In Praise of Folly

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

Monday, August 27, 2012

Arsenal Yet to Score: 0-0 Stoke

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Arsenal has started the season with two nil-nil draws, seemingly both challenging and reinforcing the narratives going into the season. To s...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

Arsenal Blues ... Are We a Feeder Club?

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After a rather depressing draw yesterday, Wenger announced that Alex Song was also on his way off -- to Barcelona for 15 million pounds. Unl...
Saturday, August 18, 2012

Arsenal .... Disappoint with Some Hope

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Well, a 0-0 draw at home against a less than impressive Sunderland is not the result Gooners were hoping for. There were some bright spots b...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

RIP RVP

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Well, the news is official. After months of back and forth and one media report after another turning out false, Robin Van Persie has walked...

Liars, Damn Liars and Romney

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Double speak is on a rampage these days, from cheaters calling themselves sex addicts to Romney calling out Obama's campaign as "a...
Sunday, August 12, 2012

True Colors ... Shining Through

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It is hard to pigeonholing what Mitt Romney actually stands for, as he has far surpassed any "flip-flopping" presidential candidat...
Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Liar Liar ... Tax Returns on Fire

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The general tenor of the election is turning increasingly ugly as Romney and his corporate brethren attempt to win arguing for a return to t...
Sunday, August 05, 2012

Arsenal's Summer

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Well, I've been away from the blog for a while. Got busy with school, a novel that's almost finished and a few papers that are curre...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

A Wellbutrin a Day Keeps the Doctor Flush

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Good news in a recent lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline, which cost them $3 billion: Slate . Apparently it is but a small dent in their profit...
Friday, July 06, 2012

The Nightmare Way Before Christmas ... Arsenal Style

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As everyone who follows football at all now knows, Robin Van Persie wants out of Arsenal. Not only has he committed to leaving, he felt like...
Monday, July 02, 2012

Slightly Under the Radar Films

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Today i thought I'd mention six movies I love that aren't necessarily part of the American filmography lexicon. They are not the gre...
Saturday, June 30, 2012

Spain vs. Italy (The Euro Final)

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Tomorrow Euro 2012 will end and either Spain will have set a mark for the ages or Italy will have completed an improbable run to the title. ...
Friday, June 29, 2012

The Supreme Court and Healthcare

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So in a surprise that wouldn't have been a surprise at all a few months ago, the Supreme Court upheld "Obamacare" and the mand...
Thursday, June 28, 2012

Day of Upsets

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While Germans and most of Europe prepared for the predicted final with Spain, Italy had other ideas. In a masterful performance by the Azurr...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Semis Predictions

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So after four quarterfinals, with four expected winners we move onto the semis today and tomorrow. England lost in penalties after a very ne...
Thursday, June 21, 2012

Euro 2012 Quaterfinal Predictions

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After a rousing two weeks of major and minor surprises and a lot of goals, we enter the knock out stage of Euro 2012 today. My predictions f...

Obama Gets Some Good News

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After weeks of bad news, President Obama has finally heard something positive -- he has a double-digit lead over rival Romney at present (53...
Sunday, June 17, 2012

Arsenal and the Euros

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So the European Championships are in full swing and there have been some major and minor surprises, often involving players for Arsenal. Wal...
Monday, June 04, 2012

Spending Spree to Begin in Earnest

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As over $60 million dollars are thrown around to try to keep right-wing darling Scott Walker in the Wisconsin Governor's seat ( Daily Ca...
Monday, May 21, 2012

Wall Street and the Dems

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Many still love Bill Clinton, but it also clear that part of his legacy was setting us on the path toward the financial crisis of 2008. How?...
Sunday, May 20, 2012

Chelsea Wins; EPL Epilogue

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Watching the game or looking at the statistics, it seems hard to believe Chelsea actually beat Bayern Munich yesterday. Forty-three shots to...
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