-
Archives
- September 2020
- August 2013
- February 2012
- January 2012
- September 2011
- August 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- September 2010
- August 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- June 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- December 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- December 2004
- November 2004
- October 2004
- September 2004
- August 2004
- July 2004
- June 2004
- May 2004
- April 2004
- March 2004
- February 2004
- January 2004
- December 2003
- November 2003
- October 2003
- September 2003
- August 2003
- July 2003
- June 2003
- December 1969
-
Meta
Author Archives: glasscastle
Spring in the Air – a Waft of Teargas
Local action in Boston concerning the Homeland Security Gestapo-style raid on the defense-contractor leather factory in New Bedford seems to be percolating up from the grass-roots level. The Dowbrigade position on immigration is that people ought to be able to … Continue reading
Posted in Comics
Comments Off on Spring in the Air – a Waft of Teargas
Beer Cat – Watch the Spray
RALEIGH, N.C. — When John Cornwell graduated from Duke University last year, he landed a job as software engineer in Atlanta but soon found himself longing for his college lifestyle. So the engineering graduate built himself a contraption to help … Continue reading
Symptomatic of Steroid Abuse?
Captain America, a Marvel Entertainment superhero, is fatally shot by a sniper in the 25th issue of his eponymous comic, which arrived in stores yesterday. The assassination ends the sentinel of liberty’s fight for right, which began in 1941. The … Continue reading
Hillary’s Guys
Trying to reconcile politics and history is both difficult and dangerous. While the one is the essence of here-and-now action, with real-time polling constantly taking the pulse of the electorate and triggering actions in an incestuous feedback loop between the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Comments Off on Hillary’s Guys
Drunk Drivers Exposed
SANTA FE — New Mexico has taken its fight against drunken driving to men’s restrooms around the state. The state has ordered 500 talking urinal cakes that will deliver a recorded anti-DWI message to bar and restaurant patrons who make … Continue reading
Posted in Wacky News
4 Comments
Is the Party Over?
In typical blind-pig fashion, the Dowbrigade did not manage to find this soiree, even after being informed by the ultimate insider, the inestimable adamg of Universal Hub fame, that the secret location was "327 Summer Street – Second Floor – … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
Comments Off on Is the Party Over?
Naked Graffiti Party in Boston Tonight
Five paint-covered punks, suspected to be in town for a naked graffiti party in South Boston this weekend, were busted by MBTA police while trying to practice their illegal art on several subway cars, officials said. Three of the five … Continue reading
Posted in Media News
6 Comments
Mercy Killing
Transforming the rough craft of lobstering into a gentle art, a New Hampshire outfit has persuaded Whole Foods Market to waive its ban on live lobster sales at a new store opening next week in Portland, Maine. For Whole Foods, … Continue reading
Posted in Wacky News
1 Comment
Don’t Quit the Day Job
Haven’t been posting much lately, as a result of real, interesting work in our non-blogging existence, lack of any specific focus for our spleen or wit, and general indolence. However, any readers interested in the application of technology to higher … Continue reading
Posted in ESL Links
22 Comments
The Looming Nightmare
WASHINGTON — A much anticipated US intelligence report warned yesterday that the rising violence in Iraq could permanently tear the country apart and, in the worst case, create a state of anarchy with no legitimate authority that combines "extreme ethnosectarian … Continue reading
Posted in Serious News
1 Comment
Pancakes and Porn, Upstate Reborn
ONTARIO, N.Y., Jan. 26, 2007 (AP) It’s not your typical church breakfast. An event billed as "Porn and Pancakes" is being hosted by a church in rural upstate New York. The breakfast discussion on the pornography industry in America is … Continue reading
Posted in Wacky News
15 Comments