The business of America is war. I hate this fucking holiday. It’s proper to honor those who died in service to the country. But with each passing year it feels less honest. For too many among us, what’s really being celebrated is war itself. We’re arguably the greatest warmongering menace in the history of the world and it has been
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I’m glad no innocent people died. But the incident comes closer to proving the NRA wrong than right. Two armed citizens kill shooter who opened fire in Oklahoma restaurant Let’s all be glad no innocent people were killed. Period. Let’s also attend closely to the facts before the NRA arrives claiming that good guys with guns, or whatever. Two points
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I have smart, strongly progressive friends who don’t see the national anthem issue the way I do. Here’s an exchange between one of my closest friends and me on the subject, with some discussion about pragmatism and idealism… Yesterday, in the wake of the newly announced NFL policy on the national anthem, I posted this to Facebook: Okay, I need
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Say this next time you’re served chicken against your will… I grew up in the South, where chicken, in its many forms, was a staple of the diet. Fried chicken, of course. Chicken and dumplings. Chicken (kill me now) casserole. Baked chicken. Barbecue chicken. Chicken and waffles. Chicken pot pie. Chicken stew. Chicken noodle soup. And of course, chicken necks,
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Barber chair: Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia
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Union Station, Denver
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RIP Tim Bergling.
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Childhood is a complex thing. Depictions and memories of childhood … even moreso. I’ve been working on this series for two or three weeks now. In doing so I’ve thought about the sheer wonder of childhood, of its innocence and beauty, but also its darker side, so prone to exploitation and horror. I’m following where imagination leads.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the deepest throat in the history of sports journalism. [sigh] Read yesterday’s rant. Then check this. Tiger is tied for 40th, 18 shots back, but that’s okay. He’s still the story. The only story. We’re assured, further down the screen, that [f]or Tiger, par 72 in Round 3 ranks as progress. Even better, if Patrick Reed wins, it will be
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As long as Tiger Woods is drawing breath, ESPN is going to have Patrick Reed in witness protection. Patrick Reed can’t catch a break with the Morthership, no matter how good he is. Here’s a screenshot of this morning’s ESPN above-the-fold malpractice: Reed leads at 9-under, but the real story is Tiger Woods, who barely made the cut. Look – there
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Some home design concepts.
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We recently lost one of the greatest minds on the planet when physicist Stephen Hawking died at age 76. Much has been written about the man’s accomplishments, and I suspect this will continue to be the case for a long time – perhaps centuries. I have nothing to add to those analyses, but, being the publisher of a site called
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Also – Budweiser’s secret ingredient! Shutdown of funeral home that also ran body brokerage roils town. And the town’s undertaker is also head of the assassin’s guild. Suspicious package reports surge after deadly Texas parcel bombs. I wonder if the culprit will turn out to be a pissed off white guy who listens to FOX News.
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A shoot-first state is a police state. America must do better.
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Deleting Facebook is a great idea in theory, but there are practical problems to be considered.
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