Hot links from recent days: Richard Wright gets his own stamp … Matt Taibbi rips America’s peasant mentality … How do you spell “greedy bastards?” X-C-E-L … Up next: Michael Vick, the Musical … Porn queen Marilyn Chambers eulogized—by her onetime running mate … The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Dodd … Obama […]
Ten years on: the enduring lessons of Columbine
Part one of a series April 20, 2009: 11:19 am MDT Ten years ago a co-worker turned to me and said something that I’ll never forget, no matter how long I live: “Hey, Sammy, there’s been a school shooting in Littleton.” Since that day a great deal has been written and said about Columbine High […]
Good Morning Moon
by Dawn Farmer Hope your week is off to a bright start.
Octomom and Ookie: two reality shows for the price of one
A refreshing side-effect of the Octomom phenomenon has been how little abuse Nadya Suleman has taken for her obviously Muslim given name. Her father is apparently from Iraq: In January, he told CBS News that he’s a veteran of its military and — in a sign of just how feeble the American economy is — […]
Scurvy Dogs of War
by Jeff Huber The late William F. Buckley, political conservative icon and founder of National Review, must be clawing at his coffin lid.The print version of National Review, while Buckley held the reins, was often an over-the-top exposition of the more unsavory facets of the political right, but Buckley managed to keep it semi-respectable.National Review […]






