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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Little To Celebrate In Latest BP 'Cap'

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image via They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time. And let's check out that tote board and see just how...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

More Thoughts From The 100 Acre Wood

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As I mentioned, I've been wandering about the classic world of Winnie The Pooh and his friends this summer as I'm directing a stage ...
Thursday, July 08, 2010

In Which I Recreate the 100 Acre Wood in Morristown

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What has your humble narrator been busy working on the last month or so? I've been working on the 19th Annual Rose Center Summer Players...
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Iran Fears Mullets

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The mullet does not meet the standards for men in Iran ... if a new hairstyle guide is made law. True, the mullet is frightening. But if it ...
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Saturday, July 03, 2010

Atheist iPhone Apps

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From the NYTimes: " For religious skeptics, the “BibleThumper” iPhone app boasts that it “allows the atheist to keep the most funny ...
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Thursday, July 01, 2010

Republicans Protect BP From Subpoenas

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If there is one, just one, good reason for the Senate Republicans to refuse to allow congressional investigators to have subpoena powers as ...
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The 'Crazed Sex Poodle' Roundup

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Things I never expected anyone to say -- " Al Gore is a 'crazed sex poodle' . It does not help the accuser's case that she ...
Monday, June 28, 2010

Crunk to the Country Music!

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So is there some new thang where the boot scootin' dancers decide to go all crunk to a Brad Paisley hit?? I did not know that. I was hop...
Friday, June 25, 2010

Rep. Marsha Blackburn Wants To Kill PBS

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West TN Rep. Marsha Blackburn joins the looney circle - again - linking hands with the deeply strange Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota to ...
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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Hamblen County Mayor, Sheriff Candidates Debate Tonight

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Debates between Hamblen County Sheriff Candidates followed by debate between Hamblen County Mayoral Candidates will be held tonight at 6 p...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Gulf Apocalypse Now!

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Time to check in with the Apocalypse Meter, aka the ongoing gallons-of-oil count via this handy ticker from PBS. Worth noting that when I po...
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Friday, June 18, 2010

Music for a Summer Weekend

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Yes, I know the first day of Summer 2010 is Monday, but Summer is here already. So ... some music for summer nights and days ahead for all o...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Rocket Dentistry

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Well finally. Something besides the horrible news dominating the Summer of 2010. Just don't tell mom.
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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Sen. Alexander Says You Are Not Grown Up Enough to Understand Energy Policies

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Senator Lamar Alexander spoke out this week on U.S. Energy issues and policies, and it's a fine example of "sound and fury signifyi...
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Widespread Trends/Lack of Trends in Tuesday's Election

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Steve Benen at Washington Monthly notes that Tuesday's election really mean something, except when it doesn't. Democrats got exactl...
Saturday, June 05, 2010

Tennessee Has An Official Rap Song?

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This week at Speak To Power, writer T. Sharp commented on the legislative creation of the 8th state song for Tennessee . But as I said on he...
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Coming Apart At Every Nail, or The BP Deepsh*t Disaster

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Given the constant failure of "blowout preventers" in offshore oil wells, and a lack of technology to create reliable fail-s...
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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Yearly Spill Larger Than Gulf Oil Disaster

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Am I the only one who can hear the damn clue phone ringing away like mad? "In fact, more oil is spilled from the delta's network of...
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Friday, May 28, 2010

Camera Obscura: More 'Lost"; Remaking "True Grit"; Coney Island; Withered Sex in the City

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One of the most scathing and gleeful takedowns ever offered in a movie review was presented this week for the new sequel to the "Sex an...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Teen Werewolf Gangs As News?

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A TV station scrapes the bottom with this "report" on "teenage werewolves". It's generating some hilarious online ch...
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