…and what won’t? The only problem with the analogy is that I never purposefully go to a coffee shop, because I don’t drink coffee. Starbucks would go bust in a world full of me.
Category Archives: Popular Culture
A First
I’ve never blogged about the Lions being in the playoffs, because the last time it happened I’d never heard of a blog, nor had much of anyone else.
A Not-So-Wonderful Life
A heretical review of a Hollywood classic.
You Go, Girl
Maria Conchita Alonso speaks truth to Sean Penn.
Science Mnemonics
In Which My Respect For Penn Jillette’s Intelligence
…plummets. Gillette certainly doesn’t seem “wicked smart” in this episode.
It occurs to me that Jillette wouldn’t say this if he thought that Obama really was a Christian. It’s just a pose for the rubes, and he approves, recognizing the cultural necessity. Obama doesn’t believe in anyone higher than himself.
A Hitchens Roundup
Thoughts from Nick Gillespie, Michelle Malkin, Wretchard, Rob Long, Lileks, Peter Robinson, Melissa Clouthier, John Podhoretz, James Fenton, Joy McCann, Jason Cowley, Doug Wilson, Simon Jenkins, and last but by no means least, his brother Peter.
I first recall being impressed with him in the nineties, in his fearless willingness to take on the lies of the Clintons. He was devastating, to anyone who paid attention.
[Update a while later]
The Atlantic remembers Hitchens, as does Michael Totten.
[Update late morning]
Here’s another from Pete Wehner.
[Almost noon]
And Ron Radosh weighs in.
[Early afternoon update]
David Corn: sharing an office with Hitch.
Science-Fiction Newt
It’s interesting that even some of the folks at Think Progress like some of Newt’s SF policy. I don’t think this is as wonderful a weapon against him as Romney seems to. Speaking of which, he doubled down yesterday:
That article also includes a clip of a video interview with Romney on Monday where the former Massachusetts governor again raised the issue when asked about differences between himself and Gingrich. “The idea of a lunar colony? I think that’s going to be a problem in the general election,” Romney said about two and a half minutes into the clip. “So you’re suggesting he’s a little nutty?” asked POLITICO’s Mike Allen. “I’m suggesting he has differing views than I do on very important issues,” Romney responded, but later added, “I’m not going to characterize the Speaker’s views on science.”
Emphasis mine. That Romney thinks that this discussion is about science just demonstrates how completely out to sea he is on the topic. One of his advisers really needs to explain things to him. He’s going to turn off a lot of people needlessly, and probably already has.
Sacrilege
This shall not stand.
Alec Baldwin
Tech moron. No, I am not surprised.
As a frequent American flyer I, like Josh Trevino, look forward with great anticipation to guaranteed Alec-Baldwin-free travel.