Daily Archives: September 7, 2003

Total Recall, All the Time

Universal Studios Sufferage   Here’s a radical yet logical idea. Since we are seemingly doomed to be bombarded with all of the bombast and banality of the California recall election, we should all be allowed to vote in it. Given … Continue reading

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And I Thought MY Bathroom Was Busy!

  Hindu holymen participate in the last auspicious bath of the Kumbh Mela (sacred Hindu pilgrimage), at Trimbakeshwar in the Nasik district, 180 km (112 miles) northeast of Bombay, September 7, 2003. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees attended the … Continue reading

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Bloodsworth Less than Semen

Thanks to a DNA semen test, Kirk Bloodsworth celebrates Friday with his family on the porch of his Cambridge home after learning that someone had been charged with the crime that he had spent nine years in prison for committing. … Continue reading

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Rock ‘n Roll Will Never Die, Just go to Japan

In Japan, derivitive fanatacism with American popular culture has combined with an age-oldl honoring of old age to make the place a sort of "elephants burial ground" for the pop giants of yesteryear, know in the trade as Rock Dinosaurs. … Continue reading

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And the people bowed and prayed to the neon God they made

How does a crass, commercial outdoor advertisement morph into an inspirational local landmark and then further evolve into an improtant art installation.  Well, check out the CITGO sign in Kenmore Square, Boston (around the corner from Fenway Park and Boston … Continue reading

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Nazi Wine Leaves Bad Taste

As reported here Friday, the German government has asked Italy to investigate whether wine with labels depicting Nazis Adolf Hitler, Hermann Goering and Heinrich Himmler violates European Union anti-racism rules. German tourists are importing the wine from Italy and also … Continue reading

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