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Eau de beef
I eat a Burger King burger now and then, but I’m not sure I want to spray myself with their new cologne, Flame by BK. Apparently it’s meat-scented. This is a joke, right? A whopper?
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Squeaky Clean Oregon
Recent events have people speculating on the most corrupt state in the union. Illinois, Louisiana??? Via Yglessias we have a chart of public corruption by state over the last 10 years. No major surprise here with Louisiana at #1. But … Continue reading
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What not to wear, GOP-style
Apparently the GOP spent $150,000 on a makeover for Sarah Palin and her family in September. C’mon! The regular folks who appear on What Not to Wear buy “a whole new wardrobe” for $5,000.
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Latte Wars
I’m from the Pacific Northwest (Starbucks territory) but I just visited the East Coast and was struck by the popularity of Dunkin’ Donuts there. Now Matthew Yglesias (location: DC) reports that Dunkin has taken the LEED, so to speak, in … Continue reading
Remembering Fawn Hall
I was surfing the web for info on the Iran-Contra scandal recently. I think it was because Iran-Contra seems like the template for the Bush/Cheney regime: contempt for Congress and the rule of law, a generalized worship of all things … Continue reading
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What would Reagan do?
Conservatives are in a funk these days. W’s approval ratings hover at 30%. The GOP is about to nominate for president someone who once called Rush Limbaugh a clown and Jerry Falwell “an agent of intolerance”. Everyone knows it’s a … Continue reading
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Culture War – Turkish style
I just finished reading the novel “Snow” by Turkish author Orhan Pamuk. The central conflict in the story is between the protagonist, Ka, a educated, secular, urban, European-leaning Turk who travels to a rural city of Kars. There he encounters … Continue reading
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Perspective
The Gaza Strip is in the news again: “RAFAH, Gaza Strip, Jan. 23 — Gunmen destroyed vast sections of the seven-mile-long barricade that divides the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Wednesday, allowing tens of thousands of Palestinians to stream across … Continue reading
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From a Reuters report: “Passing through a tiny “Door of Humility”, U.S. President George W. Bush made a pilgrimage to the traditional birthplace of Jesus on Thursday in the West Bank.”
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And the winner is….PANTONE 18-3943
Wine makers have us describing the taste and smell of wine (fruity, bold, nutty with a hint of leather). If Pantone, a company that describes itself as “the world-renowned authority on color” has its way, we will be describing colors … Continue reading
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