Why the National Review Online survives…..
And why Jonah Goldberg has not been burned at the stake. (His book sucks by the way….). Because not every news magazine can be as good as The Economist. P.S. The Financial Times has Goldberg pegged...
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Charisma Man…….
Back in the day-shuttling from work to Tokyo for Japanese class-one of my favorite things to see upon rolling into the Black Lion pub in Meguro, was to pick up the latest edition of Japanzine. ( The...
View ArticleMaking the circuit……….
I will never understand women. Not that understanding them has ever really been a goal-merely securing their daily cooperation will suffice for me. However, trying to understand how their twisted...
View ArticleIt’s the end of the world as we know it……….
When I agree with Glenn Reynolds: RADLEY BALKO: Putting MADD in Charge of America’s Highways. “With Hurley in charge, MADD’s goals will become NHTSA’s goals. That’s troubling because at heart, MADD is...
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The North American version of SARS?
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico’s government is ordering closed schools nationwide as the suspected death toll from swine flu climbed to 149. Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova says only 20 of the deaths...
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Nice shoes…..
On the feet of the girls of Ewha University in Korea. The rest of the bodies attached to feet in said shoes are not too bad either.
View ArticleBeating the wrong horse…….
I’ve been following with considerable interest, the ongoing war debate between Thomas Ricks and the service academies. It all started with this article in the Washington Post: After covering the U.S....
View ArticlePermission to go ashore……
In style. Another contemporary of mine has retired. Only he did it in the style that only he can do. ….he passes through the “side-boys” down the “after-brow” and “ashore” where he “doffs” his uniform...
View ArticleWhy they just won’t get it…….
The party I was a proud member of and still claim as my political home. When Lieberman abandons the principles of his party-because of his beliefs-somehow that is OK. When a moderate Republican says I...
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Requesting reader feedback: Are you having problems viewing this site under IE? Under Firefox and Chrome it seems to be working. Under IE the browser seems to be truncating the page. Anybody got any...
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The digital mascot…….
A couple of weeks ago, SMAP band member Tsuyoshi Kusanagi was arrested for being drunk and naked in a Tokyo park. As a result he as dropped as the spokesman for Digital TV in Japan and replaced by a...
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Because it makes so much sense: The iron-girder he-men of the conservative blogosphere have greeted former Republican Senator from Pennsylvania Arlen Specter’s defection to the Democrats with whiskery...
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Swine flu hits home…..
As I drove to work this morning, something seemed out of place. Glasses? -Got ‘em. Whew! School crossing lady? Missing in action as I came round the bend expecting to have to slam on the brakes. HMMMM....
View ArticleThis ought to be fun to watch….
You are popular with most of the country, but 30% thinks you are the spawn of Satan himself. You are trying to drag an economy out of recession-but the economy and Wall Street in particular just don’t...
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The land of no smiles…….
There is an interesting photo essay at Foreign Policy about life inside Kita Chosen ( North Korea). It is worth going to see. Renowned documentary photographer Tomas van Houtryve entered North Korea...
View ArticleWhy I feel strongly…..
About what a huge mistake it was to invade Iraq. Because this is the future-and its not worth the price we paid, and are continuing to pay: I don’t think Americans yet recognize that we’re not going to...
View ArticleUru run
You never know how good you have something till its gone. I’ve posted before about the Sunday night TV show in Japan called Uru run. Which is a show where someone who is generally a young actor goes to...
View ArticleWhy I watch Bloomberg TV…..
Because its the only glimpse of Singapore I’m going to get any time soon. Its the same reason I watch CNBC when it covers Asian Markets. It’s also a chance to see this fine little slice of tuna:
View ArticleTakyuu
Is the word for Ping Pong in Japanese. The S.O. and I have been talking about getting a Ping Pong table ever since we went to Tapoco Lodge last summer. We had looked through catalogs and at the local...
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