‘Exorcism of Emily Rose’ strays far from the ‘true story’

“This film is based on a true story,” insists the opening credits, the better to stamp this unusual marriage of...

FEMA packed with W’s pals

The three top jobs at the Federal Emergency Management Agency under President Bush went to political cronies with no apparent...

Frustrated: Fire crews to hand out fliers for FEMA

Many of the firefighters, assembled from Utah and throughout the United States by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, thought they...

Why is the Red Cross not in New Orleans?

This is from their website, folks: Hurricane Katrina: Why is the Red Cross not in New Orleans? Acess to New...

Supersize that Soma

A great centralized location for all your Huxley soma quotes: “..there is always soma, delicious soma, half a gramme for...

It took a while, but the global response to Katrina is building

A little cultural myopia is evident there. To return Bangladesh’s gift of $1 million, for example, could be seen as...

What’s up with the American media?

One of my embedded friends in Chicago sent this note to me: “The other really annoying thing I have noticed...

Buddy, can you spare a dime?

“Here ya go, buddy,” is what the chick at the cafe said to me as she handed me an espresso....

Survival of New Orleans Blog

Really cewl blog from a guy in a New Orleans datacenter. Great pictures, webcam, etc.... no_police_car_trashed.jpg

“Hi, Principal Skinner! Hi, Super Nintendo Chalmers!”

Who is Ralph Wiggum? Ralph Wiggum, is the unintentional class clown of Springfield Elementary. He is the son of Chief...