Uh, we may be at war with North Korea. Sort of. Actually, Kim Jong-il seems to think he's at war with, well, everybody: SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Tuesday it considered U.N. sanctions aimed at punishing the country for its nuclear test "a declaration of war," as Japan and South Korea reported the communist nation might be preparing a second explosion. The North … [Read more...] about Kim Jong-il v.s. Everybody
What Could Possibly Go Wrong During an Emergency?
The oft-brilliant Jennifer has found another example of TSA cluelessness. Hawaii has suffered a stong earthquake which has knocked out power all over. Tourists are stuck there with nothing to do except be a burden to the troubled state. They want to leave, and local emergency workers would like them to leave. Fortunately, the airports have emergency power and are quite … [Read more...] about What Could Possibly Go Wrong During an Emergency?
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NYT Animates the Cory Lidle Crash
The New York Times has a Flash illustration of Cory Lidle's plane crash that is just a terrific example of how to use computerized media to explain a news story. Check it out. … [Read more...] about NYT Animates the Cory Lidle Crash
The Enemy at Home
James Wolcott reviews galleys of conservative intellectual Dinesh D'Souza's new book, The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11, and it sounds bad. Just the subtitle sounds bad. If it was The Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11 then I'd figure it was an attempt to blame 9/11 on Clinton's foreign policies. That's not an argument that's unreasonable … [Read more...] about The Enemy at Home