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Piece, when used in reference to something someone wrote and published: “Did you see that New Yorker piece about the soaring cost of pastrami?” No. No you did not. You saw the New Yorker story about the soaring cost of pastrami. Or the New Yorker article about the soaring cost of pastrami. Or the New [...]

Crazy (?) Russian Professor Predicts the United States Will Disintegrate in 2010 Chip Saltsman’s “Barack the Magic Negro” CD Not What Republicans Wanted for Christmas Let’s All Ignore the Fact that Third Quarter GDP Was Down Some Women Find Barack Obama’s Cabinet Picks Too Ballsy Joe Biden Hasn’t Resigned from the Senate, but He Did [...]

Public radio kept me company on the drive home for Christmas, because a) I’m an East Coast media elite and b) for some reason I can’t find a Fox News signal up here any more (I blame the East Coast media elites). The best thing I heard on NPR all afternoon was a story about [...]

Top 10 albums 10. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride 9. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride 8. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride 7. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride 6. Phantom Buffalo – Take to the Trees 5. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride 4. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride 3. The [...]

At (In)decision this week: Describe George W. Bush in One Word (Other than ‘Incompetent’) Auto Industry Drives Away with $17.4 Billion Bailout Mary Schapiro, Inept Lady, to Run SEC Ineptly Rick Warren Will Give the Invocation at Barack Obama’s Inauguration, Also, Santa Claus Isn’t Real Join Our Traditional Celebration of New Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack! [...]

You will need: A large pot Some measuring cups Water or chicken stock, water is probably the traditional way to go but if you’re really suffering, use chicken stock Some rice Something to stir with A considerate helper Instructions: Pour about 8 cups of water/stock into the pot. Realize you don’t have any regular white [...]

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