Religious fundamentalists - and not just the violent Muslim sort - hate celebrity trashiness not only for its own sake but also because of its irresistible appeal to their own disaffected youth. Television images of last fall's riots in suburban Paris housing projects showed young men wearing the same clothes and jewelry and making the same hand ( Read more... )

"Anyone watching what is happening up north will recognize that, before long, Canada will inevitably overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's oil giant. What does this all mean for the United States? It means that the United States can enjoy a new gigantic source of oil from a friendly neighbour….we in this country don't want to be on Canada's shit ( Read more... )

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Hijacking Haditha

I just bought a new computer. Woot. I ♥ NCIX.com. I picked out the parts I wanted at standard NCIX prices, they build & test it free.

And unlike the last time I did this, it doesn't put a strain on my credit card's limit. Ah, the joys of not being a poor university student.

Mindless entertainment, but wholey unsatisfying. A real disappointment after the first two... the plot stank. Overall it had one redeeming moment (and I do mean redeeming), the 20 second clip after the credits.

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Apparently there's rising interest in Al Gore running for president again in 2008. I don't know if he'll step forward again, but I'd love to see him be the Democrat candidate! Al Gore is one of politicians I deeply respect and admire. I'm salivating at the thought of a McCain vs. Gore presidential campaign. That would be like... the exact opposite ( Read more... )

Improv troops are hillarious. I amused myself endlessly last week reading about the antics of Improv Everywhere. Today I bring you Kansas City Improv's Papa Don't Preach.


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Improv Everywhere has ruined my productivity!

Today is rag day. Rag day is the day I hit the bookstores and pick up all the polisci journals and magazines, and see what everyone else is thinking about the world. But I've been very bad the last month or so, and I'm way behind on my reading. To address this I am going to post at least once a day in canpolitik about something in these journals, until they' ( Read more... )