Saturday, July 28, 2012

Opening Ceremony Hits All the Right Notes

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Bill Plaschke, at the Los Angeles Times, " For openers, London puts on a smashing show ": LONDON -- Was that an opening cerem...

Don Perry, Chick-fil-A Vice President for Public Relations, Dies Unexpectedly — Progressives Celebrate on Twitter

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The Los Angeles Times reports, " Chick-fil-A's PR chief dies suddenly amid gay-marriage imbroglio ." And the left's resp...
Friday, July 27, 2012

2012 London Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

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It's starting. At NBC, " Britain stages a spectacular welcome for the world ." And at CNN, " London 2012: Live blog ....

Israel Underwhelmed by Surprise Munich Memorial

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At the Jerusalem Post . Families say unannounced minute of silence in London was a PR stunt aimed at deflecting criticism against IOC. Al...

Palestinians Cheer IOC's Rejection of Moment of Silence for Munich Massacre

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At Yediot Ahronot, " Palestinians welcome IOC's rejection of moment of silence ." RELATED: At Atlas Shrugs, " LEBA...

Investors Flee Facebook

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At the New York Times, " Facebook Delivers an Earnings Letdown ": SAN FRANCISCO — Unhappy with Facebook’s first financial report a...

Why the Obama Campaign is Suddenly So Worried

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" Four Little Words ," according to Kimberly Strassel: What's the difference between a calm and cool Barack Obama, and a ...

Smokin'! — Britney Spears Steps Out in Slinky Sequins for 'X-Factor' Boot Camp

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Lovely. At London's Daily Mail, " Bringing the seXy Factor! Britney Spears steps out in tiny shorts and slinky sequins as her out...

Suspect James Holmes Was Seeing Psychiatrist at University Before Massacre

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Some news out that signals bad news for the University of Colorado Denver, IMHO. At USA Today, " Defense: Shooting suspect seeing psy...

Horrific Death: 12-Year-Old Amaro Viana Drowned in Boiling Hot Water After Watching Both Parents Murdered by Black South African Thugs

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The legacy of Mandela. At Telegraph UK, " South African 12-year-old drowned in boiling water after seeing parents killed ": A ...

President Obama Has Traveled All Over the World — But Not to Israel

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Not during his presidency, at least. Via the Weekly Standard, " 'Where's Obama?' Anywhere but Israel ." Also at...

Bar Refaeli in Elle France

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A nice pictorial, via Hollywood Rag . Parlez-vous français? The French Elle is here .

Smokin' Supermodels, Then and Now

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Some beautiful women. At the New York Times, " When Beauty Fades: Supermodels as They Age Are Focus of Documentary ." Notic...

U.S. Economy Skyrockets as Growth Surges at 1.5 Percent of GDP!

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Just kidding. The economy's not skyrocketing. See NYT, " U.S. Economy Slowed to a Tepid 1.5% Rate of Growth ." Ed Morrisse...

#RomneyShambles

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I wasn't even on Twitter yesterday, but I'll venture a guess "#RomneyShambles" was the leading hashtag. The Independent ...

Progressives Attack Professor Mark Regnerus Over Same-Sex Parenting Research

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This is a must-read article from Andrew Ferguson, at the Weekly Standard, " Revenge of the Sociologists ." Folks should read the...

Warner Brothers, Maker of 'Dark Knight Rises,' Has History of Violent Filmmaking

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An interesting piece, at the New York Times, " A Studio With Violence in Its Bones: Warner Brothers and Its Decades of Violent Films ....
Thursday, July 26, 2012

Protesters Disrupt Chick-fil-A Grand Opening in Laguna Hills

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At the O.C. Register, " Gay youths protest at Laguna Hills Chick-fil-A ." This is how stupid these people are: Locally, Cathy...

Mitt Romney Changes His Tune on London 2012 Olympic Games

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At the clip, these are Romney's updated comments apparently. The New York Times reports on the earlier remarks, which were unwise, ...

Social Unrest Exposes Long-Simmering Ethnic Divisions in Anaheim

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Anaheim's a large urban area with a huge minority population, especially Latino (53 percent of the population) --- it's like Santa A...