Talking Points Memo: Fried Squirrel: I'm Loving It!
january 2008 by McChris
I'm still chuckling over this video where Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee cops to frying squirrels on a popcorn popper.
food
politics
humor
video
scary
january 2008 by McChris
Los Angeles Times: A scrapbook career in shreds
january 2008 by McChris
After winning a scrapbooking award, Kristina Contes has been her harassed by scrappers for the use of a photograph taken by someone else in her winning submission. The article doesn't explore the more interesting issues of authenticity raised by appropria
craft
DIY
scary
dumbmobs
january 2008 by McChris
NYTimes: Decline of the Tenure Track Raises Concerns
november 2007 by McChris
Reading these articles about PhDs who work multiple temp jobs diminishes my interest in the academic life.
education
scary
labor
november 2007 by McChris
St. Charles Journal: A real person, a real death
november 2007 by McChris
A Missouri teen committed suicide after a friend's parents created a fake MySpace profile to pose as a cute boy and harass her.
myspace
yasns
scary
november 2007 by McChris
BBC NEWS: Two killed as artwork 'lifts off'
july 2006 by McChris
"The sculpture - called Dreamspace - is thought to have drifted for up to 40 metres before catching on a CCTV camera post and coming down near a children's playground." I say we blame the surveillance cameras rather than the inflatable sculpture.
art
surveillance
disaster
scary
july 2006 by McChris
FT.com - James Boyle: Constitutional circumvention
june 2006 by McChris
The esteemed law professor sounds off on the hazards of the proposed WIPO broadcast treaty.
intellectualproperty
copyright
law
globalization
scary
june 2006 by McChris
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