November 2008
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The Worst Is Yet To Come: The Credit Card Debacle →
The insanity of consumer credit cards is about to hit the fan. (N.Y. Times)
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Indefinite Detention →
The Supreme Court should reverse lower court rulings that Presidents can keep citizens of the U.S. detained indefinitely without charges. No one is above the law — not even the President. (N.Y. Times)
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“Some Americans might find it alienating to have a president who speaks English...”
– Andy Borowitz in “Obama’s Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy” (Huffington Post)
Nice use of the subjunctive there!
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Chicago Fire Hostile to its Fan Club →
Section 8, a fan club of the Chicago Fire soccer team, goes public over money the team owes the club. (Section 8 Chicago)
This has been a bad year for Chicago Fire fan relations. Earlier there was a big conflict over mistreatment of latino fans.
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Wanda Sykes: I'm Gay and I'm Pissed →
Wanda Sykes at a pro-gay-marriage rally in Las Vegas comes out as gay and recently married. (Towleroad)
She is one of the funniest people I know. It’s good to have her on our side. We can use her humor. (She’s been pro-gay for quite some time).
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Expertise Takes Hard Work -- About 10,000 Hours... →
Malcolm Gladwell argues that “genius” is not simply innate. It is a combination of intense work and well-timed opportunity. (Extract from “Outliers: The Story of Success” in The Guardian via Daring Fireball)
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Cooking Salmon in a Dishwasher →
A video by Tom Scott
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Sleep More, Weigh Less →
The more you sleep the less you’ll weigh. Sleep loss makes you feel hungry even if you are full. It also increases fat storage. (Michael Breus, Ph.D.)
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Tolerance Over Race Can Spread, Studies Find →
This is rather commonsensical, but the more you get to know people different than you, the less likely you are to be biased against them. Now, some rigorous science has proven the common sense correct. (N.Y. Times)
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Another Parting Gift →
The Bush administration just cleared the rights to drill for oil and gas near national parks in Utah — likely putting the parks at risk. The drill sites are not expected to produce much. (N.Y. Times)
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“We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now...”
– F.D.R. as cited by Paul Krugman in “The Obama Agenda” (N.Y. Times)
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Europe’s Bike-Sharing Programs Redistribute the... →
One of the best effects of these bike-sharing programs is that it “has pacified traffic” and created “a more convivial public space.” (N.Y. Times)
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“The culture that said the most patriotic act was to shop. The culture that sent...”
– Roger Cohen in “Emptying Pandora’s Box” (N.Y. Times)
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Death Toll in Congo Rapidly Approaching 6 Million →
It’s overtime for us to end the bloodshed. (David Mixner)
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WatchDan Savage discusses the passage of anti-gay Prop 8 with Stephen Colbert wherein Dan is hilarious and insightful. (ColbertNation.com)
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Prop 8 Myths →
Nate Silver, the statistical genius behind one of the most accurate forecasts of the election’s outcomes, uses his powers to break some myths about the Proposition 8 vote in California — mainly that blacks account for its passage. He argues persuasively that it’s old people who pushed it over the top. (FiveThirtyEight)
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Fast Track to Efficiency →
An interesting idea to streamline the process of reorganizing the U.S. Government’s bureaucracy. (N.Y. Times)
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Sarah Palin Rehashes 2008 and Rehearses, Perhaps,... →
In this article, Sarah Palin sounds like she has some sort of narcissistic personality disorder. John McCain created a monster. (N.Y. Times)
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Rocco wins Mr. International Rubber 2009 →
Congratulations to Rocco, a Chicagoan, for winning the Mr. International Rubber (M.I.R.) contest held this past weekend here in Chicago at Cellblock and Circuit. The field of 8 contestants from as far away as France and Canada was very tough. They were all very well qualified. The audience voting played a major role in determining the winner. (Chicago Den)
For me, the best part of the event was...
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Heteroflexible →
“Heteroflexible” is a photoblog of guys in suggestive poses. It’s updated only occasionally — including just yesterday.
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Top 10 Cheerleading Scandals →
These are some really hot women and the lame/tame things that got them fired from cheerleading. (Fan I.Q. via Jock Talk on Outsports)
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Bullying Pushing Homosexual Students to Suicide →
Suicide attempts among lesbian, gay and bisexual school students in Queensland, Australia are at disturbingly high levels. 82 percent considered taking their own life. (ABC News - Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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Where Homes Are Worth Less Than the Mortgage →
A map of where homes are in negative equity. (N.Y. Times)
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Equating Clinton's "Scandals" with Bush's →
Glenn Greenwald takes on the false equivalency of Bush’s unconstitutional and illegal activities to Clinton’s blow job in office. (Salon)
Greenwald’s conclusion that we, as a nation, are in a kind of denial over the true horror that Bush has committed to our constitution and country is a keen observation. We truly don’t want to think about all the damage.
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Assisted Suicide →
Washington State’s proposition 1000 raises the issue of legalizing physician-assisted death again. The proposition passed. (N.Y. Times)
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Aging and Gay, and Facing Prejudice in Twilight →
Many elderly gay and lesbian people go back in the closet to avoid ostracism and outright discrimination in the nursing home. (N.Y. Times)
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So Little Time, So Much Damage →
George Bush still has time to cause a lot of damage — to our civil liberties, the environment, and abortion rights. (N.Y. Times)
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“[Obama’s] triumph was decisive and sweeping, because he saw what is wrong...”
– Editorial Board of the New York Times in “The Next President”