THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES: My October post entitled “Nothing is obscene anymore” is still generating some comments (not a ton, but significant for this blog) including a rather bizarre one from a conservative pundit named John Lofton.
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Mariah took this photo outside of Sheridan, Wyo., in 2005.
GOOGLE gets into April Fools’ Day (click thumbnail for larger image).
I CAN UNDERSTAND the Fed’s desire to preempt a larger financial crisis by helping broker a deal between JPMorgan and Bear Stearns.
I can also muster a high degree of sympathy for the hapless Bear employees who had everything in Bear stock.
I can’t, however, fathom why Bear shareholders should be entitled to get a certain price for their shares. I just don’t get it. (Please, someone explain it to me.)
I’ve never used the following acronym before, but it seems fitting now:
WTF?
It is only a good idea to remove a murderous dictator if this results in, on net, fewer people being murdered. –Megan McArdle
Three songs into last night’s Idol and one thing was immediately clear: The back-to-back Beatles episodes were a bust. Most of the contestants offered feeble-to-embarrassing renditions of a bunch of timeless songs. Last night, even though there we some flops, it was easy to see that they were on more comfortable terrain.
Chikezie Cheesy.
David Archuleta Very Disney. And that’s not a compliment.
Syesha Mercado Muscular, bold performance, if not particularly earth-shattering.
Amanda Overmeyer I missed her. She brought a refreshing rebelliousness.
Michael Johns Awesome.
David Cook As much as I think it’s weird to do a cover of a cover (in this case a cover of Chris Cornell’s cover of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”) I will grudgingly admit that his performance was pretty great.
Brooke White Not so good. But 37 times better than her performance last week.
Carly Smithson Despite the weird finish, I thought she rocked it.
Jason Castro He’s a total bimbo, but I suppose that’s 90 percent of his charm. He chose a great Sting song but sullied it with his guitar playing.
Ramiele Malubay Can’t for the life of me remember anything about her performance …
Kristy Lee Cook As an anti-American, I thought this performance was a travesty. Just kidding. (About the anti-American part.)
Paula What on earth were your wearing on your hands?