One Nation Under Flag
Aug 22I’ve received multiple emails, variously titled “Patriotism Banned in the USA” and “Banning the American Flag on U.S. Soil,” from some outfit calling itself “Conservative Action Alerts.” The horrific story unfolds: Dawn Kamin, who owns an optometry office in Germantown, Tennessee, received a notice that flying the American flag outside her office is a violation [...]
How the Daleks Stole Christmas
Jul 15Maybe it’s not quite as iconically, surreally, perversely enjoyably awful as Leonard Nimoy’s Bilbo ballad, but the Dalek Christmas song – by the Go-Go’s (but not the proper Go-Go’s), from 1964 – is still a blight upon the face of the universe. So of course I have to inflict it on you: The only bearable [...]
Freeze for Scotland
May 22“I’m appalled and outraged. What the BBC are doing is stealing Scotland’s heritage. It is a kick in the teeth to one of our most iconic industries.” Before you click, try to guess what monstrous crime the BCC has committed.
Libretto Stiletto
May 06I just saw a Muslim cleric on Fox News who was clearly saying “Barack Obama, you will pay” (it was even part of a chant that rhymed with “way”) and the subtitles changed it to “Barack Obama, you will die.” There’s some journalistic integrity for ya.
But In An Alternate Universe, China Is Much Freer
Apr 18The Chinese government is banning tv shows about time travel because they treat “serious history in a frivolous way.” But wait, there’s more. The powers that be are also training their sights on shows featuring “fantasy,” “mythical stories,” “bizarre plots,” “absurd techniques,” “feudal superstitions,” “fatalism,” “reincarnation,” “ambiguous moral lessons,” and “lack of positive thinking.”
Shoeless, Metal-free, and Obedient
Mar 08Whenever I see this ad – – all I can think is: “you’re such a professional, you always have your lunch money ready for the school bully ahead of time.”
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