A new show on Iraq’s Al-Baghdadiya TV welds the zaniness of Punk’d with the soberness of counter-insurgency, and viewers can’t get enough. On the show (called Khali en Buca, which is Arabic for “Let’s Steal It”), prominent Iraqi celebrities—TV personalities, soccer stars, singers—are invited to the Al-Baghdadiya studio. Before they enter, security forces examine their cars at…
Archives for 2010
Role-Playing as Taliban Banned by Military
We’ve all played cops and robbers. (Actually, I’ve never played cops and robbers. I was partial to Snakes and Ladders. But I digress.) For those of you who have played cops and robbers, it’s established that for every kid who plays a cop, someone has to play the robber. Not according to the U.S. military.…
Video of the Day: Baby Has Some Things to Say
Randy Moss Being Randy Moss
We all knew Randy Moss was a wee bit crazy, and, well, that apparently hasn’t changed. After yesterday’s win over the Cincinnati Bengals, the New England wide receiver went off on a rant about life, philosophy, writing, and feeling unwanted. Here he is on the employer-employee relationship: You know, for instance, if you work for somebody,…
The News—Tea Partying with Lady Gaga
A Year Later, Tea Party Marches On Has it really been a year? Yep, the tea partiers marched on the U.S. Capitol a year ago, delighting Fox News and scaring the heck out of NPR listeners. Yesterday, they were back again in the same spot, rallying before the upcoming midterm elections. The prevailing emotion a…
Remembering Camille
Lawrence Everett Forbes celebrates the life of his cousin, Camille, a goody two-shoes who wasn’t supposed to die before he did.
A Match Made in Heaven?
Tom Matlack explains his decision to allow Penthouse to republish five essays from The Good Men Project book.
Attack of the Identity Warriors
Perry Glasser recalls the “Identity Wars” of the 1990s, when being a white male college professor put you at risk of be labeled an “oppressor.”
Requiem for an F-Bomb
Does having kids mean you must surrender your license to curse?
Hi, Doc. You’re Fired
Mervyn Kaufman had high blood pressure, but only in the presence of his doctor.
Broken
I wanted you to know That I love the way you laugh… Seether feat. Amy Lee of Evanescence I love music. I love The Blogger Hottie. I loved writing the Music Week posts and the consensus was that the majority of you liked Music Week as well; so I decided to throw in another post…
Photo of the Day
Photo courtesy of Todd Riddle.
Are You Ready for Some Football?
While the NFL may have kicked-off lat night with the Saints marching to a 14-9 victory over the Vikings, Sunday isn’t for another two days. We all know the season really doesn’t start until then, so here’s a bit of reading to get you ready for Week One. ESPN columnist (and fellow Holy Cross alum) Bill…
Not-So-Good Man of the Day: Joaquin Phoenix
Let us be clear: we have nothing against beards. But Joaquin Phoenix’s new overweight chin-animal has come attached to a whole new distasteful persona that includes giving painfully bad interviews, attacking fans at his hip-hop concerts, and performing in hip-hop concerts. Over the course of the last year, the once award-winning actor has been ratcheting…
Sunday Morning Wood
“Are you ready for some football?” Samuel L. Jackson The sun peeks through the open bedroom window. It’s a cool morning and the light breeze feels good as you rise from your warm, toasty bed. You sit up, stretch, look down and there you see it. Sunday Morning Wood. Pull your mind out of the…
Man of the Day: Allen Dale June
Who he is: Navajo Code Talker in World War II Where you’ve heard of him: History class; the unfortunate film, Windtalkers You might not know Allen Dale June by name, but you’ve heard of what he’s done. June, one of the original Navajo Code Talkers, died today in Prescott, Arizona, at the age of 91.…