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April 27th, 2007

It is with a heavy heart that we note the passing of former MPAA lobbyist Jack Valenti, an enemy of the movie-pirate menace so terrifying that a future generation of unauthorized downloaders will trade apocryphal stories about the copyright-defending bogeyman in hushed tones while watching illegal copies of Spider-Man 16, visibly trembling as they hear once again how a DVD-ripping friend of a friend’s grandfather once awoke to find Valenti’s hook embedded in the side of her computer and the message STOP RAPING HOLLYWOOD scrawled in blood on the bedroom wall. PopTard » OBITS: Heaven’s Movie Pirates About To Meet Their Worst Nightmare  

There’s Chunk in his adorable little sweater, and there’s Jayden still hidden from the public and buried under blankets, and there’s mom dressed like a prostitute that you would drive by to see who else might be working. AWW, WHAT A CUTE FAMILY - What Would Tyler Durden Do  

With no blood (or underwear) shed, there was no clear winner in this latest paparazzi princess showdown. Paris vs. Lindsay: Celebs Take Sides - TMZ.com  

Apparently the cat goes “Meow” when you stick your pencil up its butt, which is not very realistic. Cat’s Arse Pencil Sharpener: Don’t Tell the SPCA - Gizmodo  

April 24th, 2007

Some of your friends are probably already this fucked. major labels: the problem with music  

If you wanted to become obscenely rich by starting an open source software company, I’m sorry, but you picked the wrong industry. Coding Horror: Where Are All the Open Source Billionaires?  

April 23rd, 2007

In total, 3312 U.S. troops have died in the Iraq war and 337 in Afghanistan. Think Progress » Exclusive: Army Sgt. Questions Why American Flags Lowered For VA Tech Students, But Not Troops  

Google gets better the more data it has about everything. It also gets scarier. John Battelle’s Searchblog: Database of Intentions, Round Two  

April 22nd, 2007

It is hardly surprising that Dinesh D’Souza is once again not only profoundly mistaken but also deeply offensive. Daily Kos: Dinesh D’Souza, Atheism, Virginia Tech [Second Update]  

Just because we invented God, doesn’t mean that he doesn’t exist. doooook: Musings  

April 19th, 2007

Meanwhile, Bill O’Reilly coolly reaches for the race card. antigram  

But let me also say this: Jesus. Christ. do you believe in planets?: if we can’t blame the liberals…  

You start out with a homosexual friendly Jesus and pretty soon you’re taking it to the next level and wondering if Our Redeemer might have been a “friend of Delilah’s.” Jesus’ General  

There were reports of children being pulled alive from beneath the charred corpses of their relatives. Informed Comment  

Now that I have to sit down and write out that 5-figure check all at one time and I am given the opportunity to look at the amount of money I’m paying the Bush administration to continue to fuck me over and try to deny me some basic rights because I happen to be gay (or did they stop supporting a Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and no one told me?) while running the debt sky-high in payment for a war they started on false premises and continue to run badly, resulting in the entire world now looking at the U.S. not as a savior and model of democracy but rather as something to fear and reject, it makes me somewhat, well, pissed off. lancearthur.com: Just Write