“Helping the political operatives who own the journalists in question get their story straight.” (more…)
The New York Times has an update on construction of Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie (link):
“The spotlight so far has been on the Elbphilharmonie, a 350-million-euro (and counting) project, or more than $433 million, with a tentative completion date of 2013. Designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron to look like a glass wave cresting atop a brick warehouse, it is at the end of the Am Sandtorkai peninsula, and will eventually house the NDR Symphony Orchestra’s concert hall, a five-star hotel and about 60 luxury apartments. (more…)
Via First Things: (more…)
Via Debunkers.org: (more…)
It is regrettably easy to simulate my likeness for criminal purposes.
Though this disguise wasn’t that great. It’s unthinkable I would wear a dark blue cape.
But that doesn’t keep some entrepreneurs from trying: “Copyright Trolling for Dollars” (more…)
Don’t just fade away; they go out with some style.
Timothy Dalrymple (not to be confused with Theodore Dalrymple) invokes George Will against Progressive slander of the tea party movement.
Some of the populist elements of the Tea Party movement disturb me. However, it is not particularly a racist movement and it is saying a lot of things that badly need saying. Millions of voices suddenly crying out in frustration; let us hope they are not as suddenly silenced.
Tibet has a strong tradition of polyandry. This leads some to wonder what happened to the missing girls. (more…)
For the new Department of Justice web site design. Notwithstanding the poll.
And, for the record, the Alderaan unpleasantness was all Tarkin’s fault. The man was insane.
Someone in Hollywood thinks he’s good enough to remake The Incredible Shrinking Man.
How’s that cycle go? Hubris, then Atë, then Nemesis?
Oh, and Lileks is a genius.
Someone in Hollywood thinks he’s up to remaking The Incredible Shrinking Man.
How’s that cycle go? Hubris,