On Tuesday (or whatever Tuesday is called in Canada) the National Post’s Robert Fulford equated the life of a television show to that of an art movement, or the…

While reading the nearly 9000-word account of the death of the Rocky Mountain News in the Denver magazine 5280, I came across the following literary device used to describe the newspapers situation. This, like many things, surely requires a handy (and possibly…

Matt Drudge is trying to tell us something about Nancy Pelosi’s acknowledgment that climate change is such a grave danger to the planet that serious attention must be paid. But his use of a green filter for the Speaker’s face reminds me of something! What on earth could…

Good news for guys who hate to wear condoms and the women who resentfully put up with them: A new study appearing in this month’s issue of Contraception finds that the “’pullout’ method” is nearly as effective as using condoms for the…

One of America’s leading economist/social commentators issues a sobering warning about our political future.

If increased government spending with borrowed or newly created money is a “stimulus,” then the Weimar…

“If you haven’t noticed, gays make most of our culture. They write our teevee shows and Broadway musicals and even books, for those who can still read. They are the world’s entertainers, designers and bloggers. And nothing threatens the creative spirit-which God gave primarily to homosexuals-more than the awful tedium of marriage.”

Lacroix Files For Bankruptcy *WEEPING*

NOOOO! The company that bears the name of designer-magician Christian Lacroix has filed for…

9.12% of U.S. mortgages are delinquent-excluding houses already in foreclosure. (Last December: 7.17%. Last September: 6.41%.) An additional 3.85% of U.S. homes with mortgages are already in foreclosure.

Mike Bloomberg: kind of a dick. Today he was asked: if the economy turns around, would that invalidate his plan to have a third-term, which of course he’s only planning so as to…

Errol Morris begins a new daily seven-part essay at the Times: “Why do people believe in imaginary returns, frauds and fakes?”

Elsewhere today: Bookforum, where Awl wealth-hater Chris Lehmann serves as Senior Editor, has launched a redesigned website which will update daily. Awl crossword editor Alex Pareene has a terrific parody of the recent Vanity Fair “Journey to Brooklyn”

TNR’s got a good summary by Jonathan Chait of how the arguments against same-sex marriage are all pretty much ridiculous bullshit. Here’s my favorite part:

The most striking thing about anti-gay-marriage arguments is that they dwell exclusively on how heterosexuals would…

So: “I admit, I think a protectable Tweet exists in theory. I have read hundreds if not thousands of Tweets and have yet to read one I believe would be protectable, but the possibility exists. The question is not: Are Tweets Copyrightable. The…

UPDATE: Alberto Cutié, the popular priest known as “Father Oprah” who got into trouble when he was snapped grabbing the ass of a sultry ladyfriend on a Florida beach, has left the Catholic church and plans to become an Episcopalian minister. He also may marry the assgrabee.Happy endings!