Time to fire up Lucas, The Lost Boys, and License to Drive — if only for closure: Actor and former teen idol Corey Haim has died at the age of 38, the Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed to KTLA. Haim died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday of an apparent accidental overdose, according to the LAPD’s North Hollywood Division. Coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said an autopsy would determine an official cause

From “How to Deconstruct Anything — My Postmodern Adventure”: Looking at the field of contemporary literary criticism as a whole also yields some valuable insights. It is a cautionary lesson about the consequences of allowing a branch of academia that has been entrusted with the study of important problems to become isolated and inbred. The Pseudo Politically Correct term that I would use to describe the mind set of postmodernism

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From the Intercollegiate Studies Institute: Conventional wisdom holds that there is a strong connection between how much people know and how much college education they receive—the more college, the more knowledge. ISI’s research, however, demonstrates that on most campuses, this seemingly obvious correlation is quite marginal where knowledge of America’s history and institutions is concerned. In 2006 and 2007, ISI administered a sixty-question multiple-choice exam on knowledge of American history,

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[This post deals with an ongoing campaign to remove the stink a manipulative opportunist smeared on my coach and friend, Tony Cecchine — all so he could capture a niche market and profit. If you have no interest in the subject, by all means skip this post – ed.] If you read the latest version of Jake Shannon’s (now infamous) hit piece, “Matt Furey and Tony Cecchine: Catch Wrestling’s Crisis

This difficult. And the worst part is, it’s the voters, who haven’t insisted on fixing the system, who are to blame. Sorry. One of the pitfalls of a government by and for the people, people. Own it.

“Interpreting” Curious George — in this case, in the guise of Werner Herzog: One of those dealies you just wish you’d thought of first, y’know? h/t Sarah.

“Donuts don’t wear alligator shoes.”