Merry X-Mas

On top of it!

in reference to: Andy Borowitz: Santa Downed By Predator Drone (view on Google Sidewiki)

ADC's Top 10 Rock and Roll Christmas Songs

 ... from the ridiculous to the sublime. Featuring The Pogues, The Pretenders, Wham!, David Bowie, Bing Cosby, The Who, The Ramones, Slade, The Waitresses, John Lennon and a lot of early-80s New Romantics ...








The Pretenders "2000 Miles"


The Ramones "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"


Slade "Merry Christmas Everybody"


The Who "Christmas"


Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas"


The Pogues & Kirsty McColl "Fairytale of New York"

Wham! "Last Christmas"

Bing Crosby and David Bowie "Little Drummer Boy"


The Waitresses "Christmas Wrapping"


John Lennon "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

Al Franken in Limbo

When I was a reporter with People I had to interview Al Franken and Arianna Huffington when they were correspondents for Comedy Central's Indecision '96 coverage of that year's election. They appeared in a segment called "Strange Bedfellows" with Franken taking the liberal stance and Huffington his conservative foil.

At the time, I thought Franken was a bit of a pill, whereas Arianna was genuinely funny and engaging. In retrospect, I guess Franken saw comedy as a way to address politics on a larger platform, re: cable TV, but when asked on a personal level, he saw no room for humor as the issues were and remain very serious.

I think he might be taking his time in the Senate to distance himself as much as he can from his tom-foolery past.
in reference to: Is Angry Al Gone? - Page 1 - The Daily Beast (view on Google Sidewiki)

Hell Freezing Over File

Genuinely funny article.

in reference to: Vatican Paper Praises 'The Simpsons' (view on Google Sidewiki)

No one seems to have noticed ...

... that he acts like a complete coke-head most of the time he is on the air.

in reference to: Newsmax - MSNBC's Ratigan Apologizes for 'Rude' Interview (view on Google Sidewiki)

This seems kind of obvious ...

... but, I guess people needed to be reminded that they're in a war zone.

in reference to: Top US General Bans Pregnancies For Soldiers Under His Command | Video Cafe (view on Google Sidewiki)

The Sins of Colonialism Redux

Germany says it would possibly be "lending" Egypt the bust of Nefertiti ...

in reference to: Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Nefertiti 'could return to Egypt' (view on Google Sidewiki)

A Voice of Reason

Too often in an effort to protect minors from sexual predators -- real or perceived -- adults and those in position of authority are in complete denial of the sexuality of minors, in how they come to understand themselves as well as their peers. To quote one of the great minds of the 20th Century: "Sex. Practiced by many. Perfected by few."

in reference to: Leave 'Sexters' Alone! - Page 1 - The Daily Beast (view on Google Sidewiki)