The Colbare Rapport

Via Andrew Sullivan, this abstract from a study at THE Ohio State University.
“…conservatives were more likely to report that (Stephen) Colbert only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said…”

Floored

He’ll be after your pockets within the decade.

What gay marriage, government-sanctioned torture and marijuana decriminalization have in common

All three issues seem to be at turning points of one kind or another. 
They’re more than disparate both in history and even their current stage, but to the extent that all of them are considered major moral issues I can’t think of a set of this many policies and practices that have been so high [...]

Goldman Sachs 666

I haven’t perused the site much but it’s data-heavy, which is nice.
And it sure has attracted the ire of the company it targets.

On Michelle

Everyone’s got an opinion. 
From a 34-year-old white Republican woman in upstate New York:
Eventually, she will be a great first lady…  she definitely has this black woman’s attitude. . . . White girls have more insecurities, which is why they care more about being ingratiating. I’m not saying this is a bad thing — I like [...]

Do laid-off journalists curse this man?

Above is Craig Newmark, the man who started Craigslist. 
That was back in 1994, when the term “Information Superhighway” had just entered the mainstream but most folks didn’t really know what the Internet was.  A decade later Craigslist was getting blamed for a steep drop in classified ad sales at newspapers.
And now another major name among big-city [...]

Unbelievable

Manager tells employee with the ashy forehead to clean up, on Ash Wednesday.  Workplace is across the street from St. Patrick’s Cathedral.  Manager is fired. 
Country club is accepting gay couple for membership, though initially application was rejected, by-laws talking about “married” couples cited as reason.    Now club says its doors are not only more open, but have [...]

This is not an April Fool’s thing?

I admit, to OM looks better than IMing to me.