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Adolf Hitler and Mel Gibson shared a few beers recently at an undisclosed location just outside of Los Angeles. BTS’ Art Vandelay recorded the conversation after Mel butt dialed his mobile phone. Hitler: So what’s […]
When I read* that ESPN was sending three guys to cover Miami Heat Training Camp for a week, desk and all, as well as setting up a special section on its web page dedicated to […]
Can’t say I pay a lot of attention to Delaware politics. It’s a state a little larger than my home of Harris County, Texas (Delaware is 2,491 square miles compared to Harris County’s 1,788) and […]
Regarding the Ground-Zero Mosque controversy, I can think of no one better to comment than Yossi Klein Halevy, author of At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew’s Search for God with Christians and […]
After Bush 43 took office, Dennis Ross, a twelve year steward of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process who served both Bush 41 and Clinton, found himself out of the official loop. He used his time wisely; […]
NEWS FLASH: After denying Palestinians fundamental rights for over 52 years, the Lebanese government just passed legislation allowing Palestinians to work and purchase property in Lebanon. See NYT 8/18/10 Lebanon Tags: Lebanon, Middle East, Palestinians
BtS reviews: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Iron Man 2, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Toy Story 3, Youth in Revolt, The Big Bad Swim, In the Loop, Zombieland, A Secret, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Crazy […]
Most folks forget that only in the early 70’s did FM radio begin to replace AM as the most frequented local for music, relegating the mono frequency to sports and right-wing radio. I distinctly recall the new, laidback voices on FM […]
Last night in an unusual occurrence my almost 11 year old son fell asleep on our downstairs’ couch. As I tried to lift to carry him upstairs to his bed, I quickly realized that even […]
In almost every conversation about learning how to play or do something, say hit a baseball, learn to play guitar, or take up a language, someone invariably brings up what is now accepted conventional wisdom […]