Finally, Some Good Employment News

Stampede for ‘Bush shoe’ creates 100 new jobs The Guardian Monday 22 December 2008 Their deployment as a makeshift missile robbed President George Bush of his dignity and landed their owner in jail. But the world’s most notorious pair of shoes have yielded an unexpected bonanza for a Turkish shoemaker. Ramazan Baydan, owner of the Istanbul-based Baydan Shoe Company, has …

The Unavoidable Bigotry of Rick Warren

Juan Cole shared a spotlight with Pastor Rick Warren over the weekend, at the annual Muslim Public Affairs Council in Long Beach. His post is well worth reading, especially so for those who would rather get poked in the eye with a sharp stick than listen to Warren deliver the inauguration invocation.

Adrift In The Storm

This, as you might have guessed, is the end of the movie. The entire cast is assembled here at the Centerville Recreational Facility to bid farewell to you, and to express thanks for your attendance at this theatre.

Is It Teh Apocalypse Yet?

Almost. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TruQpJZkH3Y[/youtube]

December’s LIAR

The folks at LIAR Mag had it easy the past eight years. Who the hell could top this guy.

Bush: Still More Popular Than Cholera

According to an 11/10/08 CNN Poll, George W. Bush has the lowest approval rating of any US president since modern polling began. Nevertheless. . .

Mammalian Protrusions Celebrated

The Canoga Park Frank Zappadan Celebratory Cotillion got down in their Zappa-gear on Zappadan by celebrating Mammilian Protrusions Wednesday…