Daily Archives: July 15, 2003

Jerry Goldman at Northwestern University has created a project to make mp3 recordings of historic and noteworthy oral arguments before the Supreme Court available for free online. The project and site are called Oyez (pronounced o-yay). from Wired

Sick of the media’s puffery of Hillary Clinton and her new book in an obvious effort to help her presidential chances? Now, NewsMax.com has the perfect antidote to the liberal media’s Hillary love fest: the Deck of Hillary from NewsMax.com

Cute but overdone anti-Bush “Dubya Resume” including such dubious accomplishments as: I am the first president in decades to execute a federal prisoner. I am the first president in US history to enter office with a criminal record. In the … Continue reading →

Touring exhibit tests the limits of copyright laws that block artists from using corporate images Artists by nature challenge conventions and make us think about what we are seeing or hearing. Now an exhibit called ”Illegal Art: Freedom of Expression … Continue reading →

My ignorance of what is euphemistically known as the fair sex is exceeded only by the abject failure of all of the stratagems I have developed over the years to remedy that ignorance. So let me take advantage of the … Continue reading →

Obviously not because of my previous posting on the topic pointing out the incredible linguistic chauvinism of America, the Mass Legislature yesterday backtracked on their blanket condemnation of bi-lingual programs. Specificallly, they voted to continue, and in some cases expand, … Continue reading →

The Billboard Liberation Front struck again last night in San Francisco. They hit a particularly homoerotic Banana Republic ad. Subtle, eh?

“I quickly remembered the homework assignments I had given a few of my boys the night before. I made my way down to another tent to see if they had been diligent in fulfilling my assignment. As expected they each … Continue reading →

As everyone who follows the Blogs knows by now, fab Presidential contender Vermont Governor Howard Dean is guest-blogging this week for the inestimable Lawrence Lessig. This is the first time ever that a Presidential Candidate has held forth from Blogylonia, … Continue reading →

The party of President Fox was hit by voter dissatisfaction over the state of the economy and the seeming inability of the president to make meaningful headway with his reforms. Despite the issue of Congressional deadlock over reforms, we are … Continue reading →

GULLIN, China. — Soon to appear in the Guiness Book of World Records, this 30-story giant yellow condom was unfurled over a luxury hotel in the southern Chinese city of Guilin to mark U.N. World Population Day. The Guilin Latex … Continue reading →

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Workers at a motel found a dead man under a mattress Sunday while cleaning a room where a guest had spent three nights, complaining repeatedly about a foul odor, police said. The guest first complained … Continue reading →