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Thursday, 25 April 2013
quote [ It appears that gradually, over time, editors have begun the process of moving women, one by one, alphabetically, from the “American Novelists” category to the “American Women Novelists” subcategory. ]
Nothing to see here, move along.
[literature] [by KingPellinore@1:52pmGMT] [+9 WTF] [130 comments] |
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Thursday, 11 April 2013
quote [ A gay man was arrested at a hospital in Missouri this week when he refused to leave the bedside of his partner, and now a restraining order is preventing him from any type of visitation. ]
But hey...It's not like marriage equality has any real world repercussions or anything.
[politics] [by KingPellinore@3:29pmGMT] [+10 WTF] [44 comments] |
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Thursday, 4 April 2013
quote [ "We're embarrassed, it's embarrassing, yeah it's kind of embarrassing," said student Stephanie Sinnot. ]
I'm sorry a great movie critic like Roger Ebert didn't live to see this prom integrated.
[art] [by KingPellinore@8:50pmGMT] [+10 Repost] [52 comments] |
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Wednesday, 6 February 2013
quote [ British actor Robin Sachs, best known for his role in the hit TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, has died at the age of 61. ]
[art] [by KingPellinore@5:29pmGMT] [+1 Informative] [21 comments] |
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Thursday, 1 November 2012
quote [ But Romney has done a good job of concealing, until now, the fact that he and his wife, Ann, personally gained at least $15.3 million from the bailout, ]
November surprise?
[politics] [by KingPellinore@1:57pmGMT] [+7] [41 comments] |
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Thursday, 28 June 2012
quote [ The Supreme Court upheld the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s health care law Thursday, ruling that Congress did not overstep its power by requiring nearly all Americans to buy health insurance. ]
Fuck yeah!
For those with an interest, here's the full opinion of the SCOTUS: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11-393c3a2.pdf [politics] [by KingPellinore@2:49pmGMT] [+10 Good] [98 comments] |
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Saturday, 9 June 2012
quote [ Two particular books now on sale at bookstores -- The Dark Knight Rises: I Am Bane and The Dark Knight Rises: Batman versus Catwoman -- provide a spoilerish albeit very truncated version of sequences depicted in the Christopher Nolan movie, namely Batman's first respective encounters with Bane and Selina Kyle. ]
I haven't read all of the article, as I want to avoid knowing much before I see the film next month. This is, however, enormously hilarious.
[humour] [by KingPellinore@9:18pmGMT] [+2] [22 comments] |
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Friday, 4 May 2012
quote [ Yauch, also known as MCA, had been in treatment for cancer since 2009. The rapper was diagnosed in 2009 after discovering a tumor in his salivary gland. ]
Loved the Beastie Boys. Hate to see this guy go.
[music] [by KingPellinore@5:44pmGMT] [+10 Informative] [48 comments] |
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Wednesday, 11 April 2012
quote [ The special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin case will announce criminal charges against George Zimmerman Wednesday afternoon, a law enforcement official told NBC News. ]
It's about fucking time.
[politics] [by KingPellinore@7:08pmGMT] [+10 Good] [212 comments] |
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Friday, 23 March 2012
quote [ “I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies,” Rivera said on “Fox & Friends.” “I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.” ]
The important thing is I'm able to admit when I'm wrong.
[politics] [by KingPellinore@4:40pmGMT] [+10 WTF] [131 comments] |
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