It’s A Straight Shot From Here To The Terminator

Scientists. Really. Stop. Stop now.

HT, the ever-snappy Big Action!

Here Comes The Windup…

… and the pitch. Via Digby:
… The story was a giggling GOP oppo plant, but that didn’t stop the kewl kidz from running with it. I don’t need to remind you about John Kerry and his “butler” and the “green tea” and the “wit-whiz” psuedoscandals of 2004. If Clinton were still the front runner, she’d [...]

Oh, My Stars

It’s not news, per se, but… wow.

Nuclear Reaction

The half-life of credulousness among the Washington press corps is probably just long enough to get us to January, at which point, they’ll all wake up as principled watchdogs again. Meanwhile, says Greenwald:
That the administration is voicing these accusations is, of course, news, and the accusations ought to be reported. And even though it seems [...]

Echo Chamber of Horrors

Evil blogs delight in helping put innocent people in prison.
We have no such power here at Big Ink. More’s the pity.

Math Is Hard

Yeah, yeah, I know. I just got this superdelegate counter link at CNN (which I admit is totally fun) from a good friend who sort of reiterated the now-familiar theme (paraphrasing): “She can’t win! She’s destroying the party! She’s got to quit!” As my friend said, “Do the math yourself.” My email response….
Okay. Just for [...]

Welcome To Graduate School

I feel like I’m at about 0:39.

Word To Your Mother

Happy Earth Day, y’all! Let Brother Al get you fired up! Bring the optimism, Brother Al!

Theremin Cat is Eeeeeerie!

Awesomeness.

HT, CuteOverload, of course.

Birthday Drinks In The Rue Morgue

Many happy (yet dark and brooding) returns today to the detective story:
In 1841, on this day, the first detective story was published. In his story The Murders in the Rue Morgue, published in Graham’s Magazine, Edgar Allan Poe (books by this author) created mystery’s first fictional detective, C. Auguste Dupin. The story introduced many of [...]