. . . At least in the opinion of some folks at IFC. (a few off color ones, naturally) The list begins with SNL/Will Ferrell’s “Cowbell” at #50 and ends with Monty Python’s legendary “Dead Parrot” at #1. In between you’ll find famous bits from most of the other great sketch comedy shows like SCTV, […]
Jonah Goldberg–“The Genocide Loophole” The climate of anti-Semitism made the Holocaust possible, but so did Enlightenment bias, which holds that almost anything can be justified in the name of progress. ***** Octopia–An online gallery of old comic and pulp fiction covers featuring overly aggressive octopi. ***** Some Charlton Heston links to honor a good man’s […]
I missed it the first time, but the Discovery Channel re-aired the 2006, James Cameron-produced special called “Exodus Decoded” the other night. It was impressively presented, though it contains a lot of dubious conjecture, unfounded leaps, and unwarranted dot connecting. The film goes to great lengths to try to explain the plagues, wonders and miracles […]
My already high esteem for Jonah Goldberg jumped a few more notches today. An essay Jonah wrote sparked an interesting and cordial discussion over on the National Review group blog, The Corner, this morning. The piece he wrote mentioned the increasingly ubiquitous “Darwin Fish” magnets on cars. Jonah, who is Jewish, put his finger directly […]
The need to feel superior to Americans is on the verge of surpassing football as Britain’s national obsession. On any given evening, a significant portion of UK television programming is given over to reassuring the typical Brit that, though his/her nation may be a dysfunctional mess, it’s still better in every way than the United […]
