Monthly Archives: February 2009

Well, that’s too bad.

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

USA Today: Citigroup has struck a deal that allows it to shore up a key financial measure while giving the government up to a 36% stake in the beleaguered bank, vs. 8% now. The deal is the government’s third major … Continue reading →

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O Clean Coal, Where Art Thou?

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

The Coen Brothers (really!) make a “clean coal” commercial for ThisIsReality.org: And, even though it’s been posted here before, my favorite “clean coal” commercial, and probably my favorite commercial of any kind in many years:

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Special Thursday Night/Friday Morning Music Club

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

Because it’s the end of the week, because you deserve it, and because I was preoccupied.

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Navel Gazing

Posted on February 25, 2009 by

Whilst investigating why my belly button lint is always blue, no matter what color of clothing I’m wearing, I came across this 2002 Ig Nobel Prize winning “Great Bellybutton Lint Survey.” The results are not actually all that surprising, although … Continue reading →

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Obama taps Locke for Commerce

Posted on February 25, 2009 by

Perhaps still distressed by the implosion of his previous two picks, President Barack Obama today made the startling decision to choose Oceanic Flight 815 survivor John Locke to head the U.S. Department of Commerce. At this point, it is unclear … Continue reading →

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Part 18: Women OR No, I have no social filter that tells me what or what not to reveal

Posted on February 23, 2009 by

Is everyone else as beat as I am? Ugh. It’s been a while since we heard from JP, so here’s a racy little entry straight from the man’s pages– send the kids to bed and settle in: Part 18: Women … Continue reading →

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Aw, block!

Posted on February 23, 2009 by

You might need to watch this a couple times… then a couple more times: (h/t JP)

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(Oscar) Night of the Living Blog

Posted on February 22, 2009 by

Getting started here in about eight minutes. So this doesn’t become ridiculous on the front page, you’ll have to click the little link to get into the full post, but once you’re there, you should be fine. It’ll be pretty … Continue reading →

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Oscars! We’ll Do It Live!!!

Posted on February 22, 2009 by

Visual Effects, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup Music (Score), Music (Song) Animated Feature, Foreign Language Film Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor Cinematography, Film Editing Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Actress, Actor Directing, Best Picture … Continue reading →

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2 Days to Oscar

Posted on February 20, 2009 by

Visual Effects, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup Music (Score), Music (Song) Animated Feature, Foreign Language Film Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor Cinematography, Film Editing Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Actress, Actor No doubt about … Continue reading →

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