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Friday, September 23rd, 2011The Liberty Medal Ceremony is a big deal in Philadelphia. The annual ceremony recognizes individuals who help bring liberty to others around the world, and it’s a huge media event here. Usually, the recipient is introduced by someone famous, or someone with local ties. Last night’s presenter, Kim Delaney, is both famous and local. She [...]
Ugly Is The New Black
Friday, September 23rd, 2011Every supermodel on Earth now claims that she was (or is) “ugly.” She’s the stunning Dutch supermodel who has fronted campaigns for giants including Calvin Klein and Givenchy. But Lara Stone has revealed she finds it difficult to cope with the pressure of being a model when she is constantly attacked by fans on the [...]
True Detective Stories
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011Tonight has been a very bad night. At the start of my tour, I received a suicide call for one of our less-busy districts. A white male was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The scene was located at the entrance of a park, a few blocks from the man’s residence. As [...]
Alec Baldwin Is A Big Bag Of Douche
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011In Alec’s world, cop killers are respected more than conservatives. A convicted cop-killer deserves clemency, but a right-wing blogger exercising freedom of speech, and all civility goes out the window. It all started with Alec Baldwin’s anti-death penalty rants involving cop-killer Troy Davis. Baldwin tweeted, among other things: “Wonder if the McPhail family will seek [...]
Exceeding All Of His Goals
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011The fall soccer season began in earnest last week for Kyle and Erik. For Kyle, who has been playing for years, this is old hat. For Erik, last week was a new experience. For the first time, he and his team were playing on a full-sized soccer field. The younger divisions split the field in [...]
Down In The Dumplings
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011Look at the bright side; this guy went out on top. A 77-year-old Ukrainian man won a jar full of sour cream for coming first in a dumpling eating contest and then promptly died, local media reported on Wednesday. Ivan Mendel ate 10 dumplings in half a minute to win first place and a one-liter [...]
Another George Lucas Edit
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011In the Blu-Ray edition of Star Wars, Lucas made another “adjustment.”
R.I.P. R.E.M.
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011R.E.M. is breaking up. This may mean nothing to you, but it means a lot to me. R.E.M. is one of my all-time favorite bands. I own almost every album they ever made, I saw them live a few times, and my mp3 player is chock full of their stuff. Everyone knows at least one [...]
Your Wednesday Afternoon Fluff
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011Is anyone doing a puzzle, because I just found a hot piece. Lea Michele and actor Theo Stockman have split. “This is not a dramatic breakup, the relationship just ran its course,” the “Glee “star’s rep said in a statement. “They are still friends and will always be friends.” Michele, 25, and Stockman, who’s appeared [...]
So, Who Wants To Vacation In Mexico?
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011Remember a few months back when Obama hosted Mexican President Felipe Calderon at the White House? Calderon, egged on by Obama, lectured us about our racissssst immigration laws and our racissssst decision to build a border fence. Because, you know, his country is the Western Hemisphere’s moral authority. It’s a veritable Utopia. Drug traffickers drove [...]
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