I wanted this post to be about Spaced, the brilliant British television program that was co-written (and costarred) Simon Pegg. But none of the Spaced clips on YouTube would embed. You can watch all of the episodes for free online at Channel 4 (legal, but you have to download a player) or illegally at Surf the Channel. 
I was a bit infatuated with Simon Pegg even before I saw Spaced (which I saw for the first time only recently). But it was a done deal once I realized that Tim Bisley- …

This is a common problem when one gets involved with nerds:

It comes as no surprise that Rod Blagojevich is still acting as though  a) he’s done absolutely nothing wrong and b) anyone who would imply such a thing is obviously out of their mind. While the state of Illinois continues to research ways they can send Blago and his plastic Ken hair packing, he is carrying on as if business were usual (although, sadly, a corrupt governor is “business as usual” in that state). The question, then, regarding his appointment of Roland Burris to Obama’s vacant Senate seat is not “Why …

Paul Krugman reported having a spot of trouble the other day:
Unusually, I’m having a vocabulary problem. There has to be some word for the kind of person who considers his mild discomfort the equivalent of torture, crippling injury, or death for other people. But I can’t think of it.
What brings this to mind is this from Alberto Gonzales:
“I consider myself a casualty, one of the many casualties of the war on terror.”
I can certainly understand how such a statement would leave one dumbfounded. However, I’m more than happy to suggest …