Welcome to the Recall Election Open Thread. Tonight’s contest pits sitting governor Scott Walker against Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in what is essentially a referendum of Walker’s budget cuts and elimination of state worker’s collective bargaining rights. As of last night, Walker maintained a slight lead, but heavier than expected voter turnout leaves the outcome up in the air. Continue reading
Oh, rap brouhahas. Don’t we love them? Well, not if they end in mayhem and destruction, but when they’re full of weird irony, strange competitors, and downright ludicrous taunts — they can be sort of fun, yes? In a “Why is this happening?” kind of way. Continue reading
She’s been living with us for two years and we do love her. She’s about nine. The dog is not trained in any sense of the word. She was my mother’s most spoiled child. I also suspect that she is not that bright. But we love her and she gets plenty of attention. I cannot be even slightly mean to this dog because I am convinced my mom will haunt me. I feel generally good about her life because she loves my husband so much. It is one of the great love affairs of our time. Continue reading
This week on Shahs, we find out what Reza’s real beef with his dad is, MJ hopes to shed unwanted pounds, and GiGi Allin celebrates her parent’s 40th Anniversary by draining their bank account. Will the fundamental balance between asha and druj- order and chaos be held? Will their deeds please Ahura Mazda, or will they continue to find themselves slave to the sway of Angra Maniyu? Will they find their souls purified by the fire pit of their own creation, or be scorched by their own pettiness and vanity? Only one way to know- Jump! Continue reading
Help! Help! I’m being repressed! Come see the violence inherent in the system! Continue reading
Whether you’re 16, 36 or 60, there will have been many moments in your life when you’re reading a book, watching a TV show or a movie or staring down at the ruins of a lost civilization and thinking to yourself “whoa man, I wish I could have seen that, daddio!” (Note for 16 year olds: “daddio” used to be cool slang. Ask your Dad).
So, if you were granted the ability to go back in time (whether this is by means of a time machine, magic or an angel is up to you and your belief system) to observe 5 things but without the ability to interfere or change anything, what 5 things would you choose? Continue reading
A New Jersey doctor has allegedly denied an HIV+ man his medication during a stay at Trinitas Regional Medical Center “for going against God’s will“. This was a foreseeable result of the slippery slope of putting individual’s biases before the public health and the health of individuals.
Everyone knows that what’s holding back the sport of badminton from greater international acceptance is that the players aren’t sexier.
Sure, the world’s number one-ranked badmintress, Wang Yihan, is rather fetching, but other than her they are easily only the third-sexiest of all raquet sports, after tennis and full-nude Bangkok ping pong.
So you can’t blame the Badminton World Federation for trying to pass a rule requiring that the top-flight badminton biddies put on skirts and tart up the game a bit. Continue reading
Good try, Duck. Good try. Continue reading
