National Geographic looks at Manhattan when it was discovered by Henry Hudson (in 1609) compared to today: Times Square:
David Ortiz Getting Paid $13 Million, By The Way
From The Onion, who gets it: BOSTON—According to official MLB statistics available as of press time, struggling Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz is hitting only .200 and has tallied a paltry four home runs and 11 RBIs thus far in 2010. Sources close to the team noted that, just FYI, Ortiz is being paid $13 million per year to … Read More
Who Would Jesus Turn Down?
The Catholic Church keeps digging a hole for itself: BOSTON — A Roman Catholic school in Massachusetts has withdrawn its acceptance of an 8-year-old boy with lesbian parents, saying their relationship was "in discord" with church teachings, according to one of the boys' mothers. It's at least the second time in recent months that students have not been allowed to … Read More
Facebook Privacy Settings
Kudos to the New York Times for doing the heavy lifting and mapping out all the places on Facebook where there are privacy settings. As they write, "To manage your privacy on Facebook, you will need to navigate through 50 settings with more than 170 options…" The NYT came up with this graphic, which you will have to click to … Read More
Only In Alabama
In the Republican primaries for Alabama governor, the top Republican candidates are having a battle to show voters who is the more bonafide creationist. It all started with this attack ad: Ironically, the group behind that ad is called the True Conservative PAC, a political group that gets most of its money from the teachers' union — or, more accurately, … Read More
Smoke Monstor From “Lost” Given Own Primetime Spin-Off Series
As reported here: BURBANK, CA—Executives at ABC announced Monday that the network will premier a new Lost spin-off series this fall based around that show's popular smoke monster character. The new series, a half-hour family-oriented comedy called Where There's Smoke, is touted by ABC as the new anchor of its Thursday-night lineup. "Somewhere between the smoke monster's first appearance on … Read More
What New Offshore Drilling Will Get Us
Answer: Not much, as this picture-worth-a-thousand-words chart shows us…
Somewhere Between Disgusted and Blown Away
Initially, I was disturbed — inappropriate! But then I gave in a little to their talent, which is undeniable. They go at "Single Ladies" hard. Still, a bit inappropriate, at least from an outfit standpoint. A little more adult supervision might have been wise.
Lost Finale LEAKED!
I'm not sure how long this will stay up… I imagine lawyers are scrambling to take it down. And maybe you don't want to know. SPOILER ALERT, as they say…. But here it is…. from the final episode of LOST:
Smut On Film: “Babies”
Kids in Mind is a website which reviews movies on a 1-to-10 basis along three criteria: Sex & Nudity, Violence/Gore, and Profanity. Their mission is to "enable adults to determine whether a movie is appropriate for their own children…" It gets a "5" rating for nudity because… SEX/NUDITY 5 – Bare female breasts are seen throughout the movie in a non-sexual … Read More
Can Gay Actors Play Straight?
Apparently, a writer at Newsweek named Ramin Setoodeh has a problem with Sean Hayes in Promises, Promises and Jonathan Groff in Glee. An excerpt: For decades, Hollywood has kept gay actors—Tab Hunter, Van Johnson, Anthony Perkins, Rock Hudson, etc.—in the closet, to their own personal detriment. The fear was, if people knew your sexual orientation, you could never work again. Thankfully, … Read More
Don’t Expect A Verizon iPhone Soon
CNN confirms that AT&T has exclusivity on the iPhone until 2012. Of course, it may be a moot point, since Android phones are now outselling iPhones.
Taxed Enough Already?
The "tea" in the Tea Party movement stands for "Taxed Enough Already". It's a bad time for this kind of movement, and here's why: Amid complaints about high taxes and calls for a smaller government, Americans paid their lowest level of taxes last year since Harry Truman's presidency, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data found. Some conservative political movements … Read More
What Justice Kagen Means
If Kagen is confirmed, as I expect she will (despite a lot of moaning and lying from Republicans), the United States Supreme Court will consist entirely of justices who attended law school at either Harvard or Yale. (Note: Ginsberg graduated at Columbia, but she went to law school at Harvard and then Columbia). Not that Harvard or Yale are bad — … Read More
New Plans To Plug The Oil Spill Include “Top Hat” and “Junk Shot”
They have to try new things because the "Giant Dome" failed. By the way, I see a McSweeney's List in the offing, entitled: "Pornographic Term or Device to End Oil Spill?"