Thinking about swallowing a tapeworm in order to lose weight?
Well, don’t bother: you’ll probably gain weight instead. Another myth shattered. And boy, what some people won’t do for science.
Continue reading →Well, don’t bother: you’ll probably gain weight instead. Another myth shattered. And boy, what some people won’t do for science.
Continue reading →…is not only maddening, it’s puzzling. Why are they doing this? And especially why now? Doesn’t it constitute an unforced error of major, major proportions? I’ve been mulling it over for a while. I’ve had a lot of thoughts: money, … Continue reading →
…all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average.
Continue reading →When I first read that Alan Dershowitz had said the charges against Dinesh D’Souza are most likely a case of selective politically motivated prosecution, I was surprised. But I wondered about the strict accuracy of the report, since the source … Continue reading →
…demonstrates cojones. Good for her.
Continue reading →Remember Tom Perkins? The guy who compared the war on the 1%, not to Kristallnacht, but to the beginning of a pattern that could lead to something like Kristallnacht? Well, his letter to the WSJ may be “the most-read letter … Continue reading →
I keep reading about how wonderful the Netflix documentary “Mitt” is, what a nice guy it shows Romney to be, and how if only the film had been released before the 2012 election it would have made a difference. Well, … Continue reading →
Some dogs really really really don’t want to take a bath. And some dogs really do. I think the anti-bath growlers and teeth-bearers are kind of scary; seems to me they could bite. But some of the rest are pretty … Continue reading →
Last night when I was engaged in not watching Obama’s SOTU speech, I was thinking of the antidote: Churchill. I even wrote a couple of notes for this post. And funny thing, today I see that commenter “Beverly” had the … Continue reading →
Don’t worry folks, I’m not defending her politics. I’m just defending her hair, on behalf of curly-haired women everywhere. First let me establish my bona fides (if my photo on this blog hasn’t done so already): yes, I am a … Continue reading →
…when Andrea Mitchell says “more or less” at around minute 1:00 of this clip from last night, maybe she actually means “less.” A lot less. Because otherwise, we’d have to come to the conclusion that she’s just making stuff up … Continue reading →
[UPDATE (9:25 PM): Give Stephen Green a big round of applause. And a drink; the man needs a drink. Why? He’s liveblogging the SOTU speech. For the umpteenth time.] “Union?” What union? Obama’s speech is reported to be planned to … Continue reading →