The Guardian (excerpts) John Oliver … has a characteristically unpretentious description for the process of writing jokes about the news. It is, he explains cheerfully, “like working in a sausage factory, trying to make a palatable sausage from some of the worst ingredients you can i[...]
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BREAKING NEWS: Hugo Chavez seeks recognition as being insane.
Hugo Chavez sends solidarity to Gaddafi, Syria CARACAS, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday he was praying for Libya’s deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi and also sent a message of solidarity to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against “YankeeR[...]
October 3rd, 2011 - 8:37 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Western Governors: a professor’s opinion
"Online Enterprises Gain Foothold as Path To College Degree." Guest blogger Johann Neem is Associate Professor of History at Western Washington University and author of the book "Creating a Nation of Joiners" (2008). During the last legislative session in Washington state, faculty[...]
October 1st, 2011 - 12:18 am § in The Ave Scene
New Art Theater Opens in Seattle
Via Moira Macdonald at The Seattle Times: The Uptown Theater, one of Seattle’s oldest movie houses, is about to begin a new chapter. The Seattle International Film Festival announced Saturday night it has taken over the Queen Anne theater’s lease from the AMC chain, which had closed the [...]
September 29th, 2011 - 9:40 am § in America
How and Why of Limbaugh
Michael Hood at Blatherwatch came across this importnat video. I remember “this” Rush .. the self admitted clown, the entrepreneurial exploiter, … beofre he was canonized as a Reprican profit. Watch Video on Blatherwatch.[...]
September 25th, 2011 - 7:18 am § in Misc.
Sunday Revelations: of Naturopathy, God, Love, Auras, Scooby Doo and STORM!
Watch this cartoon: or go to this link[...]
UW: Johsel Namkung, founding photographer with roots in the UW’s scientific history.
The Gordon Woodside / John Braseth Gallery in South Lake Union has works by Johsel Namkung. I highly recommend this show to anyone who loves the Northwest and the UW. Johsel Namkung is a renaissance man. While never a member of our faculty, his amazing career is a tribute to the role the UW [...]
September 20th, 2011 - 9:10 am § in Politics
FREE SPEECH: Censorship to topple Aljazeera?
The Guardian: Al-Jazeera boss Wadah Khanfar steps down to be replaced by Qatari royal TV channel head quits after revolutionising Middle East broadcasting for past eight years, especially during Arab Spring Wadah Khanfar, director general of the al-Jazeera network Qatar‘s government has replac[...]
Glenn Beck is baaack .. sorta
Glenn Beck (KTTH m-f 6-9a) bid adieu and hello to New York with a gigantic, fuck-you NY billboard pitching his for-pay, Internet-based network where his new two-hour show will resurface Sept 12. Readmore at Blatherwatch. One good thing about “celebrating” Grim Day, aka 9/11, w[...]
Romney’s Loss in Florida.
Herman Cain Wins Florida Straw Poll Ahead Of 2012 (VIDEO) This year’s race to be the nominee of the Republican Party seems more like a Hollywood movie than reality. Imagine the casting calls! Hermann Cain, a very successful business man and a black guy , won the straw poll in Fla! Is Cain [...]