Archive for the 'everything else' Category

I have a scream

Sunday, January 25th, 2004

Check out deangoesnuts.com. It has an entire page full of remixes of the now infamous “I have a scream” Dean speech.

LOTR Zealots

Saturday, January 24th, 2004

Jonathan Goldstein relates the story of his encounter with a particularly zealous Lord of the Rings fan (is there any other kind?) in last week’s episode of This American Life. Anyone who knows someone who is way too into the Lord of the Rings will appreciate it. Skip to around the 13:30 mark for the [...]

The Scream Heard ’round the Country

Friday, January 23rd, 2004

I didn’t actually witness Howard Dean making a fool of himself on live television at the Iowa caucus, but I’ve sure heard about it. MTV.com has an article featuring a link to the video of Dean getting a little too excited as well as links to some pretty funny musical creations using clips from Dean’s [...]

If it’s not Scottish, it’s crap!

Friday, January 23rd, 2004

A lot of people looking for haggis somehow end up at this site. So, here’s an article about a company that has chosen to locate their haggis manufacturing facilities in Chicago. The facility currently churns out traditional Scottish haggis as well as vegetarian haggis. Why a vegetarian would even want to eat a vegetarian version [...]

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Monday, January 19th, 2004

It’s Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday today. So, now might be a good time to reflect on some of his contributions to American society as we know it today. You can read up on King at The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University. You can find some of the amazing stuff he [...]

Time’s Square New Year’s Eve Panorama

Saturday, January 3rd, 2004

Here’s a sweet panorama picture of the New Year’s Eve celebration at Time Square.

in the city by the lake