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Monday, December 29, 2003

Putting God Back in Politics. By withdrawing into secularism, the Democrats deprive Americans of an important debate. By Jim Wallis. [New York Times: Opinion] The gist of this is that the Democrats are uncomfortable talking about religion, so it's left to the Republicans. This makes sense. It allows the Republicans to wrap themselves in religion and claim divine support for their policies. In their silence, the Democrats effectively cede the religious argument and grant the Republican's point. 4:10:23 PM  Permalink  comment []

Weak Female Roles and Cynical Family Comedies. What were the year's worst movies? A. O. Scott, Elvis Mitchell and Stephen Holden recently sat down to survey the wreckage. [New York Times: Movies] 4:03:33 PM  Permalink  comment []

The Programs of the Year. Selections include: "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," "The Office," "Da Ali G Show" and "Angels in America." By Alessandra Stanley. [New York Times: Arts] 3:59:07 PM  Permalink  comment []

Elvis Mitchell's ten best movies of 2003. [Scripting News] I don't have to pick 10. So I'll just list my favorites, not in order: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World; The Return of the King; Winged Migration; Lost in Translation; The 25th Hour; and, yes, Masked & Anonymous. 3:28:24 PM  Permalink  comment []

Rob Enderle: Putting the 'Anal' in 'Analyst'. Rob Enderle's batting average for predictions regarding Apple continues to hover around .000 -- so why does he continue to get quoted by mainstream media tech reporters? [Daring Fireball] 3:08:39 PM  Permalink  comment []

Information, Please. Sez here that "The FBI is warning police nationwide to be alert for people carrying almanacs." Why almanacs? Because "the popular reference books covering everything from abbreviations to weather trends could be used for terrorist planning." Here's a notable paragraph from the same wire: "The FBI noted that use of almanacs or maps may be innocent, 'the product of legitimate recreational or commercial activities.' But it warned that when combined with suspicious behavior -- such as apparent surveillance -- a person with an almanac 'may point to possible terrorist planning.'" [Hit & Run] The FBI come in under the wire with the stupidest thing written this year. 2:29:06 PM  Permalink  comment []

Top Yahoo Searches 2003. Web Search--Yahoo Just Released, Top Yahoo Searches 2003 Also includes the five most common misspellings of Arnold Schwarzenegger. See Also: Lycos Announces Its List of the Most Popular Search Terms of 2003 [ResourceShelf] 1:42:09 PM  Permalink  comment []

Revenge is Sour (The New Yorker). Brilliant commentary on the Saddam capture and ... how sour that revenge will be. I know it is heavy reading, but I excerpted a good part of it anyway. The New Yorker: The Talk of the Town "Revenge Is Sourâ€?... [I'm Gina Smith] 1:39:33 PM  Permalink  comment []

The 10 Dumbest Quotes of 2003 [FARK] Good stuff, but the Rumsfeld quote doesn't belong there. It makes perfect sense, and I have to question those who call it stupid or say it doesn't make sense. 9:31:56 AM  Permalink  comment []

A Free ISBN Database. This is still in development, but I think it's an awesome idea. The Free ISBN database has some information in it, though it's still in development. You can browse what's already available at http://isbndb.com/ . There are already over 401,000... [ResearchBuzz] 8:30:35 AM  Permalink  comment []

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