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Here’s a fun library story for ya.
Welcome to post racial ‘Murica. Guess we can shut down the whole NAACP thing now. Because there is no greater celebration of a nation than public mockery of its duly elected leader, an entire town of racist assholes policed by … Continue reading
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Kansas City says “Steal This Library!”
in the Kansas City suburb of Leawood, Kansas, a 9-year-old named Spencer Collins has been informed by the city that his nifty “Little Library” is in violation of zoning ordinances, and has to be removed. Now of course, the real lesson is … Continue reading
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I read The King in Yellow, so you don’t have to.
Everybody is talking about the King in Yellow, because they are watching True Detective. I decided to read it – not to write about its influence on True Detective. The King in Yellow is a collection of short stories written … Continue reading
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More Terrible than Fiction (update!)
What fiction writer – if any – could have conceived of Sarah Palin without completely blowing the boundaries of reality? Dickens? Shakespeare? Ruth Rendell? In children’s fiction, maybe, where a parodic lunatic still has its place. It’s not really … Continue reading
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Tagged edgar allan poe robot, michele bachmann evil, mitt romney creepy, mitt romney cyborg, mitt romney robot, narnia white witch, narnia white witch turkish delight, newt gingrich evil, newt gingrich monster, roger chillingworth, rush limbaugh drugs, rush limbaugh mr hyde, sarah palin grendal, sarah palin monster
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“Rush Limbaugh Save the Pilgrims”
The grandchildren of a lot of old coots will have an unwelcome surprise under the Christmas tree this year! Rush Limbaugh’s demographic is shrinking and he needed to find an audience as gullible as his ditto heads – sorry kids! … Continue reading
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Peter Kaplan, the editor of the New York Observer for fifteen years, whose talent and affability helped the publication offer a smart, insider’s view of New York City’s elite, died of cancer on Friday at the age of 59. Kaplan, … Continue reading
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Book Find.
bought on abe books By the author of one of my favorite pieces of trash, Chocolates for Breakfast, written by Pamela Moore, an eighteen year old Barnard student, in 1956.. Ms Moore was trumpeted as America’s answer to Françoise Sagan. She published three … Continue reading
Subtitle “An American Ronin’s Journey to Faith, Family, and Freedom”. He’s rocking a lot of jewelry for a humble servant of the Tea-People. I mean, he’s wearing two watches and two wedding rings. WTF! Maybe he married his right hand during … Continue reading
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