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August 26, 2009 · 766 words
Inglourious
We had a power outage last night, and I couldn’t do the stuff I usually do, and it was getting too dark to read. So I headed out to see Quentin Tarantino’s latest, Inglourious Basterds. The short review: this is Tarantino’s least successful film. But because it’s Tarantino, it’s most likely better than most of [&hellip
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Standing On Her Head
Saturday night we joined Gene Bostwick for dinner and the Santa Fe Opera. Dinner was at Espiritu, a hole-in-the-wall Italian joint next to K-Mart. Let’s just say that chipotle Alfredo sauce doesn’t sound like a good idea, but it tastes like a great idea. It’s lucky that I don’t live within 90 miles of Espiritu, [&helli
Read entry →August 26, 2009 · 106 words
Creamy
I tried to take a picture of tonight’s dinner, but the colors came out weird, and the photo seemed the opposite of appetizing. A pity, because it was one of those lingering-on-the-palate type dinners.In honor perhaps of Shah Akbar, I made Mughlai-style chicken, a dish that hails from Andhra Pradesh, renowned for spicy
Read entry →August 22, 2009 · 175 words
Canadian Scientists Prepare for Zombie Attack
The Canadians remain far ahead of us in the realm of public health. They’re preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse. Professor Robert Smith? (the question mark is part of his surname and not a typographical mistake) and colleagues wrote: “We model a zombie attack using biological assumptions based on popular zombie movies.
Read entry →August 20, 2009 · 57 words
More Childhood Nightmates
Another insane cartoon from the Fleischer Studios! Betty Boop kidnaped by cannibals! Bimbo sweats away! KoKo menaced by Giant Floating Louis Armstrong Head! Exploding volcanos! Inappropriate racial stereotypes! The question isn’t whether this sort of thing warped me for life. The question is: How did people grow up wat
Read entry →August 20, 2009 · 186 words
Privacy Violations
Five California Facebook users are suing Facebook, claiming that Facebook violated their privacy by allowing them to use Facebook. The list of offenses against the aggrieved is truly egregious. Take the plight of “accomplished actress” [redacted]. After posting her photos to Facebook, [redacted] was quite surprised to
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