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Holy shit, blimps!
Is there any single brand in the world more fucked by one incident than blimps are by the Hindenberg crash? Planes survive hijackings and explosions, cruise ships survived the Titanic, but this morning I read this bit in the Times about how blimps (”airships”) are making a comeback because of rising fuel costs and concerns [...]
This hippo lives in this house.
Amazing.
Political prisoner is rescued, has hot son.
My dear friend Margot has written a beautiful radio play in progress about Ingrid Betancourt, the Colombian politician who was kidnapped in 2002. Accordingly, I’ve followed the case and yesterday the unthinkable happened: Betancourt was rescued, alive. This is incredible news and very unexpected: These situations usually don’t end well but Betancourt is alive and [...]
This is the greatest thing ever.
I don’t know how much time you spend thinking about Hummus, but I spend lots. Most of those wistful, longing daydreams are for Sabra brand hummus, which is so inexplicably good that there must be something in it. MSG? I don’t know. I didn’t eat it for awhile because a friend told me it was [...]
Jesus Christ what TERRIBLE people.
Holy shit. So these two cousins in Louisiana, Hue and Cindy Vo, were co-valedictorians in their graduating class and they got to make a speech. They talked about their memories of high school, their friends, etc. Then because her parents don’t speak very good English, Cindy added a line in their native Vietnamese as a [...]
Re-writing history, the right way.
In the Summer of 1877, the economy had gone south. Brakesmen and B & O Railroad workers pulling 72-hour weeks saw their wages cut 10-20%, while the railroad barons took home massive bonuses. (Sound familiar?) That summer the tension came to a head in Pittsburgh, where a serious strike went down:
When the outrage took hold [...]
Obama and Hillary in Unity.
I’ve been watching the Obama/Clinton rally in Unity, NH, and as a communications strategist I’m pretty impressed with the whole spectacle, from the matching blue outfits on up. As a progressive I’m glad to see them coming together. It is strange though: The whole issue of the last month is “will women support Obama,” and [...]
Is there really a list?
Noticed this little item this morning:
Bush To Lift Sanctions Against North Korea
The move signals that North Korea has completed a key step in their denuclearization process. Bush might also remove the country from the infamous “Axis Of Evil” List in as little as 45 days.
There are only what … three countries on it so I [...]
Ralph Nader, “talking white.” [updated]
Ralph Nader is running for President again. I won’t go on here with the long version of my thoughts except to say that he keeps running, again and again but has never built a movement around him or used his campaigns to bolster a viable third party movement, which makes the runs feel relatively [...]
Mariska Hargitay makes tshirts.
I’m not sure what this has to do with activism, hedonism, politics or being a pinko commie but today was VERY tiring so I got home and was overjoyed to find a Law and Order, SVU marathon on TNT. Nothing like a sex crime and a little B.D. Wong to take the sting out of [...]
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