Explains Andrew Sullivan.  Greek food to blame. The brain cranks out memories near its center, in a looped wishbone of tissue called the hippocampus. But a new study suggests only a small chunk of it, called the dentate gyrus, is responsible for “episodic” memories—information that allows us to tell similar places and situations apart. The finding helps explain where déjà vu originates in the brain, and why it happens more

Haters of the godbothering, patriarchal Papacy were scandalized today when President George Bush, audibly, responded to the Holy Feckin’ Father, with the dreadful words, “Yes, sir.” It offended their sensibilities that a sitting (if illegitimate) President of the United States would address the Pontiff of the rickety, superstitious, medieval conservative organization in such a fashion. Bush in holy gaffe 09/06/2007 14:10 – (SA) Vatican City – US President George W

Representing Smantix’ take on the Brittney Gilbert fragging. Jesus’ General on right. Ilyka puts up with crap at Scott Eric Kaufman’s place, where tattling leftists dispute his bona fides. (h/t anonymous) Strange bedfellows.

Rhetorically, it’s called synecdoche, where a part stands in for a whole.  This is a special case in which a hole stands in for a whole. Amongst the responses to Amanda’s “cunt”=asshole post, which is causing consternation between sexual partners everywhere, is an invocation of Inga Muscio, a feminist scribe who opines that the term “cunt” was originally one of approbation and respect before the patriarchy turned it inside-out, as

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From the ever-ridiculous Amanda: Ignore the sexist origins of the word. “Cunts”=assholes. Break something. Set something on fire. Tonight you can find a way to resist. That asshole with a Bush bumper sticker? It can be removed. What is she saying?  Tear the bumpersticker off of someone’s cunt? Morons. RELATED: Read it and weep, boys.  Jackie Mackey Paisley Passey is engaged to be married.  She finally found someone whose quality

Papa Ratzi vs. Paparazzi Papa Ratzi Paparazzi “Knowledge is Power” More continuing education to be had at David Thompson’s.

The Politico reports that some Senators are trying to bring back the immigration bill that stalled in the Senate this week.  While I had not planned to post anything on the immigration debate, the New York Times editorial thereon raises some broader issues that make it worth a fisk. In “A Failure of Leadership,” the Editorial Board charges the foes of the immigration bill with “thwarting bipartisanship”: Republican amendments, designed