US: MillerCoors expands into fish food July 5, 2010 Happy 100th to the Lovely and Talented Gloria Stuart! July 4, 2010
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Tony Sachs: The Spirit Of America: Rye Whiskeys For The Fourth Of July, And Every Other Day July 4, 2010 – Good survey of rye (click into the article to see the specific recommendations). I was surprised to see no love for the Sazerac6-year old, my everyday favorite, and a pretty good value, too. Rittenhouse, which is mentioned, probably my other favorite. The Gettysburg Reunion of 1913 July 4, 2010
Groundbreaking Motorcycle Which Can Be Driven from a Wheelchair to Be Featured in World's Largest Annual Wheelchair Sports Competition in Denver July 3, 2010 – I love the name: Mobility Conquest! Is this about the dog’s July 2, 2010 U sez we wuz gonna have a romantic July 2, 2010
John Robbins: What Ever Happened to Public Transportation? July 2, 2010 – “We speak of “investing” in highways and “investing” in freeways and parking spaces. But we “subsidize” trains and buses.” ★ Translation From Apple’s Unique Dialect of PR-Speak to English of the ‘Letter From Apple Regarding iPhone 4’ July 2, 2010 "Bionic Eye" Allows People To Literally See the World Through Someone Else's Eyes July 1, 2010 – This will be forwarded to me approximately eight hundred and thirty nine times. Should we build more bicycle highways? July 1, 2010 – For Todd. Don’t Look! July 1, 2010
Pets on Demand July 1, 2010 – I would watch that, and i would turn it on at my friends’ houses and make hem all adopt animals. Live posts from Laura Hall's sentencing retrial July 1, 2010 – This is one of those “big” local murder trials. Sensational facts and all. The idea of tweeting or live blogging from a murder trial makes me feel a little icky. Lessons From Nader: How Not to be a Bully-Coward July 1, 2010 – I like the term “bully-coward” much better than the somewhat snobby “passive-aggressive”. Al Qaeda's First English Language Magazine Is…
It's not even coded bigotry anymore – Joan Walsh – Salon.com June 30, 2010 – AND, you know what? Justice Alito is from New Jersey. that’s where the Sopranos are from. The Sopranos are mobsters. And they eat a lot of veal Parmesan and pasta at family gatherings, instead of the barbecue that normal people eat. Also, he has a fancy education from Princeton and Yale. I think he should be thrown off the Court immediately. In defense of "Twihards" June 30, 2010 – Oh, when I saw the headline, I thought it was a Twitter thing.
Curry chili dog recipe June 29, 2010 My Decline June 29, 2010 – Perfect in so many ways. T.25 City Car – Smaller than a Smart car, 74 MPG, 3 passengers, around $10,000 June 29, 2010 – Best thing about this article? Even the photos are reeeeeellly little. Why Your Starbucks Barista Hates You June 28, 2010 Cry Danger (1951) June 26, 2010 Rick Barber, Alabama Candidate, Still Talking To Dead Presidents (VIDEO) June 28, 2010 – Y’know, viewing political ads as performance art makes them loads more interesting. Try it. It’s fun.
HuTube: Texas Congressman Warns of Terrorist Babies June 28, 2010 – I read somewhere that this guy is a congressman because of the awesome gerrymandering we had here in Texas, back in 2003. I guess dumbf**er is a class that requires representation in our nation’s legislature. 5 Unusual Ways to Use Apple’s iPad [VIDEOS] June 28, 2010 Freelancers: Work harder to find, pay rates slashed June 24, 2010
Richard Brody: George Cukor’s “A Star Is Born.†June 27, 2010 – If you have not seen this movie, and if you have any love at all for film musicals, you owe it to yourself to buy it, rent it, or see it in a theater. One of my favorite films of all time, shined up and looking great.
Floods in Bosnia wash away mine fields June 24, 2010 Politico reveals ‘one of political journalism’s state secrets,’ then deletes it June 24, 2010 The best vacation ever – The Boston Globe June 24, 2010 Video: Kitteh World Cup June 24, 2010 How to pass a cyclist June 23, 2010 Disney Device Will Describe Outdoor Areas to Blind June 23, 2010 – Get right the hell out of town! This is spectacular. Audio description of attractions (when it works) is good, but contextual description of one’s surroundings that allows you to move somewhat independently in a varied landscape like a…