Daily Archives: December 24, 2003

Lieberman Vows to Save ESL Jobs

In this exclusive photo by Dave Winer, Sen. Lieberman warily eyes the Dowbrigade, as your intrepid reporter, pen in one hand and beer in the other, grills him on the issues of the day. In an exclusive interview at a … Continue reading

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One Hundred Strokes of the Hairbrush

A teenage girl from a nowhere town pours her heart into prose. A risk-taking publisher turns that prose into a book. It outsells almost everything else in Italy, making its author famous. That is an accurate enough account of what … Continue reading

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Good Taste Not Dead Yet in Britain

David Bowie leads an impressive secret list of 300 British luminaries who have snubbed the Royal Family and refused to accept knighthoods. The list was somehow leaked to the press earlier today. Bowie declined a CBE during the Queen’s birthday … Continue reading

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Buckingham Palace Lit Like Billboard

With typical low-key British aplomb, the Queen has consented to allow, for the first time, holiday illumination on Buckingham Palace. In a subtle demonstration of good taste mixed with saavy business sense, the Union Jack motif appearantly alternates with an … Continue reading

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