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Talking Points Memo: Fried Squirrel: I'm Loving It!
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
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
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
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'
"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
"Deadheads Are What Liberals Claim to Be But Aren't": An Interview with Ann Coulter
Jambase.com sits down with the professional troll to discuss the Grateful Dead.
music  politics  scary  fandom 
june 2006 by McChris
FT.com - James Boyle: Constitutional circumvention
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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