Below is a passage verbatim from a Village Voice article on the new Indoor Lacrosse League and the local team the New York Titans (who split their home games between Madison Square Garden and Nassau Coliseum). It makes me remember the days when a wok lid was a Frisbee, when making holes in walls was […]
Bill Simmons, also known as the Sports Guy, often writes very funny columns about how sports and life intersect. for ESPN. Some are just too wonky (in a sports sense) for me and the fact that he is from New England and therefore loves the Red Sox and the Patriots rankles me to no end. […]
Want to see the differences beween a scientist’s mind versus a man of faith’s brain? See below: VS. ‘Nuff said. Via Neu and WellingtonGrey.net
This humor clip perfectly illustrates what I feel about the recent Adult Swin Bean Town debacle. Long story short: it has a major inferiority complex and needs to feel relevant when it really isn’t. Enjoy! Via Neu
I like many people was pretty surprised when Prince covered the Foo Fighters song “Best of You” during the Super Bowl half time show. The Foo Fighters were just as suprised as you and me because Prince wasn’t happy a few years back when the Foos covered his song Darling Nikki on an Australian release. […]
Five US helicopters have been shot down in Iraq in the past 3 weeks. Four Marines were killed today and the number of Americans killed in Iraq is now above 3,100. Today I heard that Hamas and Fatah have decided for the next day or so to stop killing each other in Gaza but the […]
When you travel, its helpful to read reviews so that you “know before you go.” As an FYI, the Days Hotel in the UWS has some of the worse reviews I’ve ever seen. If you need a place to stay, don’t stay here!
A friend sent me a link to an AP article about how “desperate” letters written by the father of Anne Frank have surfaced in the United States and will be released next month. What I found extremely odd was that the URL to this article was http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070125/en_afp/usnaziannefrank. Please draw your attention to the very last […]
The American Rhetoric web site has a complete index to and partial text and audio database of the 100 most significant American political speeches of the 20th century. This list was drawn up by 137 leading scholars of American public address and was compiled by Stephen E. Lucas (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Martin J. Medhurst […]
Stephen Colbert has a great bit on how nonsensical corporate branding can be. He uses the history of AT&T to illustrate how silly things can get. Please watch and enjoy. Via Neu