128 stories by "Culturefuture"
I was just now watching an episode of Star Trek's Original Series (Operation: Annihilate! if you really must know), and I realized that there's something fundamentally different about the wa…
Via Dave Weigel:If you're just a little tired of the debt ceiling story, take a break and absorb the glorious weirdness of "Son of Strelka, Son of God." Scientist/audiophile Dan Warren used …
I don't mean they ran out of money (although that did happen). I mean they seem really bankrupt.Here's the kind of response Paul Mullin got when he reposted their call for ideas:Keri Healey …
From a Constitutional scholarship angle, GOP Representative Mike Lee is pretty accurate when he says that Timothy Geithner can't ignore the debt ceiling:By the way, NPR's Planet Money did a …
There's really nothing in our space of the blogosphere like Createquity. These last months they've really stepped up their game: check out this post as a great index of all of the incredible…
You know the story: GOP Congressman risks man's life by doing an illegal maneuver in a plane, FAA decides to only lightly slap him on the wrist, GOP Congressman responds angrily at the idea …
The scourge of the US Military (here, here, and here) has a new Swiss political party to destroy it:They are very much not joking, unfortunately.
Isaac raises some excellent points in his response to the open letter from Nick Olivero, whose show got taken down by copyright lawyers after he violated his license to mount a production of…
Reviving this ol' format now that I'm back on the regular-blogging bandwagon.New stories told in new ways:A comic-book about augmented reality, told in a comic book form with a UV flashlight…
David Kotok uses Oklahoma! as a lead-in to discuss America's distorted grain policy, and American Exceptionalism.
Adam Hanft's "You Can Be Rich, Powerful, Arrogant, Horny, and Right."Until a full trial runs its course, there's not much we can say about Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Evidence still hasn't been …
Via the Guardian:"We didn't have any input into the film, but we saw Mr Spielberg and he was a straightforward and very nice man," said [Tom] Morris[, War Horse's co-director]. "He was telli…
In case you blinked and missed it, the governor of South Carolina (GOP Governor Nikki Haley) used a line-item veto to erase the state arts commission, but the funding was quickly restored by…
Yeah, okay, gimmick. Fine. Still, it's cute. I think the deadpan honesty of the man sells it, rather than just making it a gag.
Two great experiments on the East River are showing mixed results.First up, the East River Ferry (previously here). Update:City officials are happy as clams with a new East River commuter fe…
Sorry, forgot to show you the video! It's also a primary doc.Here's what winning looks like:And here was his response:
Hey everyone, remember how Stephen Colbert was forming a SuperPAC? Well, he just got his permission from the FEC. There's a danger that Colbert will set a precedent that will allow FOX to sp…
Uh oh. Some wrote a long and passionate post about how their show got taken down by copyright:Due to certain artistic choices implemented by myself " the director " Boxcar's production of Li…
Earlier in the year, the Supreme Court ruled that if you submit scientific evidence during a trial, the technician or doctor who performed the testing must be made available as a witness to …
The infamous "f***ing golden" tape is available for a listen.Listen closely to the way Blagojevich says the word "repugnant." Over and over again, the issue is not getting money; it's not ab…
In "Reductive to the point of Insanity" news, "Imagine if Go the Fuck to Sleep were about Jews!"Does CNN have editors, or is it just that swiggly red line in charge of everything?
The New York Times has the definitive article on how we got to have gay marriage, and the main thing it highlights for me is how innocuous back-room dealing looks like when it's for a good c…
I don't talk a lot about performance on this blog, despite the fact that I entered this field as a performer (and occasionally find my way to performing still).However, I finally caught up w…
In this post about troubles in the Chinese economy, including corruption and lack of transparency, there's a great gem:As Li Keqiang, the vice premier and heir-apparent to Wen Jiabao, laconi…
