No here's a dumb story from Portland, Oregon: When an apparently drunk man peed in a Mount Tabor reservoir around 1:30am last night, he set off an unprecedented chain reaction. A security officer who had been watching the man and his four friends drinking from the reservoir guard tower alerted police, then called on the water bureau to take the reservoir offline. Using a … [Read more...] about A Dumb Story About Pee
In Which the TSA Picks on Someone Smarter Than They Are
Jonathan Turley links to yet another story of TSA idiocy: The family was going through security when two TSA agents singled Drew Mandy out for a special pat down. Drew is severely mentally disabled. He's 29, but his parents said he has the mental capacity of a two-year-old, which made the experience that followed at metro Detroit's McNamera Terminal that much harder to deal … [Read more...] about In Which the TSA Picks on Someone Smarter Than They Are
X-Men: First Class – Review
I saw X-Men: First Class on Saturday, and I know some other reviewers don't agree, but I thought it was the best superhero movie I've seen in a long time. I've not seen any of director Matthew Vaughn's other movies, but on the strength of this one, I think I'll have to. It's that good. It was well-written too, which is a bit of a surprise since there are six credited writers, … [Read more...] about X-Men: First Class – Review
Professor Levitt’s “Daughter Test”
Over at Nobody's Business, I explain why Professor Steven Levitt's daughter should have the right to become a drug-addled prostitute. No, really. … [Read more...] about Professor Levitt’s “Daughter Test”
Joel Rosenberg R.I.P.
Ah, dammit: Joel Rosenberg - husband, father, menschOn Wednesday afternoon, June 1, 2011, Joel had a respiratory depression that caused a heart attack, anoxic brain damage and major organ failure. Despite the very best efforts of the paramedics and the team at Hennepin County Medical Center, Joel was pronounced brain dead at around 5:37pm Thursday June 2nd, In accordance … [Read more...] about Joel Rosenberg R.I.P.