December 2005

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• holydays

  2006

  12.31.05 | Permalink | 8 Comments

  there is only one resolution for 2006: Defend my dissertation.
  To the 325358 unique visitors for the year, I thank you.
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  Leap Second

  12.31.05 | Permalink | Comment?

  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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  Why God?

  12.30.05 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  This is so tragic. I fucking hate guns.

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  Amazon Reviewer

  12.29.05 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  A believer reviews. Hil.a.ri.ous.

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  somebody do something

  12.29.05 | Permalink | Comment?

  Honor killings. solution?

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  Slate Annual Movie Club

  12.28.05 | Permalink | Comment?

  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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  A New Year Verse

  12.27.05 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  You say there is no choice left, now - Faiz, Jan 1958.

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  Tragic

  12.27.05 | Permalink | Comment?

  My sympathy and prayers to the family of Lt. Michael Cleary [news comes via Paul].

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  Free Corporation

  12.27.05 | Permalink | Comment?

  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

  12.26.05 | Permalink | Comment?

  Yoo Suck. How could a mid-level lawyer do all this? [via TPM].

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  Angry Arab on Munich

  12.26.05 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  Angry Arab on Munich’s dehumanization of Palestinians and other angry truths.

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  Packer

  12.26.05 | Permalink | Comment?

  Kerry Packer who changed cricket forever, passed away.

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  Dabbe Trailer

  12.25.05 | Permalink | Comment?

  D@bbe gets a trailer [via Twitch and in horrible WMV]. Paging Elizabeth for a review.

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  Lets Hack This, Eh?

  12.25.05 | Permalink | Comment?

  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

  12.24.05 | Permalink | Comment?

  Brass Crescent Awards Nominations. Go nominate your fav. blog/blogger of the “Islamsphere” [?]