So it turns out I’m not the sexiest male blogger (that honor goes to a middle-aged, displaced North Dakotan with a light saber fetish, God Bless frickin’ America!) — and now, to make matters even worse, I’m not even the funniest, according to voters in Malibu Barbie’s latest online degradation. Tim Blair my ass. Just wait until the “Best Endowed Male Blogger” poll comes out, is all I’ve got to

The Weekly Standard’s Jonathan Last didn’t care too much for The Sum of All Fears, but he does find it instructive in other ways: For the uninitiated, ‘Fears’ is the fourth installment of the Jack Ryan franchise adapted from Tom Clancy’s best-selling novels. In the book version of ‘Fears,’ a group of Middle-Eastern terrorists tries to start a war between Russia and the United States by setting off a nuclear

“A priest who uses magic tricks to entertain his congregation has asked the Pope to name a patron saint of conjurers, magicians, and wizards,” BBC News reports. “Don Silvio performs magic tricks for his congregation.” Don Silvio Mantelli, a Salesian priest from Turin, presented a magic wand to the Pope earlier this year and asked for the title to be given to a 19th Century Italian priest — Saint Giovanni

…from the “How You Choose To Encapsulate Your Penis Speaks Volumes About You” Department… “The rock band Kiss is getting into the safe sex business, with a line of condoms featuring their trademark painted faces on the package,” the Sydney Morning Herald reports. “The first in the series of Kiss Kondoms are billed as ‘Rock ‘N’ Rubbers’ and are made of bright red latex.” They’re labelled ‘Tongue Lubricated’, and the

Yeah? Well I’ve got your war on obesity right here, Mr. Doctor Surgeon General…! This is great stuff. Fried Twinkees? Inspired madness, I say! And an indication that the pendulum’s already swinging back rapidly (well, with all the speed an oil-drenched and cream-filled spongecake can muster, at least) into the faces of the food nannies. Perhaps we can compromise? To wit: “I’ll start with the curried tofu, waiter — firm,

According to the Weekly World News, Honest Abe Lincoln, our 16th president, was a randy ol’ fella who liked his slaves freed, his years scored, and his women nekkid (and posing coquettishly with dainty silk kerchiefs): A treasure trove of 19th century pornography found during renovations at the White House belonged to our revered 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, stunned historians report. ‘Don’t let the dignified beard and stove-pipe hat fool

According to the Weekly World News, Honest Abe Lincoln, our 16th president, was a randy ol’ fella who liked his slaves freed, his years scored, and his women nekkid (and posing coquettishly with dainty silk kerchiefs): A treasure trove of 19th century pornography found during renovations at the White House belonged to our revered 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, stunned historians report. ‘Don’t let the dignified beard and stove-pipe hat fool

James Glassman has an interesting Tech Central article on pernicious class action lawsuits — including one brought by Wal-Mart (against Visa, et al.) that threatens to wreak havoc on the longterm economy: “Wal-Mart’s Classless Act.” Here’s a snippet: It’s hardly a surprise that Wal-Mart, whose 1.3 million employees serve 100 million customers weekly, is the most-sued company in America. What’s alarming and puzzling, however, is that Wal-Mart is the lead

Well, here’s news worth interrupting a Sunday evening for (not much to interrupt, really — I’d been watching movies and eating pretzels in my underwear). Matt Drudge is reporting that the Bushies are about to do a 180-degree flip flop on their global warming stance: U-Turn: Bush Admin Outlines ‘Global Warming’ Effects On America; Acknowledges Damage In a stunning U-turn for the Bush administration, the United States has sent a

Eric Olsen of Tres Producers eats some meaty caps and sets to investigating the Dead and their enigmatic “Uncle John’s Band.” Predictably, he soon finds himself citing biblical verse and quoting from some 30s tune recorded by the Carolina Buddies. Trickster figures in the guise of birds abound — and there’s even talk of economic cycles and jet propulsion. The only thing missing is a screaming coming across the sky,