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Them’s the breaks…
Matt Yglesias calls it like it is: Back in October 2007, Clinton was beating Obama in Maine by a hilarious 47 to 10 margin, but it seems he’s carried the… Continue reading
0 CommentsRegrets, I’ve had a few…
Jonah Goldberg: One thing I would like to know is what it says about Matthew Dowd (a perfectly likable fellow) that he eagerly signed up to work for Bush but… Continue reading
1 CommentWill ye no’ come back again?
Should Berwick leave England and return to Scotland? An unofficial vote is taking place in the English borders town asking locals whether they want to switch from England to being… Continue reading
6 CommentsDepartment of English/British Conflation
Radley, Radley… Please. This isn’t the "British Olympic soccer team" giving the Nazi salute in 1938, it’s the English soccer team. You may think this a minor matter, but I… Continue reading
0 CommentsToday’s picture
If I could bring myself to contemplate the wreckage – nay, the horror – of Scotland’s Six Nations campaign I might blog about it. Meanwhile, here’s a picture taken today… Continue reading
1 CommentDepartment of Niche
Alan Jacobs at the always-splendid American Scene: Here’s my Little Surprise of the Day: I was reading this blog post about the proposed Microsoft purchase of Yahoo, and saw in… Continue reading
2 CommentsCaucusing amidst the Coloradoans*
Caucuses really are a pretty loopy way to choose a Presidential candidate. At least, caucuses run the way they are across the USA are. On the other hand, that permits… Continue reading
0 CommentsThe Saintly American
Among the many idiocies stuffed into Mitt Romney’s race-quitting speech at CPAC, this one, for which admittedly he cannot bear full responsibility, is a peach: Simon Peres, in a visit… Continue reading
3 CommentsAnother reason why mobile phones are bad: editors can find you
Things that make you despair: young journalists who have never read Scoop. In a better world that would be a sacking offence. Clive publishes a reminder of the novel’s glories… Continue reading
0 CommentsGet a grip, Ron Burgundy
Will Ferrell: clown. Top Hollywood star Will Ferrell last night appeared in University College Dublin to accept a prestigious award in front of 1,500 students. The 40-year-old star of ‘Anchorman’… Continue reading
2 CommentsSego and Barack and the press
Since the British press have been having all sorts of fun over the "snub"* Gordon Brown thanks to a canceled meeting with John McCain it’s worth noting that press sillyness… Continue reading
0 CommentsDepartment of Religious Stupidity
According to Mitt Romney, Europe is doomed because we’re all a bunch of godless pornographers. Yes, really. But then, here’s what the Church of England has been up to, just… Continue reading
1 CommentAmerican history as it’s taught today…
Ross and Rod despair, quite naturally, over this poll asking American teenagers to name the "10 Most Famous Americans". Presidents and First Ladies were excluded from the poll. It’s an… Continue reading
0 CommentsBig in Japan. For real…
Are books dead? No, just different. Or, rather, story-telling adapts to new technology. To wit, Japan. As the New York Times reports: TOKYO — Until recently, cellphone novels — composed… Continue reading
1 CommentPromises, promises…
From Is There More to Life Than Shoes: In the court case brought against him for breach of contract over a referendum on the EU Constitution, Brown’s personal barrister has… Continue reading
1 CommentObama Now Officially Front-Runner
So says Time Magazine’s (and friend to this blog) Jay Newton-Small: For anyone who thinks this race might be a tie, and yes, David Axelrod, that includes you, there’s a… Continue reading
2 CommentsIain Dale asks, I respond…
Top Brit-blogger Iain Dale asks Ten Questions about the US election: 10. How long before Mitt Romney’s money runs out?9. What circumstances would encourage Michael Bloomberg to run as an… Continue reading
1 CommentAthens to their Rome for sure…
Sure, Fox and CNN are almost unwatchable (I’m tempted to switch to Al-Jazeera English) but the good folk at The Economist remind one that the BBC is perhaps even worse:… Continue reading
0 CommentsBoston Massacre
Shockingly, Massachusetts, perhaps the most racist state* in the country (well, north of the Mason-Dixon line anyway) votes for the white candidate not the black one. This, apparently, is a… Continue reading
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