Gorgeous WPA-era posters. More on the design and political legacy of the Works Progress Administration.
Part of the question I had to ask myself,” he said in a 1985 Wall Street Journal piece about war wimps, “was what difference I would have made.
– Newt Gingrich as written by Maureen Dowd (NY Times).
Stephen Colbert on the Norway terror attack: “Some say these false reports of Muslim involvement were a widespread failure of the media, but I say that by going with their guts these journalists were able to get the story they wanted and scoop reality. And even if there was a rush to judgement, we must not repeat that mistake by rushing to accuracy.”
No doubt.
Via The FJP
I prayed last night and asked the Lord to support my candidacy, and He said no,” Gov. Rick Perry told reporters outside the Texas Capitol, explaining that God had cited the governor’s rejection of federal stimulus funds to expand state jobless benefits, his irresponsible speculation about Texas seceding from the union, and his overall lack of concrete solutions to the nation’s problems as reasons why He could not endorse a Perry presidential bid.
– The Onion
What’s a guy gotta do to get a drink on this patio?
The Wild Onion in St. Paul was recently denied a permit to serve booze on their patio. Owners filed suit and say council member Dave Thune was out of line by talking about the request outside of council meetings. His behavior, the suit alleges, was “quasi-judicial” in that it calls into question his impartiality when he is applied existing rules and law to the Wild Onion request.
This seems like a bad deal for transparency in government. What will we know about city leaders if they can’t remark on important matters facing the city?
The first was TJ. Then came Samantha, Aaron, Nick, and Kevin. Over the past two years, a total of nine teenagers have committed suicide in a Minnesota school district represented by Rep. Michele Bachmann—the latest in May—and many more students have attempted to take their lives. State public…
Music and moving images prove to be a hit among crowd-funded projects.
successful kickstarter projects by category
(via 10,000 Successful Projects » The Kickstarter Blog — Kickstarter)
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