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Archive for February, 2005

26 February

Can it be true?

I discovered that Johnny Depp will be reprising his role as Cap’n Jack Sparrow in a sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean alongside the lovely Keira Knightley. Whew-ee! Gotta say, I’m excited. That was a thoroughly good movie the first time around.

25 February

Is print journalism dead?

Welcome to all HHH listeners!

When radio was becoming widespread, experts predicted that the newspaper would die out. When TV was introduced, the same was said about radio. Now that we’ve got all these blogs out there–blogs such as Instapundit, Lileks’ Bleat, and Kausfiles–what’s happening to newpapers?

What do you think? Let’s continue this discussion here. Do you think print is dead? What do you read/listen to for your news?

24 February

Smell the Glove

Thanks to D: the top ten worst album covers ever.

“have rubbing alcohol on hand to
sterilize your eyeballs…”

21 February

Get ‘em grandma!

19 February

Holy Shiite!

At a briefing by U.S. officials who coordinate government contract work here, there were warnings of a probable increase in tensions between Shiites and Sunnis during the holiday period, which ends today. A security contractor with access to U.S. military reports said Shiite mobs had attacked suspected suicide bombers three times in the last few days. On Thursday, a group of Shiites participating in a march beat to death a passerby who appeared suspicious to them.

Shiites “are taking the law into their own hands,” the contractor said.

Holy crap. The Shiites aren’t kidding around.

But the real question is, why shouldn’t you laugh at the fat kid?

14 February

Kids these days…

Must we always try to emulate our favorite books? I mean, I know 1984 was good, but this is getting out of hand.

Anyone up for Cold War part deux?

9 February

Even FDR thought it could use reform

It looks like the Dems are going to need to rethink their strategy: Roosevelt predicted the need to move to private accounts more than 70 years ago.

6 February

And the truth will set you free…

So Belmont’s pissing off its neighbors now? Good one, Fisher…