May 12th, 2005
Judge George Greer–you’ll remember him as the man courageous enough to deny Terri Schiavo Communion after sentancing her to be made dead–is getting finally getting his due: a “life-time achievement award” from the West Pasco Bar Association.
Well, I guess we should be glad it’s not the American Bar Association.
0 commentsThe Best Little Dollhouse in Japan
May 12th, 2005
Thanks (I think) to Galley friend B.W. who passes on this link to Japundit, who reports on a disturbing new development in the world of, ahem, dolls.
0 commentsMay 11th, 2005
Yet another single-engine aircraft has entered the restricted airspace around the Capitol this afternoon–we assume unknowingly. So what gives? Faulty onboard electronics? A pilot misreading his maps? F-16 fighters had to fire flares to ward off the plane.
The Washington Post provides an excellent map of the National Capital Region Air Defense and the precautions the military takes in the event of a breach.
0 commentsHey, Jude
May 11th, 2005
Galley Reader S.H. sends along this link to Al Jazeera’s newest find: Jude Wanniski!
“The plan of the neo-conservatives in the Bush administration, who work closely with Sharon, instead, aim at changing the terms of the NPT when the countries that are party to the treaty will gather in New York City in May for the 1970 treaty’s Seventh Review Conference. . . . The neo-cons, who essentially control Vice-President Dick Cheney and his office, have already made great strides in persuading the president that the NPT is outmoded and must be modernised.”
0 commentsRicky Jay
May 11th, 2005
How often does one buy tickets to see a magic show? More specifically, how often does one pay to see card tricks? Rarely, I am guessing. But for those of you in the Washington, DC, area, there is one show you will definitely not want to miss: The one, the only, Ricky Jay, card artist extraordinaire and sometime actor, will be performing at the Studio Theatre between now and May 22. Directed by David Mamet, the Obie Award-winning show is entitled appropriately enough, “Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants.” (More information can be found on Ricky Jay’s intriguing website.)
0 commentsGet Your CulturePulp
May 11th, 2005
The newest CulturePulp is up, and just in time for Revenge of the Sith.
0 commentsMore Sinatra
May 10th, 2005
Vic recently posted about Frank Sinatra, but this item from the London Times has him beat by a mile, if only because it quotes the old Ava Gardner line about Sinatra: “There’s only ten pounds of Frank, but there’s 110 pounds of cock.”
Yowza.
0 commentsMay 10th, 2005
Does the trial of Lynndie England offer fresh evidence against women in the military? Read the excellent New York Times article combing the court transcript for melodramatic storylines. Even more remarkable is the extent to which romantic and sexual entanglement seem to have played a major part in the overall permissiveness at Abu Ghraib.
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