In Praise of Folly

A look at the absurd world in which we live, through the lenses of popular culture, sports and politics.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Arsenal Comeback for the Ages

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Arsenal's 3-2 come from behind victory on Sunday was a huge boost to a reeling club. Down 2-0 at halftime, with fans booing, it looked l...
Friday, January 27, 2012

Debating the Debates

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Bill Maher on CNN debates the quality of debates and hails Obama for, well, speaking the truth, something the GOP candidates just don't ...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Average in the Jobless World

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A new phrase that has emerged in recent years is the "jobless recovery" and at the more radical end the "jobless economy....
Monday, January 23, 2012

Gingrich Forges Ahead

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Well as is often the case in making predictions, some including me have apparently been premature in announcing the moribund fate of a Gingr...

Do Republicans Like People?

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The long march toward conservatism that arguably started in 1968 and exploded in 1981 appears to go on undaunted by the financial crisis of ...

Review: Contagion (2011)

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Contagion is that oddest of films, a thriller without many thrills, an ensemble cast that could have been cast aside without much lost and...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Wenger Swan Song?

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I think the distressing and depressing 2-1 loss to Manchester United today might be the one that ultimately costs Wenger his job -- or shoul...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

OWS as a New Front in the Semiotic War

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Is the Occupy Wall Street movement to be swept aside into the dustbin of history or is it to become part of our collective consciousness, a...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

iPad 3 Coming Out Soon! And iPad25 by 2015

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The iPad 3 is rumored to be coming out in March of this year. And it can't be soon enough for those of us suffering under the weight of ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Flip-Flopping Like a Clubbed Seal

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Yesterday the man who has called Mitt Romney out for his flip-flopping more than any other candidate dropped out of the race and then almost...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Huntsman Quits: Ironically Offers Support for Romney

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After a campaign as a moderate in a party that has given reigns to its most extreme ideas unsurprisingly fell short, Jon Huntsman dropped ou...

The Golden Globes

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The French are coming! The French are coming! And they won a bunch of awards, all for the silent film "The Artist" ( Best Comedy/...
Sunday, January 15, 2012

Arsenal Second Half Collapse Coming into Form

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Arsenal have had a tendency to suffer unacceptable and often unnerving results in the second half of the past several seasons. Last year it ...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

Two in Three Americans are Socialists

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The most recent evidence that a socialist revolution is just around the corner comes from the latest Pew Research survey, which found that 2...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The Man Who Noone Wants

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Mitt Romney took another step toward securing the Republican presidential nomination yesterday with a big victory in the New Hampshire prima...
Monday, January 09, 2012

Henry Comeback Magic Lifts Arsenal

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Arsenal were rambling through their 3rd round FA cup tie against Leeds United without much creativity and with nothing even close to resembl...

Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) sometimes feels like a film that is several decades late in arrival and yet simultaneously quite refreshing...

Mendacity: Romney Style

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Now that Mitt Romney appears to be closing in on the Republican Presidential nomination it is time to start focusing more attention on this...
Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Iowa Results

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So after all the stops and starts, it appears that Romney probably is the man to beat in the Republican nomination process: LA Times . His s...

Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

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Released at almost the same time, two sequels continued popular originals. Mission Impossible 4 was a refreshing update to the franchise, th...

Arsenal Blues Redux

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Arsenal reentered the top four for the first time this season on the 31st of December renewing hope that they can indeed secure their Champi...
Saturday, December 31, 2011

Van Persie Scores ... Arsenal Wins (Top 4 Anew)

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Not the most convincing of performances, but another win to close out 2011, 1-0 over QPR. For the second game in a row, Arsenal had chance a...
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