Category Archives: ESL Links

It’s difficult these days to stay abreast of the culture wars. As regular readers know, breast discrimination is one of the Dowbrigade’s causes celebres, along with psychopharmacology and the Church of the Days Later Savings. Frankly, considering most of our … Continue reading →

“In other news, the Kerry camp is reported to be close to asking former Vice President Al Gore if he’d please endorse George Bush, the way he did Howard Dean….” Bruce Tinsley as Mallard Filmore

Although less famous than its counterpart in Egypt, the mummification tradition of the Incas was equally effective, technologically advanced, and central to the worldview of the culture that produced it. Unlike Egypt, archeologists in Peru are constantly discovering mummies by … Continue reading →

A story about minority unemployment in New York City on the evening news tonight had some truly shocking statistics about the labor market. According to the report (the Dowbrigade has been unsuccessfully searching for the original report – any tips … Continue reading →

Just because he rode his Harley onto the set, John Kerry gets no special treatment from Jay Leno. Friday night Leno launched into both candidates. "I’m worried about John Kerry. He’s so confident now that he’s already planning his White … Continue reading →

An interesting and amusing column by Dan Payne, the Armchair Strategist, in today’s Boston Globe, does a side-by-side comparison of John Kerry (JK) and Michael Dukakis (MSD), the archtypical Massachusetts liberal who lost to 41 (Bush, Sr.). Payne, who in … Continue reading →

Actually, there is no story attached to this headline – yet. We just wanted to get it into print before someone else does! This way, when someone else uses it later in the election cycle, we can be righteously indignant … Continue reading →

Another of the topics of interest that came up on Thursday night, and which was driven home in dramatic fashion mere hours later by the bollocks in the Berkman server, was the precarious nature of digital archives, and the worries … Continue reading →

Several regular readers have called to express concern over their inability to connect up to the Dowbrigade News over the past 24 hours (thanks for the call, Mom). In fact, the entire blogging host server at the Harvard Law School … Continue reading →

Jessica has a nice post (one of a number on the topic, actually) on the hundredth birthday of Dr. Suess.In her posting is a link to an archive of Seuss political cartoons. Who knew that before meeting the Cat in … Continue reading →

Not in response to our call for information, the Boston Globe today has answered our question about doggy booties. Local dog lovers will be happy to learn that Paw-Tectors are available at PetCo’s nationwide and quick calls yesterday verified that … Continue reading →

Whenever new media evangelists want an anecdote to illustrate the potential power of the Blogosphere in influencing real world events and creating, rather than regurgitating, news, they bring up the downfall of Trent Lott. Its a great story, particular if … Continue reading →