Monthly Archives: November 2008

Bail Out Detroit: Let the Big Three Fail

Posted on November 10, 2008 by

In response to Julian E. Zelizer’s Let’s See That Audacity In Action at HuffPost: I’m all for helping out the urban areas, but not if the tradeoff is throwing good money after bad at the Detroit automakers, a veritable black … Continue reading →

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Larry Summers’ True Record on Women

Posted on November 10, 2008 by

In the Huffington Post article Larry Summers’ True Record on Women, Sheryl Sandberg writes an otherwise glowing review of Lawrence Summers’ (former short-term Treasury Secretary and ex-Harvard president) record on women. There was one bit I had to take issue … Continue reading →

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History!

Posted on November 4, 2008 by

You’re witnessing it.

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The Ab Rocket

Posted on November 4, 2008 by

For those of you who think that crunches would be fun, were it not for all that effort spent having to sit up: finally, the exercise equipment for you! First 100 orders come with a free gallon of ice cream.

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Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Posted on November 4, 2008 by

I admit, I kind of stopped following Mortal Kombat when they moved away from the arcade fighting format. Or was it I who moved away from the format? At any rate, I don’t really know how many console-only MK titles … Continue reading →

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Rick Sanchez Lays the Smackdown on Ben Ferguson

Posted on November 1, 2008 by

I used to think that Rick Sanchez was just a douchenocker, but this exchange has caused me to revisit my opinion of him:

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