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George Parkin Grant: A Philosopher of Localism, A Man for Europe

“Modern civilization makes all local cultures anachronistic,” wrote Canadian political philosopher George Grant (1918–1988) in his Lament for a Nation (1965). Grant, who regarded English-speaking...

Capitol Improvement

Heading into last season, many suspected the Washington Nationals would be amongst the worst teams in baseball history. With no pitching and a flimsy lineup whose most promising players were injury...

Ugg Crocs? Ugh!

Now personally I do not own a pair of name-brand Crocs, nor do I own a pair of name-brand Uggs, but I have nothing against either of them.  But when I saw these Mammoth Crocs, I seriously thought I...

I Want Candy!

So I’m still doing the chocolate bar of the week thing at work and it’s working out well. Last week’s bar was an old friend - the Dagoba New Moon bar - and I'm not going to revisit my review other...

PZ Has a Question: Is George Gilder Wrong About Network Theory?

PZ wrote about the latest nonsense from IDiot George Gilder. In this interview, Gilder tries to make some really horrible arguments about how everything is really hierarchical, and he uses...

Google Acquires Zenter - Web Office Suite Now 99% Complete

Less than 12 hours after we posted our review of the Web Office Suite space, Google has seemingly put the last piece of the jigsaw in place for their suite. Today Google announced it has acquired the...

New Horror DVD Release List: April 10, 2007

By Johnny Butane (of Dread Central) Beneath Still Waters (2005)Directed by Brian Yuzna Years ago, two boys vowed to go to their doomed town one more time before it is buried under the sea. They...

The New York Times' Murray Ch(ass) Speaks..Nothing New, Either.....

Wow, what a surprise. A "sour grapes" piece by Murray Chass, he of the New York Times, and a confirmed Red Sox hater...berater....any words will do. Title click for the entire article......."And so,...

Warriors on speed

WARMAKERS ON SPEED! How could I have forgotten them? When I wrote earlier this week about super-efficient maids on speed, and (thanks, DA) one super-proficient mathemetician on speed, I forgotten all...

Murkowski, Outski

From the Last Frontier, Kwix sends in the news that Frank Murkowski, "the civil rights-violating Governor who attempted to unconstitutionally recriminalize Marijuana 3 times in his tenure, and gave...