REAL ART (and politics and culture)

Republicans convene in New Orleans, with no mention of Katrina From Politico courtesy of TAPPED : Five years after President Bush's fail...

DA's Sex Ed Warning Befuddles Wis. Teachers, Kids From the AP via the New York Times courtesy of Eschaton : Juneau County District Attor...

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NOT ABOUT SLAVERY? From Ph.D. Octopus courtesy of Eschaton : In honor of Confederate History Month, as proclaimed by Virginia Governor Bob M...

STAR TREK The Deadly Years From Wikipedia: "The Deadly Years" is a second-season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, first ...

Mine owner ran up serious violations From MSNBC: The coal mine rocked by an explosion that killed at least 25 workers in the nation's de...

GOP Congressmen Say That ‘Everyone’ In Congress ‘Would Agree That Iraq Was A Mistake’ From Think Progress courtesy of Eschaton : Yesterday,...

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Some scholars fear the story of resurrection has gone far astray From the Houston Chronicle: Just as Christmas for many has become less abou...

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Environmental Groups Decry Obama Plan to Lift Moratorium on Offshore Drilling From Democracy Now : BRENDAN CUMMINGS: It’s horribly disappoin...

STAR TREK Mirror, Mirror From Wikipedia: "Mirror, Mirror" is an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. It is a second-season e...

Priests & Pedophilia: What Authoritarian Religion, Families & Schools Have Wrought From AlterNet : If we are willing to ask the deep...

9 Tied to Militia Are Arrested in Plot From the AP via the New York Times courtesy of Eschaton : Nine suspects tied to a Christian militia i...

WARRIOR NATION From Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman's blog , courtesy of Eschaton : Dealing With The Debt: A Brief Note That’...

MORE COMPUTER WOES... ...so no post tonight. I'm up and running for the moment, but it's dicey, to be sure. This is frustrating. I h...

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RIGHT WING FREAK OUT OVER HEALTH CARE KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR From MSNBC: Cantor: Dems capitalizing on extremist threats Lawmakers uniformly co...

STAR TREK The Apple From Wikipedia: "The Apple" is a second season episode of Star Trek. It is episode #34, production #38, first ...

SONIC YOUTH'S "SUPERSTAR": THE GREATEST COVER EVER? From NPR's Fresh Air, an interview with Richard Carpenter, who, with h...