Archive for August 19th, 2008
The Politics of Fat
Brian Frank discusses the politics of fatness in America in the context of recent anti-Big Fat legislation here in L.A.
Cheap Thrills: Freakonomics’ “The Plight of Mixed-Race Children” = Depressingly Bad Study
If you’re interested in reading a summary of completely asinine insights, check out this August 21th post on the NY Times’ Freakanomics blog, The Plight of Mixed-Race Children.
Right off the bat, the whole premise of the paper is baffling to me. Plight? Really? A mixed race kid might become our next president. How ‘bout [...]
Amuse Bouche: Animal Abuse
Now you can drag Fido in the political debates by getting pup his or her very own candidate t-shirt. Pets Vote offers the “Bark Obama” or the “John McCanine” style for your dog. It’s ridonculous.
Midday Munchies: News Roundup
Talk is Cheap: Rampant speculation continues over who Obama will (or will not) choose as his VP running mate. It’s Biden! Bayh is out! Mehh. The papers are saying the announcement will come anywhere from 10 minutes ago to Thursday. Many in the media seem to agree that Obama-rama laid a turd in his chapel [...]
Trace Crutchfield Is Unleashed at the Conventions
Jon Stewart isn’t the only irreverent person to watch during the elections. Trace Crutchfield of Current TV is set on terrorizing the good people of St. Paul, Minneapolis and Denver during the nominating conventions, via his series, “Unconventionally Yours.” Here’s a peep.
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