Hold the presses!

Scott McClellan takes it all back! He didn’t mean that he believed and repeated a lie, he means that he believed and repeated a lie the President believed and repeated.  Yeah, that’s the ticket, the President, yeah. From MSNBC: WASHINGTON – Former White House spokesman Scott McClellan does not believe President Bush lied to him [...]

Insert bad chemistry joke here

Bill Nye’s fiancee tried to poison him! What kind of crazy woman would want to harm harmless and lovable Bill Nye?? Not be confused with harmless and lovable Bill Nighy, the actor. Bill Nye, the Science Guy, remember? Thanks, Cvillain, for bringing this story to light!

Classic covers

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The Rules of the Game by Jean Renoir

Last night Mr. Glass and I watched Jean Renoir’s The Rules of the Game (pardonnez-moi pour ne messing pas avec diacriticals Francais). What a magician Renoir was! At the beginning of the restored version, Renoir gives an introduction to the film in which he tells how The Rules of the Game was received by French [...]

A tale of two rejections

Great story from Erika at Practicing Writing: Not having received a response regarding a short story submission I mailed out in April, I finally e-mailed the journal’s editor earlier this month (as the guidelines directed me to do) to inquire. And boy, am I glad I did…. Click over the rest of the story, and [...]

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