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Archive for May 12th, 2006

Friday, May 12th, 2006

A Fangoy’s Notes

We’ve talked about the Jewish-American contribution to the development of comics and superheroes here before. Now there’s a book, Up Up and Oy Vey. I haven’t read it yet, but I gots ta, and soon.

Friday, May 12th, 2006

Reasons NOT to be Cheerful

How can God permit this to happen?
Via Mrs. O.
Truth be told, if Deadwood Season III is great and the show goes out on a high note instead of dragging on for three seasons past its prime, that would be an achievement we should grudgingly appreciate. If I were producing the best thing ever to hit [...]

Friday, May 12th, 2006

Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part Two

Haven’t had time to get the details yet, but the latest news from the jails of Israel also looks promising.

Friday, May 12th, 2006

Reasons to Be Cheerful

I went to bed last night and woke up this morning feeling remarkably optimistic about a peaceful resolution of the US-Iranian nuke standoff for the first time in weeks. Being smarter than Saddam Hussein, they’ve made sure their overtures are too public to ignore. And the Bush White House may realize that it stands to [...]

Friday, May 12th, 2006

Gene Healy Is My God

Heed the word.