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The Cigarette Police

You’ve got to love this twist on an old theme:Starting today, state Department of Revenue agents will begin stopping Tennessee motorists spotted buying large quantities of cigarettes in border...

Kiss off white boys

Interesting blurb over at Salon by Thomas Schaller. He’s of the opinion that "white male voters" are no longer a priority to Democrats. He then describes them (us) as "down-home, blue-collar,...

Ted Mininni: Filling the Soda Void: Merchandising Water and Milk

So how do parents and schools replace sugar-laden drinks with plain old H2O and milk as exciting, viable options? Maybe all it takes is a change in marketing and packaging.***** When it comes...

Randy Moss becomes a part of the Brady bunch

NFL Football at its best. NFL Football at its craziest. You benched me? Squibster that better not happen again! Wow, there they are, the Brady bunch. Wes Welker, Donte Stallworth, and Randy...

Yet Another Spinach Recall

From the Washington Post: FRESNO, Calif. -- Consumer advocates and some lawmakers say that a Salinas Valley company's recall of spinach because of a salmonella scare shows that the federal government...

Slow Death

  A fortnight ago here at AA, I threw the high-flying Atlanta Braves under the bus, saying they didn't scare me with or without Mark Teixeira. Since then, they've shown their true...

Big Brother 8: Videos of Last Night’s Meltdown

I still can’t get over the insnaity that is Jen. Last night was one for the BB history books. Here are some videos of the night’s events. Here’s Dick getting back the 3 cartons of...

Divorce a “common side effect” of autism?

Kurt Thometz is a rare book dealer in New York and the father of 16-year-old Adam, who has autism. Thometz is profiled in the August 11th New York Times (subscription only) about his search for a...

The National Center for Missing and Expolited Children creates missing children screensaver

Now, while I'm all for trying to find missing children, and putting up posters, and putting their precious little faces on milk cartons; a missing children screensaver seems a bit...

Hollywood PrivacyWatch: The Curious Case Of Carrie Fisher And The Double-Doubles

PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers, and are posted several times a week, so send them in often. Submit yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch"...