Archives: Amusement
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May 2008
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Extortion e-mails are increasing
May 18, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesWhile most of these brainless scams are so obvious that they are mildly amusing, there are other vicious and terrorizing scams that use extortion... more
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the assassination of speed racer
From The Hot Blog | May 16, 2008I wouldn't normally link to something so in agreement with me, especially when the issue has died down in here. But I found the image amusing... more
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Keyword-based RSS feeds of UK Freedom of Information requests
From Boing Boing | May 16, 2008Tom sez, "mySociety's WhatDoTheyKnow.com (an in-beta UK Freedom of Information service), has just added a piece of functionality perfect for... more
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He's looking for a little peace and quiet
| May 16, 2008 From Los Angeles Times"Noise" is a weird, crazy, grabby little movie that thinks big thoughts. A comedy of ideas written and directed by Henry Bean ("The Believer... more
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The Vault: Land Rover Moulton Mountain Bike
From Winding Road | May 15, 2008Dr. Alex Moulton is a thoroughly elevating man approaching a full century of life – a life that has been engaging, amusing, filled with experimentation... more
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Dogan's Heroes
From The Corner | May 14, 2008It's a great feeling to see a good friend run for office, especially when he has a chance of winning. Tomorrow evening at 6 p.m., my friend... more
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Is Harvard Just a Tax-Free Hedge Fund?
From The Corner | May 12, 2008According to the Wall Street Journal, Massachusetts legislators are studying a plan to levy a 2.5-percent annual tax on the portion of college... more
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Worth Watching: 'Arby 'n' the Chief' -- 'Halo' machinima
Digging further into the surprisingly diverse world of video game-based Web series, I found Jon Graham's "Arby 'n' the Chief," a highly amusing... more
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Complicated World View
From The Corner | May 12, 2008Speaking of Newsweek, there's an amusing addendum to the post below in today's New York Times story about the emergence of Karl Rove as a... more
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Horoscope: May 9
| May 9, 2008 From Los Angeles Times(March 21-April 19): Tenderness, respect and attention are nice surprises today. (April 20-May 20): You're smart and you're sane, seeking... more
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Zero Punctuation Takes On You [Zero Punctuation]
From Kotaku | May 8, 2008Apparently Yahtzee's review of Super Smash Bros. Brawl received so much negative response that he decided to dedicate this week's Zero Punctuation... more
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It's checkout time
| May 8, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesARCHITECT Welton Becket, whose firm built the Capitol Records building, designed this 1960s tower near Los Angeles International Airport... more
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Deconstruct This
From The Corner | May 7, 2008I imagine our esteemed Dartmouth alum Peter Robinson will have some thoughts on this later, but this story from today's WSJ is most amusing... more
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White Sox's blow-up doll display comes under scrutiny
From FOXSports.com | May 7, 2008Coming off an 0-6 road trip when they managed just nine runs, the Chicago White Sox returned home Tuesday and were confronted with more questions... more
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A Brief Lesson On How To Fail At A Toll Booth [Accidents]
From Jalopnik | May 6, 2008newVideoPlayer("dumb-benz.flv", 494, 371,""); This is one of those videos which leaves you just shaking your head. Operating an automobile... more
