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July 30, 2007

a haiku that, for no reason whatever, imagines FDR as flying 1960s space giant, Ultraman

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. And huge Jap lizards.”

One man's hate criminal is another man's freedom fighter!

Late to the party I am, but still. From the AP, “Hate-crime arrests in Quran desecrations at Pace University”: A 23-year-old man was arrested Friday on hate-crime charges after he threw a Quran in a toilet at Pace University on two separate occasions, police said. Stanislav Shmulevich of Brooklyn was arrested on charges of criminal mischief and aggravated harassment, both hate crimes, police said. It was unclear if he was

Pub to open tomorrow [UPDATED, and UPDATED AGAIN]

Hopefully we’ll get a header up sometime this evening in time to open the PW Pub tomorrow. Those of you interested in posting over there, email me. Meantime, continue to marvel at those who can’t seem to grasp that it wasn’t me — but rather one of their fellow travelers — who came up with the idea of “Scott Thomas” as a semiotic construct. And then try not to chuckle

a post that explores what life might be like if oatmeal could speak, 13

oatmeal: “You know, I’ve tried everything to sex up my image — from adding maple and brown sugar to going instant — and still I’m known primarily for lowering cholesterol and for being endorsed by the AHA. “I’m like Boomer porridge — only without the cocaine or the self-importance. “May as well just slap Mick Fleetwood on my box and market me as carbon credit. “But just so’s you know,