Saw this nugget in The Consumerist today: Four loss-prevention associates were fired for violating company policy when they wrestled a gun away from a suspected shoplifter - in their own bac… Read More

Dallas hears you, Joey Vento, and ups the ante. Dallas police officers issued tickets for "not speaking English" to 39 motorists over 3 years. Turns out the citation in question was only to… Read More

Dawn Stensland is out at Fox29 as of year's end, according to her tweet (as reported here by Michael Klein of the Inqy. That's a shame, because we much prefer Dawn over her replacement and c… Read More

Walter Cronkite passed away today at age 92. The anchor of the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981, Uncle Walter distinguished himself via four major events: President Kennedy's assassination… Read More

Holy cow. Didn't see this coming, even with a blistering article in next month's Vanity Fair about her background and behavior on the campaign trail last year. Gov. Palin will not seek a sec… Read More

Saw two billboards last week in Camden/Pennsauken for Seabrook House, a Philly area rehab center. The one on eastbound NJ Route 38, just east of the 38/70 split, was followed by a billboard… Read More

Was reading one of Smerconish's columns on philly.com last night. One of the targeted ads at the bottom of the page said:Get Comfortable with Preparation H 'Nuff said. -P Read More

Ricardo Montalban, who starred in roles ranging from Indian to suave lover, to Fantasy Island's Mr. Roarke, to Khan Noonien Singh on Star Trek (the original series and the second movie), to… Read More

As in...O for President-Elect Obama. Still seems unreal. O for Oh shit, a political scandal in Illinois! Who'd have thunk it? O for Oh boy, Bill Richardson bows out from Commerce due to an i… Read More

It's the night before Election Day. And that means....QUESTION TIME!Senator McCainWhatever happened to...Your condemnation of Joe The Plumber, who owes back taxes and agreed with a voter who… Read More

1. Will you pursue Bin Laden in Pakistan given that "leaders" there have threatened the safety of US troops who do so? 2. What can we do about expanding the UN to take more of a leadership r… Read More

1. Should the US support NATO membership for Georgia and the Ukraine, even if we invite angering Russia? 2. Should the US militarily defend Georgia and the Ukraine if they are attacked? 3… Read More

The first Presidential debate starts in roughly 5 minutes. McCain has gone from genius to idiot in 48 hours by doing the following:1. Suspend the campaign to fix the economy: brilliant! Make… Read More

Despite a warm reception from delegates in St. Paul, Sen. John McCain announced the end of his presidential campaign on Friday. Aides pointed out to an ashen-faced McCain early this morning… Read More

Sarah Palin - what an inspiring choice. For comedians, that is. Random notes on a very quick week: Fox News reported that the McCain camp is getting tired of answering questions about Palin'… Read More

So now that Sen. Barack Obama has picked fellow Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) as his VP choice...now what? Biden is not exactly the embodiment of change. He will celebrate his 36th year as a Senator… Read More

SPOILER ALERT! DON'T READ BEYOND THIS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF TORCHWOOD SEASON TWO. Season Two of Torchwood, the BBC Three spinoff of Doctor Who, has come to an… Read More

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Almost finished with Life on Mars, Season Two. BBC America has been airing the show Tuesday nights at 9:00 PM Eastern, with a repeat of the previous week at 8:00 PM Eastern. As good as Seas… Read More

In case you're in a state where there's an early primary or caucus, here's an attack ad to make you smile Read More

Neither of us is convinced we'll see anything good come of the early primaries and caucuses. Mostly the blood-letting will affect interesting candidates who the establishments won't let win… Read More

We've been watching clips of this BBC show over the summer. Pretty cool. The premise involves a Manchester (UK) Detective Chief Inspector who gets hit by a car in 2006 and wakes up in 1973… Read More

Maybe Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) just ran out of toilet paper when he was in a Minneapolis airport bathroom. You know, "excuse me buddy - got some TP? Or five ones for a five?"But if that's… Read More

Tom Snyder passed away at 71. I'll always remember him for Today. and Tomorrow. And the Late, Late Show. One other thing - if any of you remembers "Freakazoid", the Steven Spielberg cartoon… Read More