‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’ Reviews: Best New Release

Rave reviews for ‘goat men’
After a bit of a dry spell at the box office, we are inundated this week with a flood of new releases. Critic favorite is clearly “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” as reviews from all over sing its praises. It’s no surprise that a film [...]

George Clooney image from Flickr.

Guy Fawkes Night | Remember, Remember the 5th of November

Remember, remember the 5th of November
OK, a lot of us saw V for Vendetta, but people were commemorating Guy Fawkes’ Night  (November 5th) a long time before the movie came out, and certainly before the graphic novel (that the more sophisticated and discerning among us have read) that the movie [...]

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Larry Johnson Petition | Fans want him benched

Chiefs fans don’t want Johnson in record books
Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs who resent the continued presence of infamous running back Larry Johnson have created a petition to team owners and management to keep him from playing, so he won’t break the record currently held by Priest Holmes for [...]

V TV Series 2009 | Previews are out of this world

Programming this good has been alien to the airwaves
People who watched the original TV series from the 80s, V, will be A) Noticing the two horrible puns I just made and B) awaiting the premiere of the V Series 2009 update to see if TV networks are just as out [...]

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The Unparalleled Benefits of Instant Payday Loans

Understanding Payday Loans Better
Payday loans are loans that are offered for a very short term to help people manage their unexpected expenses. Though there are numerous publications and articles in various forms of media propagating the ill effects of these loans, the truth about them cannot be hidden for long.
Instant [...]

WJLA Breast Exam Video | Outrage over health awareness

WJLA Breast Exam Video – the Super Bowl all over again
A few days ago, a Washington DC television station, WJLA, aired a series about women’s health, particularly calling into question and to the audience’s attention the need for more women to be aware of how to properly conduct a breast [...]

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Can Unsecured Loans Really Provide Instant Cash?

Borrowing Money, Made Easy
Most people want to find a way to borrow money easily; unsecured loans could be the ideal solution to this problem. Almost everybody needs to borrow money at some time in their life. Borrowing money is seen as a very normal thing to do. This is because [...]

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‘Project Runway’ Season 6 Episode 7 | Don’t Be Blue

Time to team up
Last night on Lifetime’s biggest moneymaker, “Project Runway,” season 6 episode 7 featured another team challenge. Usually, on “Project Runway” there are a few designers who hate team challenges. However, this season is special. Everyone hates team challenges. Every last one of them.
Epperson says he is cool [...]

Christopher Straub got the most "favorite designer" votes on Lifetime's official Project Runway page. Second place, of course, went to the allegedly beautiful Logan. Image from Wikimedia.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s House Fallingwater | National Treasure

Fallingwater – an architectural Magnum Opus
Frank Lloyd Wright is a legend among architects.  He was perhaps the most famous American architect of all time, not so much for the height of his skyscrapers, but rather for pushing an idea he called “organic architecture,” which means buildings built into their surrounding [...]

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Jammie Thomas-Rasset Loses $1.9 Million Suit by RIAA

That’s 200,000 times what they actually lost!
Intellectual property rights are in concept a reasonable thing. Artists should be compensated for the work they create, regardless of form. Art’s value to society and culture is tremendous, so why is it such a foreign concept to many that artists should be compensated, [...]

PETA Obama Fly Conspiracy Proves Stalinist Tendencies

“King Kong Ain’t Got Nothin’ On Me!”
In case you missed it, President Obama has swatted a fly. And PETA, ever the grandstanding political ghoul, has called him on it. Mr. President, if the economic recession has made casualties of No-Pest strips and fly swatters, I will contribute online loans for [...]

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AMC Liquidators Sell Ponzi Master Allen Stanford’s Stuff

How much will it help the Ponzi victims?
When Sir Allen Stanford bilked investors out of millions of dollars in the largest known Ponzi scheme this side of Bernie Madoff, the world was outraged that a such a wealthy man felt it was necessary to take advantage of the public trust [...]

Myxer.Com Offers Free Ringtones, Wallpaper for Your Cell Phone

Myxer.com and its many features
Myxer.com has a plethora of free cell phone ringtones, wallpapers and games, but that’s not all. My favorite feature at myxer.com is you can use it to turn mp3 files or even original music into ringtones.
Not everything at myxer.com is free, there are plenty of things [...]

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New Alzheimer’s Test TYM Gives Early Warning

I remember my Grandpa Stan
My grandfather died in the grip of dementia. It was never specifically diagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease, but the more I think about it, the more I think that is indeed what was happening to him. Perhaps the new Alzheimer’s test would have helped us in caring [...]

National Donut Day: Free Donuts for All!

The Dog was turned down for free donuts
One day the Dog wanted something to do, but he didn’t have any money.  He didn’t even know what a job was, so he couldn’t qualify for quick cash from an online loan.  So instead, he went out to get free [...]

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Remembering Mary Cassatt

165 Years Ago in Pittsburgh (nee Allegheny City)

Mary Stevenson Cassatt was born in Pennsylvania on May 22, 1844.  She grew up in a privileged family of merchants, who were never concerned with easy loans and payday cash.  Even without hard money loans or instant cash, travel abroad was an integral [...]

K Street Project | Giving the Lobbyists a Beat-Down

Whining and dining the K Street Krowd
Lobbying is a firmly entrenched arm of American politics and business in America. So long as there is balance between the interest groups within lobbying firms in key location like those of K Street in Washington, D.C., I can see them as a source [...]

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Did Daniel Hauser Flee to Mexico for Nemenhah Tribe Medicine?

Flee to Mexico for alternative treatments
If you’ve seen the Michael Moore documentary “Sicko,” you’ve seen a vision of an American healthcare system in crisis. Dominated by bureaucracy, people die waiting for approval of life-saving surgeries. I’m reminded of Sean Hannity, foaming at the mouth over the prospect of socialized medicine: [...]

Get a Cash Advance│Stop Holding Up Check-out Lines?

So many people benefit from a quick cash advance.
That’s what the world wants and needs these days. I can’t say I’m the quickest chap in the world, and I mean that in terms of my physical speed, not my mental aptitude. I wake up 10 minutes before my alarm clock [...]

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‘Blame it on the Economy’ Music Video Mixes Humor and Politics

Obama impersonators cash in
A new spoof music video, “Blame it on the Economy,” is becoming an internet sensation. In the video, which parodies “Blame It” by Jamie Foxx, an Obama impersonator sings about our country’s financial state.
No doubt the maker of the viral video “Blame it on the Economy” will [...]

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