Frank Cross’s News Reel for 2008 [news] Frank Cross’s News Reel for 2008 [news]
If you have not seen the immortal holiday classic SCROOGED with Bill Murray, we heartily recommend you see it. Your life may just depend on it. If Newsweek and every other two-bit rag can run a news retrospective to remind you what it was about 2008 that was worth remembering into 2009, we figured...
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The Hogfather [holidays] The Hogfather [holidays]
Since the last time I got on my virtual soapbox to unabashedly shill for Terry Pratchett and the realism of the fantastic in all forms, I have probably covered another ten of his novels. I would read one, read the first quarter of another book, decide that one can wait, then start the next Terry Pratchett...
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Aniversary: The Geekiest Thing(s) N8 Has Ever Done Aniversary: The Geekiest Thing(s) N8 Has Ever Done
[E writes:] So for today, we’re each going to be posting a story of the geekiest thing we’ve ever done. It’ll be full of shame, humor, and awesomeness. So enjoy, and cheers to a year! [N8 thinks:] Shit. I love this idea, but shit. First, there are too many things to choose from. ...
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October Surprise II [politics] October Surprise II [politics]
Question (from e-roc): With the election just days away, and in an effort to educate myself, could one of the GP members please counter-point the “October Surprise” argument? That argument being that something new will happen that will shake up the election in a fundamental way, giving it...
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October Surprise [politics] October Surprise [politics]
This year’s election campaign has taught us a lot about dirty tricks. One thing I need to highlight at the outset of this post is the difference between a political stunt and a political smear. Pretty obvious when you think about it, a political smear is something you say about a candidate (e.g....
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Terry Pratchett [books] Terry Pratchett [books]
I wonder if people read more fantasy novels — or more people read fantasy novels — or more people read more fantasy novels — when the (purportedly) real world around them is spinning toward economic disintegration to the tune of dueling political platitudes. I know I do.  But, I read...
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Spore [video games] Spore [video games]
Much of the geeking out about Spore that’s been splattering about in the modern-day primordial ooze of the Internet has done a good job of appropriately hyping this game. Taking a critter from a single-celled state through to space exploration is made surprisingly easy and fun, but it’s...
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Vote Republican [politics] Vote Republican [politics]
Social conservatism: coming soon to a government near you! Yes, it’s real. As real as anything that makes it onto the internet. (Others with a bit less pizazz collected by the good people here.)
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Batman: The Dark Knight [movies] Batman: The Dark Knight [movies]
Yesterday, I wandered with a friend into The Uptown, an old-style theater with one screen, mainly to have a place to get out of the rain and to let our CA Tortilla lunch digest a bit. Without really knowing what was playing, we bought tickets and took up a place in the balcony where we could spread...
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Marriage, Kids, Old Age, and Death Minus Two Of Those [social science] Marriage, Kids, Old Age, and Death Minus Two Of Those [social science]
If you saw Y’s recent post concerning his decision to be fruitful and multiply — a decision that seems to have resulted in his subsequent decision to get hitched — you are invited to reflect on his thinking with me. The decision to have children, while deeply personal, is heavily influenced...
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