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Archive for January 20th, 2002

Sunday, January 20th, 2002

The Shadow of the Torturer

The Illuminated Donkey feels that the official story of the Egyptian Radio is pretty close to the actual story. The truth is, we have no firm basis to believe otherwise. Here are the outlines of the official story then:

A foreign-born grad student, son of a diplomat, evacuates his hotel on September 11 in the face [...]

Sunday, January 20th, 2002

Football Considered as a Helix of Semiprecious Stones

Wow. Just finished watching the Oakland-New England playoff game, and it has that Instant Classic feel to it. How long has it been since I saw an NFL game played on a field covered with snow? More, a field where the snow buries even the tips of the grass? At least a decade, if not [...]