby Jindal and “eco-tourism” on Snæfellsnes

Hi! I’m checking in and blogging from this amazing hotel on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in Northwest Iceland, pronunciation “!” or “?”. Basically I’m about as far as you can possibly get from anywhere, on a piece of land that is simultaneously a glacier AND a volcano, which completely blows my mind. Also there is wifi? And seals. [...]

Electric boogie-oogie-oogie

I’ll try to get something longer up about this next week but I wanted to flag this article about Tesla Motors. I don’t agree with all of the authors conclusions, but it serves as a pretty good overview of the current state of electric cars. If you have a second take a look.

Weekend Holiday Cheer

PINKO DAILY BRIEFS:are going to be very brief today. Here are a few things to get you in the shopping holiday mood.
Yesterday a worker at a Long Island Walmart was trampled to death when holiday shoppers rushed the store and literally broke down the doors. What kind of sick, sad world do we live in [...]

Holiday Shopping Made Easy

With Black Friday now upon us, the holiday shopping season is officially in full swing. Now comes the hard part. What do you get for everyone on your list?
Well, if you’re in Indiana you can swing by your nearest Planned Parenthood and get a holiday voucher for stuff like Pap tests and breast exams or [...]

A Post-racial Thanksgiving

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Leftovers

PINKO DAILY BRIEFS: Stirling again. I’m in Chicago with my wife’s family celebrating Thanksgiving, so I may not be able to blog much today. To tide you over here are some random scraps we found that you can maybe make a halfway decent sandwich with.
There is apparently a debate over whether the modern word [...]

High Fashion, Now 70% Vegan!

Looking for the perfect gift for that special billionaire in your life?  The Upgrader has a great roundup of high end men’s accessories that are skipping the leather and instead using good old fashioned canvas. Of course, most of the items on the list rely heavily on leather trim, leather laces, and tons of leather-for-leather’s-sake [...]

Everyone gets to play policy wonk

It seems that everyone is really excited about this whole President 2.0 idea. Facebook, MTV, and the State Department are having a conference about using social networking to fight terrorism, there is a website devoted to Michelle Obama’s outfits, and Change.org, not to be confused with the Obama transition team’s change.gov, has launched a campaign [...]

We’ve Got Nothing, Thanksgiving Edition

In the spirit of the season, here is something someone else did that is way funnier than anything I came up with. Enjoy your Tofurkey!

In Thanksgiving Tradition, Bush Pardons Scooter Libby In Giant Turkey Costume

What, you don’t like your family?

PINKO DAILY BRIEFS: It’s OK. We don’t like your family either. I’m glad you’ve decided to spend Thanksgiving reading Pinko instead.
To kick things off, It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without something totally horrific from PETA. You’re welcome. If you still need more they have a family themed video game called “Mama Kills Animals“. You stay classy [...]