September 2010
Republican Orrin Hatch Stands Up For Cordoba House →
theoriginaljoefisher:
Huh. You think you know somebody…
It’s surprising that it’s now surprising when a self-styled conservative stands up for conservative principles like property rights and a strict interpretation of the First Amendment.
August 2010
Interactive Chart: 30 Ways to Rate a College →
bellcurved:
Conclusion: Nobody knows anything.
“Infrastructure is a fancy contemporary term for what used to be known as public...”
– Henry Petroski, in The Chronicle of Higher Education (via bellcurved)
Man Already Knows Everything He Needs To Know... →
(via negevrockcity)
SALINA, KS—Local man Scott Gentries told reporters Wednesday that his deliberately limited grasp of Islamic history and culture was still more than sufficient to shape his views of the entire Muslim world.
Gentries, 48, said he had absolutely no interest in exposing himself to further knowledge of Islamic civilization or putting his sweeping opinions into a broader...
“Taliban officials know it’s sacrilegious to hope a mosque will not be built, but...”
– Newsweek, “The Taliban vs. the Mosque”
The most common grammar, usage, and style errors... →
bellcurved:
thegrammarnazi:
(via srsly)
Print it. Post it. Learn it. Live it.
Listen to 'Shut Up, Weirdo' for Aug. 27, 2010 →
shutupweirdo:
Topic: It’s a Date, With Sexy Animals
I'm working in a coffeehouse near NYU that's...
Jersey City Bar Guide - Bars in Downtown Jersey... →
negevrockcity:
This is the Jersey City bar guide. I must work my way through it.
Hey, that’s great (if depressing), but where’s the guide to foo-foo coffeehouses with WiFi. That’s what I really need.
One Problem With The Bus
frangry:
People talking on their cell phones.
*cough*cough*bicycle*cough*
America's First Muslim President (Foreign... →
Guess who they’re talking about:
Muslim Americans helped elect George W. Bush, but now they’re leaving the Republican Party in droves. It didn’t have to be this way.
Heads Up: F-16 Flyovers Today
neighborhoodr:
from Heads Up: F-16 Flyovers Today
If you see some fighter jets over the west side of Manhattan, don’t freak out: WABC 7 reports, “Two F-16s will make multiple passes over the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum… On Aug. 23 from 3-4 p.m., Two F-16s from the United States Aerial Demonstration Team, The Thunderbirds, will be making multiple practice flights over the Intrepid for...
“Osama Bin Laden abhors the vision of interfaith harmony that the proposed...”
– Nick Kristof (via soupsoup)
Park51 - Mosque near Ground Zero →
spaceinternational:
Great article about the debate over the construction of a mosque near ground zero. For those who don’t understand the issue or that have doubts about it, this article is a excellent way to picture the whole problem.
“Not swivel-eyed. Not knuckle-dragging. Not beetle-browed. And not, repeat not,...”
– Far-right and Nationalist groups from around the world met in Japan, hoping to dispel the stereotypes. Our correspondent went to meet them. (via theeconomist)
OUTRAGE OVER PLANS TO BUILD LIBRARY NEXT TO SARAH... →
via thedailymash.co.uk, apparently some sort of Anglo-Onion.
