Monthly Archives: September 2008

The Queen of Country Music Holds Court – WSJ.com

“A good country song usually kind of tells a story about something that’s happened — so that’s what we’d go out looking for.”

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Lead, follow or get out of the way

The “opposition” is the party out of power that holds itself out as ready and able to assume power, an in posse in opposition to an in esse. Being the opposition is the fourth way to Thomas Paine’s three. John … Continue reading

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SHAKESPEARE WOULD HAVE HAD A BLOG

anyone who can criticise ‘the eminently resistible prose style of [Wood's] donnish, finicky persona’, and then write phrases like ‘Wood’s study must be vast, with well-stocked shelves, judging by the inarguable erudition displayed in his compact vade mecum’, must be … Continue reading

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Op-Ed Columnist – Revolt of the Nihilists – Op-Ed – NYTimes.com

Now they have once again confused talk radio with reality. If this economy slides, they will go down in history as the Smoot-Hawleys of the 21st century. With this vote, they’ve taken responsibility for this economy, and they will be … Continue reading

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Google Mac Developer Playground – Google Code

Sandbox

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Steve Parker: Paul Newman, race car driver, 83

he was a skilled, serious, professional and world-class race car driver as well as one of the most successful team owners in the sport’s history. Had he never acted, his racing career alone would have garnered him great fame and … Continue reading

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In Quotes

Try foreclosure

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Narrow Gates of Inevitability

My guess is that the narrow gates of life’s evolution do not restrict how often it happens as much as it restricts how often alternative foundations (like DNA) happen. There may be only a few basic ways to construct a … Continue reading

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MARRAKECH 27.9.38

An eye for empire

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Clouding the issues

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