Dawn
Legit Reviews: Thomas Bradshaw's gleefully ugly new drama, "Dawn," is less a play than a prank. In fact, "drama" may not actually be the right word -- the longer you think about the piece's intentionally stilted dialogue and revolting set pieces, the more you may get the sense you've just sat ...
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RULLY, LIKE STOOOOPID NEWS, DOOD
RULLY, LIKE STOOOOPID NEWS, DOOD. THE ALIENS ARE DEFINITELY GONNA EAT US NO WAY WE CAN BEAT THEM AT CHESS. OR CHECKERS. OR TIDDLYWINKS. YOUTUBE "Funny UFO Prank" Aliens are TURKEYS! Hope they don't show up on Thanksgiving!! Unless they're CANNIBALS!!! Let's Hope They Don't Have A Cold Vaccine ...
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Password protected post soon
If you want the password, email me (ask nicely), and if you are not related to me (NO, I’m not pregnant, relatives, and I’m not talking about you behind your backs — I’ve just decided I want to post some things now and then without my family reading all about it — just assume I’m going to prank ...
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disordered list
1. I am sick. B got a cold last week and I had thought I had managed to avoid it. No such luck. *drinks more hot brandy and lemon* 2. Nonetheless, I dragged myself out of my sickbed (mostly because I wanted to get outside in the beautiful fall weather) and walked down to the courthouse (with B) to participate ...
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11/14: Senators In The Spotlight
Liberal bloggers are buzzing about IN Sen. Even Bayh's suggestion that ex- John McCain surrogate/CT Sen. Joe Lieberman should be allowed to retain his committee chairmanship if he offers a "sincere apology" for his behavior. Lefty bloggers think Bayh's statement is "an important development" because ...
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links for 2008-11-14
Sterns’s ‘Voice of Lightness,’ Featuring Tabu Ley Rochereau: A Passionate Package of African Music - New York Times “Mr. Braun is one of the few hundred Europeans and Americans who have made it their business to provide an international platform for the wealth of music Africa has generated since World ...
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The Hand Scanner Of The Beast
Longtime “Alas” community member Jake Squid sent me this. Jake’s workplace recently installed hand scanners, which replace the old punch-card system for workers checking in and out of work. (The advantage for the company is, you can’t ask a friend to scan your hand for you). The company that manufactures ...
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links for 2008-11-13
Muhammad Sahimi: Now You Can Say It, President-Elect Obama: “So What If I Am a Muslim?” “The reality is that, the true Islam has been incredibly distorted in the West, and the United States, under George W. Bush, has done its share. Our President-Elect can take an important step to correct the injustice ...
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Oh, if only...
From BBC News: Pranksters print spoof NY Times A fake edition of the New York Times announcing the end of the Iraq war has been handed out to commuters in the US. More than 1m free copies of the 14-page "special edition" newspaper were distributed mainly in the cities of New York and Los Angeles. Another ...
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BBC chief quits, presenter suspended over offensive prank
The boss of the BBC's most popular radio station quit over offensive on-air comments by two top presenters which have unleashed a political storm in Britain.
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