John McCain’s Spiritual Leaders
Posted on March 20, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics | 4 Comments
I like McCain, but if the media is going to scream bloody murder over some stupid things Obama’s pastor said then let’s have some straight-talk here. From the Huffington Post:
Jerry Falwell said America had 9/11 coming because we tolerated gays, feminists and liberals. It was our fault. Our chickens had come home to roost, if [...]
Apathy
Posted on March 19, 2008 - Filed Under College | 1 Comment
This image macro sums up my attitude to college this year just about perfectly.
Crowd Control
Posted on March 19, 2008 - Filed Under Funny | Leave a Comment
Ross Douthat
Posted on March 19, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Blogging, Politics | Leave a Comment
Ross Douthat writes for The Atlantic, and I highly recommend his blog to everybody, particularly those of a leftward persuasion. He a very talented writer who blogs thoughtful and well-considered posts from a conservative perspective.
Nobody Does Awesom Like Trent Reznor #2
Posted on March 18, 2008 - Filed Under Music | 1 Comment
www.nin.com
Click on the “Exciting PERFORMANCE NEWS!”
Update: He seems to have taken it down now. More’s the pity…
Missing Phone
Posted on March 18, 2008 - Filed Under Life-In-General | Leave a Comment
I have no phone at present. I don’t know where it could be either, because I don’t have any recollection of the tail end of last night. So please use internet-based forms of communication if you wish to contact me in the coming days.
Update: I left it in the Taxi I don’t remember getting. I [...]
More on Tibet #2
Posted on March 17, 2008 - Filed Under China | Leave a Comment
There are a collection of photographs here, taken by The Economist’s China correspondent. It might take a while for the page to display.
An Article About Why The Economist Sucks
Posted on March 17, 2008 - Filed Under Media | Leave a Comment
Written by James Fallows of The Atlantic in 1991. I’m not saying I endorse Fallows’ criticism, but it’s worth a read if you’re rather fond of the august publication, as I am. I happened across the piece in this Mathew Yglesias post in which he defends the magazine/newspaper from some of its shriller critics, likening [...]
Nobody Does Awesome Like Trent Reznor
Posted on March 16, 2008 - Filed Under Music | 2 Comments
It turns out that NIN have been hard at work on a new 36 track double album of instrumental music entitled Ghosts I - IV:
Nine Inch Nails presents Ghosts I - IV, a brand new 36 track instrumental collection available right now. Almost two hours of new music composed and recorded over an intense ten [...]
IRL CO$ Raids
Posted on March 15, 2008 - Filed Under Funny, Internets | Leave a Comment
While I was doing my GAMSAT exam (post due in the coming days, when I’m feeling less tired), Anonymous was busy protesting worldwide against the vile Church of Scientology. Good for them, and props to the guy with the longcat placard.
More on Tibet
Posted on March 15, 2008 - Filed Under China, Freedom, International Politics | 1 Comment
From The Economist. It seems to be uglier that I at first thought:
Within a couple of hours, fires were blazing in the streets across much of the city. Some buildings caught fire too. A pall of smoke blanketed Lhasa, obscuring the ancient Potala—the city’s most famous monument, which covers a hillside overlooking the city. It [...]
Why is it that…
Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under Blogging | 3 Comments
… every time I wish my blog was awash with witty comments and heated debate it morphs into a barren desert of apathy? I mean, it’s never the most happening spot in the blogosphere, but it’s been very flat for the past week. I know complaining about it doesn’t help; I’m only writing this so [...]
Anti-Chinese Protests in Tibet
Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under China, Freedom, International Politics | 2 Comments
Good for the Tibetans! They’ve kicked up the biggest civil disturbance in ‘China’ (Tibet isn’t really part of China; the Chinese annexed it in 1951) since 1989, in the year that the world’s most powerful totalitarian state seeks to ‘normalise’ its image abroad through hosting the Olympics. Let’s hope that some of the Western leaders [...]
Motivators
Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under Funny, Internets | 1 Comment
Because I could do with some right now.
Dirty Politics
Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Funny | 1 Comment
According to a comment on Economist.com,
In the aftermath of Governor Spitzer’s resignation, Clinton supporters fear a GOP ad will run in Pennsylvania sponsored by GOP independent advocacy groups that will parody Clinton’s very successful ad a few weeks ago “It’s 3AM– who do you want answering the red crisis phone?” The parody ad will feature [...]
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