I just realized that when Bjork does gravely, back of the throat stuff in her more 'jazz-singer' type songs, she sounds like Bobcat Goldthwait to me. I'm not saying it's bad. It is what it is.

I've really been bringing the bummer lately. But this stuff needs to be in the open.

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7012358641

But now, even the upscale community of Santa Barbara, California has found itself with people sleeping in cars while nearby ( Read more... )

update: she fired Monegan, not her ex brother-in-law. Thanks g33kgrrlhttp://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/17/175430/636/888/601186Read more... )

If you know Spain is in Europe, you already know more about Spain than John McCain.

http://www.americablog.com/2008/09/john-mccain-just-forget-where-spain-was.html

Namely, that John McCain didn't appear to know that Spain was in Europe, ( Read more... )

http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/16/news/companies/AIG/?postversion=2008091620

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The federal government is reportedly on the verge of taking over crumbling insurer American International Group in an $85 billion deal that ( Read more... )

http://www.alternet.org/story/98918/sara_palin%27s_shocking_animal_cruelty/

Palin has tried to pass legislation making it easier for state officials to gun down wolves and bears from the sky, and even offered a $150 bounty for the left ( Read more... )

I took this picture in the 'seasonal' isle in a walgreens. It's Jason, McCain and Freddie Kruger robots hangin' out.

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http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/848554.html

The victims, both farmworkers, told deputies they were awakened by a stranger applying "Pappy's Seasoning" to one of them and striking the other with a sausage.

I thought about this a while ago but was reminded of it while replying in the thread about Palin's administration while she was mayor charging rape victims for the cops to investigate. I don't know if the phrase "A woman's right to choose" is an effective frame for advocating reproductive rights. I think that right-leaning conservatives believe ( Read more... )

So, after Palin fired the police chief and appointed her own, they started charging rape victims to collect the evidence needed to go after the rapist. I've never heard of police making victims pay before investigating a crime. Until Palin ( Read more... )