Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter Thompson and Ralph Steadman go to the Kentucky Derby in 1970.
I left Steadman sketching in the Paddock bar and went off to place our bets on the fourth race. When I came back he was staring intently at a group of young men around a table not far away. “Jesus, [...]

Owner of Russian opposition website killed

Just saw this on Yahoo.

McCain Is Ruining Sarah Palin’s Life

And here was this fresh-faced new governor in Alaska, a nice honest pretty librarian-type gal with family values and an actual family – and she was Republican! It was incredible, like finding a cute fluffy kitten in a nest of greasy rats.
So I immediately pronounced her “America’s Hottest Governor” and began writing happy little articles [...]

Dept. of That’s Messed Up

North Korea develops special noodle
According to the newspaper, which is seen as closely linked to the Pyongyang leadership, the new noodles have twice as much protein and fives times as much fat as ordinary noodles.
“When you consume ordinary noodles (made from wheat or corn), you may soon feel your stomach empty. But this soybean [...]

On the other other hand…

…how long has this presidential campaign been going? Forever? S-i-c-k-e-n-i-n-g. Blahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblahblah. Everybody just shut up! Especially me.

OMG WTF

What a move! The chessboard just got a little more interesting. Say by about a thousand times. This woman. I love this woman. I want to make love to this woman. What?
She had her sister’s ex-husband fired? Good. The guy was a goombah. I hope she fires most of the Republican [...]

“Africa to pay for Europe’s green policies”

Interesting article about Europe locavore protectionism:
Development specialists – who do not get much air-time in European media – had to explain on and on again that European consumers were not “stealing food from starving Africans“ when buying their products, but that these imports indeed would promote wealth and empowerment in rural Africa.
But in country [...]

Boogie Down Productions — Love Is Gonna Get’cha

D-Nice — Crumbs On The Table

Proper respect is what I’m giving

Remember Brian “Boom Goes The Dynamite” Collins and his sports announcing meltdown?

God, how embarrrassing and humiliating that would have been? A lot of people thrive on teasing someone for something like this when they probably wouldn’t have the guts to go on live T.V. in the first place. I [...]