October 2008
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WatchFrom Pastor Molly:
Peter Gomes, preaching professor at Harvard Divinity, bests the rarely-bested Stephen Colbert: hilarious!
September 2008
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I love Tom Waits. I love Tom Waits and I never...
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“Were there invisible quotation marks about my Creationism article? Of course...”
– I know he’s in ill health and all, but this is the wrong-headed and pompous Roger Ebert whose film reviews so often make me livid. Kottke’s love for him had me reconsidering, but this brings me back to eath.
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“And just to hear and from and see these good New Yorkers who are rebuilding not...”
– Palin takes questions from press corps for first time As Tina Fey said, this is fun for now, and I look forward to never having to hear her name again after November 5th.
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Criterion trying to strike balances in bringing... →
This is a fascinating topic. Check out the first comment to see what a flaming pile of poo Gizmodo is, though.
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Gabfest listeners, why is Emily Bazelon in New... →
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The fantastically feisty Ariel Levy, on Cindy... →
Source for the exchange blogged previously, the New Yorker ‘Out Loud’ podcast. The discussion is around Levy’s piece in this week’s New Yorker.
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Matt Dellinger: ...Sarah Palin was also a beauty queen.
Ariel Levy: Oh yes. Yes, you know, so he really has surrounded himself with 'Miss Congeniality,' 'Miss Rodeo Queen,' I think. They all learned to play that role.
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“Armstrong, who turns 37 this month, will compete in the Amgen Tour of...”
– By no means was Lance the greatest cyclist, though I’d put him as the greatest Tour cyclist ever - he descontructed the race and rode it with an intention no one had ever had before. But what Lance has never figure out was the intangible sportsmanship, class, and nobility of all great cyclists...
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