Considering all the hype leading up to the Grammys, you would think Kanye was gonna just walk on in and own the place, bring down the house, and walk out with mucho bling. Instead, he was shut out of Best … Continue reading
Flash memory card company SanDisk has quietly become the No. 2 seller of digital music players in America. “We want to be a strong No. 2 in the MP3 space,” said Eric Bone, SanDisk’s director of consumer product marketing. “There … Continue reading
QALAT, Afghanistan – Police killed four people Wednesday as Afghans enraged over drawings of the Prophet Muhammad marched on a U.S. military base in a volatile southern province, directing their anger not against Europe but America. The U.S. base was … Continue reading
From the Street: Sirius has spent a fortune acquiring talent like Stern, and some investors are starting to want to see some payback on their investment. One analyst says it wouldn’t be surprising to see Sirius raise its monthly rate … Continue reading
An obvious candidate for NFL Officiating School goofed a call in a Spelling Bee… The girl who got it right, “lost” the spelling bee, and someone else who didn’t deserve to win, won: RENO, Nev. – She spelled it right. … Continue reading
You entered: 1/28/1976 Your date of conception was on or about 7 May 1975 which was a Wednesday. You were born on a Wednesday under the astrological sign Aquarius. Your Life path number is 7. The Julian calendar date of … Continue reading
Leave it to the folks at Stageleft to turn a bunch of rioting burning animals into an opportunity to bring up the evils of the Christians. For some 700 years in Europe a simple statement like “I wonder if there … Continue reading
So while animals riot in the street and burn down buildings, Amir Taheri takes the firestoking “leaders” of Islam to task for their assertion that any illustration of any Islamic prophet is blasphemous: The Muslim Brotherhood’s position, put by one … Continue reading
Are you shitting me? The state of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s union is apparently strong – at least judging by the mongo diamond that Hillary was sporting on her ring finger yesterday. Sources say the former President quietly gave the … Continue reading
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Everyone is gushing over the great open-source iTunes clone, Songbird. Boing Boing is no different… A team led by ex-Winamp-er Rob Lord today released a preview edition of Songbird, a desktop media player … Continue reading
You know, with all the talk about the budget “cuts,” a pet peeve of mine has been exposed in blazing color. The media just flat out lies about budget cuts. The problem with this kind of shoddy reporting — which … Continue reading
While I rail and rail on Bush for his adventure in domestic spying, we find Former President Jimmy Carter proving what an incompetent and hypocritical bastard he really is: Former President Jimmy Carter criticized the Bush administration’s domestic eavesdropping program … Continue reading
Julian Bond, head of the NAALCP (National Assocation for the Advancement of Liberal Colored People), gave a speech at FSU last week, and in it we got the following gems: * “He compared Bush’s judicial nominees to the Taliban.” * … Continue reading
A top Hamas official said the militant group will not recognize Israel but will abide, for now, by past agreements Palestinian leaders made with the Jewish state. He also lashed out at the more moderate Fatah party for refusing to … Continue reading
Intelligence officers who eavesdropped on thousands of Americans in overseas calls under authority from President Bush have dismissed nearly all of them as potential suspects after hearing nothing pertinent to a terrorist threat, according to accounts from current and former … Continue reading
On Dell not producing any more Dell DJ hard disk based MP3 players. Can’t says as we’re surprised, but we’re still always disappointed to see another iPod competitor drop off the map. Competitor? Whatever dude. I’ve seen a random spattering … Continue reading
While we’re on the subject of the difference between Islam and the rest of the world, let’s also look at the difference between the New York Times’ reaction to Piss Christ, a crucifix submerged in urine and called “art,” and … Continue reading
From Walls of the City: I know there are moderate Muslims. Believe me, I do. And I am relatively certain that they outnumber the radical sects of that misguided religion. But, for God’s sake, why are they not doing something … Continue reading
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Alberto Gonzales insisted Monday that President Bush was “acting with authority” both under the Constitution and federal law in eavesdropping on Americans without warrants as part of the war on terror. But his strong defense of … Continue reading
MUSLIM CAPITALS, February 5, 2006 (IslamOnline.net) – A cohort of Muslim dignitaries and organizations are calling for the enactment of an international law banning the publication of any insults to religious symbols and values. “The United Nations must pass binding … Continue reading