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History 2: The Wrath of Neocon
Francis Fukuyama, who wrote the best-selling book The End of History and was a member of the neoconservative project, now says that, both as a political symbol and a body of thought, it has "evolved into something I can no longer support". He says it should be discarded on to history's pile of discredited ideologies.
The Triumphant Return of Yacht Rock
Need to get your mellow back? Try to muster a smile.
That last embattled 27%
A sort of platonic dialogue Concerning the Crazification Factor.
Which is cooler?
First, we have this artifact of sixties counterculture, "The Cool Ones". I hadn't realized that butchering Cole Porter was such an act of subversion.
Then we have this video of Django Reinhardt doing his thing with three fingers. Damn.
I guess they're both cool in their own way. Via gvod and BoingBoing, respectively.
Convert for the jokes
Now THAT'S classy. I'm not even being sarcastic. Or maybe I am. I don't know anymore.
Do Bush Followers have a Political Ideology?
It's entirely possible that the pro-bush camp is simply an authoritarian cult, according to Glenn Greenwald. This is a helluvan important essay.
Guess what Plame was working on?
Nuclear proliferation in Iran. Didn't we just hear something about nuclear proliferation in Iran?
Shovelgloving
Move over, step class: Shovelgloving, by the No-S diet guy, is an exercise regimen using a cushioned sledgehammer. Almost as hilarious as the vice president shooting a man.
Pictures from the 2006 Blizzard
I took a little field trip into Central Park today. Lots of kids and dogs out. W.C. Fields would've hated it.
Another Hasselhoff Miracle
Knight Rider is now being shown in HDTV. That's right, someone (Universal, I assume) took the 16 mm original reels and remastered it in high definition. I have noooo idea how much this cost, or how it was done, and I'd love to find out more. But there's no question: It's not upsampled.
Once more into the House, dear friends
Band of brothers is a good idea. The organization is dedicated to strengthening a Democratic veteran's caucus in the house and Senate, and exposing the Bush White House as a bunch of chickenhawk neocons. Hear hear. Via mefi.
Even creepier tilt shift
More model-like reality via Miklos Gaal.
And then, there's the whole Tilt-shift pool on flickr.
Works better than Colt 45.
How to win the New Yorker Caption contest. Every time. (via)
O'Reilly, you ignorant slut.
Perhaps inspired by Murrow, Olbermann engages in a point-by-point rebuttal of Bill O'Reilly's NBC bash. To paraphrase Ferris Bueller, it's a bit childish and stupid, but then, so's cable news.
All in good fun. But how about taking on something substantive? Like, any of the other excrement that comes from the great font of Bill every night?
