Monthly Archives: April 2010

Quote of the Day

Posted on 30 April, 2010 by

Roger Ebert on the uselessness of 3D movies: 3-D is a waste of a perfectly good dimension. Hollywood’s current crazy stampede toward it is suicidal. It adds nothing essential to the moviegoing experience…It is driven largely to sell expensive projection … Continue reading →

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Now we’re grasshoppers.

Posted on 30 April, 2010 by

Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), via Media Matters:

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May Day 2010: March for Immigrant Rights

Posted on 30 April, 2010 by

Tomorrow (May 1, 2010) is May Day, when marches occur nationwide in support of immigrant rights.  I remember being at my first May Day march in NYC a few years ago, trying to squeeze my way through tens of thousands … Continue reading →

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Friday Funny: Werner Herzog Reads “Where’s Waldo?”

Posted on 30 April, 2010 by

Brilliant. I’ll save my other favorite “Werner” reading for a future Friday.

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Thursday Link Love: Arizona Edition (Pt. 1)

Posted on 29 April, 2010 by

Rachel Maddow: The Racist Roots of Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law: Colorlines: Don’t Call Me Racist, and Other Arizona Lies Welcome, ladies and señores, to the media-savvy race game, where the objective is to say anything to avoid being called a racist. … Continue reading →

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Asshole of the Day

Posted on 29 April, 2010 by

Iowa Republican congressional candidate Pat Bertroche, on microchipping undocumented immigrants: “I can microchip my dog so I can find it. Why can’t I microchip an illegal?” I just have two words for Mr. Bertroche: fuck. you.

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Thanks for adding fuel to the fire. Twice.

Posted on 28 April, 2010 by

President Obama, on undocumented immigrants: “The truth is that 11 or 12 million folks, we’re gonna have to make them take responsibility for what they did.  And the way to do that is to make them register, make them pay … Continue reading →

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Latino Racial Profiling Act of 2010 signed into law

Posted on 23 April, 2010 by

On Friday afternoon, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed the controversial SB 1070 into law. It is currently the harshest anti-immigration law in the country.  The law makes it a crime to be in the country illegally, and gives police the … Continue reading →

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Solar Bullet

Posted on 21 April, 2010 by

This is a solar-powered vibrator. Fascinating. I have absolutely nothing more to add. Just thought I’d throw that out there.

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Quote of the Day

Posted on 20 April, 2010 by

America Ferrera, on Latina stereotypes in Hollywood: The thing about entertainment is that people want to label you right away, because it’s easier for them to say, O.K., my brain now knows what you are. Latinas have struggled in Hollywood … Continue reading →

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