Month October 2007

Fall foliage. From Talcott Mountain

Near Heublein Tower, Talcott Mountain State Park, Simsbury CT. On the way down the trail, I heard multiple languages; German, Japanese, etc., which probably means they were “leaf peepers” from across the globe.

La Russophobe

La Russophobe is shrill, deliberately slanted, and has ties to hard right PajamasMedia, but still, they aggregate coverage on what’s happening inside Russia today, news you’ll not easily find elsewhere. Putin’s increasingly bold power grabs. The Nashi, his Hitler Youth-like…

The Fox News Employee Entrance Exam

In response to the sometimes quite funny conservative blast against the New York Times, “The New York Times’ Employee Entrance Exam,” we offer our “Fox News Employee Entrance Exam.” 1. Rumor has it the Arab in the next room will…

Burma generals terrified of panties

No, I am not making this up… Superstitious junta members believe that any contact with female undergarments – clean or dirty – will sap them of their power. “Not only are they brutal, but they are also very superstitious. They…