While watching the Oscars on Sunday, I was struck by the obvious passion of and ridicule engendered by actors and those in the film
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Legislating National Identity
From Slate: http://slatest.slate.com/id/2244122/entry/8/ This concerns France’s recent attempts legislate its culture… banning the burqa, specifically. If this were done in the USA, I think
Continue readingOMG, I love this ad
Best ad from this year’s Superbowl.
Continue readingThe (Silent) Road
This afternoon and evening, Pittsburgh experienced an extended blackout due to high winds and rains. (I say extended blackout in the western sense because
Continue readingAct right not just be right
NY Magazine recently asked a question regarding the Kanye West/Taylor Swift ‘controversy’: Does his mission to acknowledge the greatness of contemporary musicians not amount
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Time and Tide and Friendships
Baz Luhrmann once said about friendships, “Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you’ll
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Speaker for the Dead: MJ & McNair
At the end of his brilliant novel, Ender’s Game, the author Orson Scott Card develops the idea of a Speaker for the Dead. “When
Continue readingDon’t fraking mess with my Audi!!
Or… Twerpy-looking teenagers don’t have the chops to stick with me I was driving home from a friend’s house last night when a black
Continue readingWhy do Westerners lie to their children so?
Or, NO THE TOOTH FAIRY DOESN’T EXIST! GO GET A DAMN JOB IF YOU WANT MONEY! A few years ago, I spent the Muslim
Continue readingSaving James Harrison’s Pitbull
It appears as though pitbull that attacked Steelers’ linebacker James Harrison’s son will not be put to death. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the
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