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Three of the Republican presidential candidates, numerous major conservative blogs, and apparently the entirety of the vast Right Wing Conspiracy denounced Coulter’s statements, not to mention every liberal with a microphone. Do the HRC and GLAAD really need to tell us where they stand...
...much about the show itself. Yes, everyone knows the Pudding makes fun of stereotypes and has lots of puns–if you dislike either of these things, I suggest you purchase 10 Felipe’s burritos instead of spending $30 on a Pudding ticket. Did Beck mention that “Another Freak In Love Song” should be available on iTunes? Or that the kickline has temporarily cured my irrational fear of clowns? I know, I know. But the Pudding is like a fine wine. If you don’t like it, chances are it?...
...Originally, the Grand Requiem ceremonies were to be billed in Vietnamese as the "Grand Requiem for Praying Equally for All to Untie the Knots of Unjust Suffering." But Vietnamese officials objected, saying it was improper to "equally" pray for soldiers in the U.S.-backed South Vietnam army, not to mention American soldiers. "The spirit of the Vietnamese people doesn't agree with the idea of praying for foreign imperialists coming to kill millions of Vietnamese," says Bui Huu Duoc, director of the government's Religious Affairs Committee for Buddhism. So Nhat Hanh agreed to change the name to simply "Grand...
...variegated slew of expert and not-so-expert opinions from the world over. Corporations from Boeing to Proctor & Gamble have gotten ahead by using mass collaborative efforts, and “Wikinomics” is not hesistant at all about sharing many, many, many examples of such success.Did I mention that there are many examples? “Wikinomics” could very well have been renamed “The Book of Big Business Mass Collaboration Success Stories,” and marketed as a collection of bedtime tales for the money-minded Baby Boomer. But although it makes...
...after Sept. 11, 2001, it is not the entire focus of the story, which makes its effect all the more meaningful. Instead of beginning the story with the disaster, Eisenberg first introduces the characters, then writes of the tragedy so subtly that it is not until the second mention that the reader is sure what she’s referring to. One of the most striking lines in the collection is in Eisenberg’s description of Nathaniel’s apartment, which overlooks the site of the attack: “When they moved in, it probably...