A performance of Mozart’s 40th Symphony is interrupted for comic purposes: I confess that when I watched this my first thought was that it must be an Austrian orchestra, which was based on a very unfair bit of conventional wisdom … Continue reading
I’m not sure how much good the following little video will do. What it has to say about the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) is factually accurate. Of necessity it leaves a lot out, but if anything it ends up understating … Continue reading
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has lately attacked Barack Obama for advocating higher education, John F Kennedy for favoring separation of church and state, and doctors in U.S. and the Netherlands for supposedly being a bunch of rabid serial killers. … Continue reading
Takes me back, if possibly not quite as far as it takes him: by … Continue reading
It’s very hard to describe this film in a way that does it justice. For one thing, the plot sounds contrived and ridiculous. But it’s actually a very likable movie with an appealing cast of characters and some fine actors … Continue reading
OK, it’s from The Onion: by … Continue reading
Part of the Mormon faith involves performing proxy baptisms of the deceased. While undoubtedly well-intentioned, it offends members of other religious traditions. Stephen Colbert’s take on it is both interesting and hilarious: by … Continue reading
As mentioned in a previous post, retailers such as Target routinely track what their customers are doing and interchange that information with other businesses through information brokers. Here’s Stephen Colbert’s take on that: The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full … Continue reading
I’m not sure this is practical from a cost standpoint, and as the YouTube comments point out, one wonders what happens in the event of an accident or loss of power, but if those problems are solvable, this looks like … Continue reading
From Michael Linden at the Center for American Progress think tank, a short, well-explained video looking at three sets of hard numbers — gross domestic product, private sector layoffs, and changes in employment — from before the recession started in … Continue reading