I've never given much thought to an arms race in space so I don't know what the implications are of this event. I’ve been hearing the same...
Surely they can't be sincere? It must be a ploy. These Muslims have cleverly consulted with a marketing agency to re-brand and improve their...
Just listened to this. A pianist plays "Strawberry Fields Forever" and while she's playing a tape recording is running. When she stops playing,...
There's probably been a thread like this before, but here's another one. Thanks to poorwhitetrash0 in the WAYLT thread for posting that Kinks...
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Thanks to nicodemus and pvan for turning me on to these guys. Has anyone seen them live before? Thu 17-Mar-05 Zankel Hall (at Carnegie Hall)...
Who needs polls? Since 1936 the outcome of Redskins games have been a reliable predictor of who wins the presidential race. If the Redskins win...
Was President Bush literally channeling Karl Rove in his first debate with John Kerry? That's the latest rumor flooding the Internet, unleashed...
An interesting look at some studies of how voters reach their decisions. Maybe I'm just cynical, but of the three theories outlined in the...
Thought I'd try to revive the world music thread. Celtic, raga, gamelan, tango, balalaika...if you have a CD, concert review, interesting link or...
A scene from last week's convention as reported in the New Yorker. Darn tootin' funny. Two sullen objectors—a pair of elderly women—sat...
Interesting read from the Nation: http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20031124&c=1&s=sifry With a combination of irritation and amusement,...
Couldn't find the sticky for the political programming thread...Steve Earle will be appearing on The O'Reilly Factor tonight (Nov. 3rd)....
What are the best songs to listen to after breaking up with your boy/girlfriend? Sure, I guess it depends on whether you're the dumper or the...
Read about it here. Hundreds of American troops have taken control of a civilian airport in Saudi Arabia, close to the border with Iraq,...
Fascinating article from ]Ha'aretz about unprecedented cooperation between the US and the IDF. Israel and the United States have set up a joint...
I'd like to see democracy spread through the Middle East just as much as Mr. Wolfowitz, but as this article shows, even those Arabs who were...
Help! I'm trying to decide between the flex plan and the half season plan. I seem to recall somebody dissing the flex plan (pre-crash)...is there...
1. In general what kind of weight-lifting is good for soccer players? 2. What's especially good for someone recovering from knee surgery...
I noticed a lot of people on here listen to indie rock. I haven't paid much attention to the indie scene in the last three years, so maybe...
I came across this interesting article in the Israeli paper, Ha'aretz. Speaking at a meeting of Labor Party ministers on Thursday, Defense...
I had arthroscopy on my knee 4 weeks ago (torn meniscus) and I just started jogging about a week ago. I'm not 100% recovered yet (seem to still...
I just read the article linked below and started to wonder what the best and worse case scenarios are for a possible war with Iraq. I doubt that...
I apologize if this topic was already discussed before the BS crash, but I'm just wondering why I don't see any MLS games on Univision or...
At the MLS/WUSA doubleheaders I've been to I noticed they changed the goal after the WUSA game. From where I was sitting there didn't seem to be...