Chris Penn passed away last night.
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I am on the record of being highly skeptical of Robert Casey Jr.'s claims to be a staunch progressive who happens to be extremely reactionary on women's rights, but I.
Really, really interesting post by Brad Plumer on a project by Daryl Press and Keir Lieber to determine whether MAD, or Mutual Assured Destruction, still applies to the US-China and.
Lexington is blessed with the Kentucky Theater, an institution which would compare well with most of the best theaters in Seattle. The Kentucky Theater has two large theaters, each nearly as big as the downstairs theater at the Varsity or the big old theater at...
I know it's only January, but still, it seems pretty likely that Fred Barnes' new Bush hagiography will be the worst book released by a major press this year. How.
Chuckle.
NYU has fir..., er, "terminated the fellowships" of striking TAs. (I'm not sure why they're being terminated; after all, they're not employees, so presumably their strike cannot affect undergraduate teaching in any way. Strange.) Information about the Hardship Fund for the TAs can be found...
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Digby nails the ongoing kabuki of Roe's opponents perfectly:That woman who believes that abortion is the killing of babies with knives is one slick political operator. She knows that this.
As some of you know, major news in Canada today, as the Flames win another round of the Battle of Alberta! Oh, yeah, and there was an election too, and as predicted there was a Conservative minority. As you can see from this handy interactive...
I like Detroit as much as the next guy. Hell, I probably like Detroit more than the next guy. I love the post-apocalyptic feel, although I understand that city planning.
As in, if this Universe were to split into 100 universes and proceed forward from there, the rational collective hive mind of sports gamblers expect the Steelers would win on.