Year: 2008
SELF IMPROVEMENT DEPT.
Assessing My Character
According to Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing, Maya Angelou once said I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I don’t know if she really said that, but I thought it would make a… Read more
UNCATEGORIZED DEPT.
“…dreams have a nasty habit of going bad …”
The greatest noir video game of all time is coming to the silver screen. And Max Payne is going to relive his long vengeful night once again. Based on the 2001 video game from Remedy Entertainment, the Max Payne movie opens on October 17th and stars Mark Wahlberg in the title role as a cop out… Read more
CREEPING TOTALITARIANISM DEPT.
TSA Intrusions Endangering Passengers
One of the signs of emerging totalitarianism is the intrusion of the state security apparatus into areas where they don’t belong, have nothing to contribute, or can cause serious harm by usurping the authority of true experts. For example, DEA agents have increasingly been interfering with medical decisions, first with painkillers and now with medical marijuana.… Read more
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT DEPT.
Acid-Throwing Suspect Apprehended
While cops in Los Angeles were busy busting illegal bacon-dog vendors, our own Chicago cops were catching up to some bad, bad people. With help from a surveillance tape and Cicero police officers, Chicago Police nabbed a 16-year-old girl for robbing and throwing acid on a Logan Square woman last month. The teenage girl, who… Read more
LEGAL DEPT.
Is It a Good Idea To Try Ex-Soldiers As Civilians?
As little as I know about the military, I know even less about military law. Still, this sounds wrong: IRVINE, Calif. – A former Marine sergeant facing the first federal civilian prosecution of a military member accused of a war crime says there is much more at stake than his claim of innocence on charges… Read more