there is only one resolution for 2006: Defend my dissertation. To the 325358 unique visitors for the year, I thank you. 10. 9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1…
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there is only one resolution for 2006: Defend my dissertation. To the 325358 unique visitors for the year, I thank you. 10. 9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1…
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Why would they want to add a second to the year? Because it gives them a second longer to hate Bush. Steve Martin tells us about General O’Reilly in the War on Leap Second.
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A believer reviews. Hil.a.ri.ous.
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Honor killings. solution?
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One of my year-end pleasures is reading Slate’s Annual Movie Club w/ a rotating roster of movie critics. This year, we get one of my fav. film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum of The Reader back! Just read that first letter.
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You say there is no choice left, now – Faiz, Jan 1958.
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My sympathy and prayers to the family of Lt. Michael Cleary [news comes via Paul].
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If you haven’t seen The Corporation – a fairly decent documentary about that evil entity – now you can, for free!
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Yoo Suck. How could a mid-level lawyer do all this? [via TPM].
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Angry Arab on Munich’s dehumanization of Palestinians and other angry truths.
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Kerry Packer who changed cricket forever, passed away.
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D@bbe gets a trailer [via Twitch and in horrible WMV]. Paging Elizabeth for a review.
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Not happy with the technical limitations but Santa got me The Complete New Yorker! w00t! Also a stewie keychain. Also Shantaram. Sweet score.
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Brass Crescent Awards Nominations. Go nominate your fav. blog/blogger of the “Islamsphere” [?]
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First, Happy Birthday to my dear Amma. & Merry Xmas, Happy Hanukkah to all my readers. I wish that 2006 brings joy and success to all of you and yours; peace to the Middle East; peace and prosperity to South Asia; jobs to pdcs and others who are seeking; diplomas to me and others who [...]
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“It’s not a whole lot different from smelling marijuana muslims.”
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… it is Avner’s humanity, however compromised, that gives “Munich” the weight of a moral argument. I will go see it. Anyone else?
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And the scariest Op-Ed of the Year award goes to …
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Ahistoricality kindly drew my attention to a recent poll on attitudes towards US, UbL and Terrorism in Pakistan in the wake of the October Earthquake undertaken by Terror Free Tomorrow. The poll was conducted over November 14-28, 2005 and has a error margin of 2.6%. It has a significant data pool [1450 adults]. Here is [...]
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