Barack Obama on “Who is out of touch?”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIxmi3e2Vmo[/youtube] Barack Obama on "Who is out of touch?"
Bush National Security Advisor doesn’t know the difference between Nepal and Tibet
This incredible video was posted on Huffpo. In the video, President Bush's National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley (who was appearing on ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos) repeatedly confused Nepal and Tibet. Watching this clip, I wonder whether Stephanopoulos caught the problem. Apparently not, so shame on both of them. …
Discovery of world’s newest oldest tree means it’s time to revise the Bible.
In 1964, when a living bristlecone pine tree in California was determined to be almost 5,000 years old, it gave Bible literalists a big scare. After all, literalists (young earthers) believe that the earth is only about 6,000 years old. Was that bristlecone pine tree around for the "big flood?" Not quite: young earth adherents argue…
We can do a much better job constructing energy-efficient buildings
In the April 3, 2008 addition of Nature (available online only to subscribers), an article entitled "Architects of a Low-Energy Future" indicates that we can do a much better job in building energy-efficient structures. This opportunity is critically important (as discussed in an earlier post regarding architect Ed Mazria of the…
Remind me why I should care that Lindsay Lohan is going to appear nude in a movie.
It must be very important that “LiLo” is going to “lose her clothes,” in an upcoming movie, because this story about her nakedness is one of the top headlines on today’s homepage of MSNBC. Here’s the essence of this important “news”:
Set to play a “nymphomaniac waitress” in “Florence,” Lindsay purportedly countered the producers’ request for a topless sex scene with a “full frontal” offer. “She is fully aware of the potential of her body,” a Tinseltown pal insisted. “Lindsay wants to build up an image as a mature, responsible actress.”
Why is Lohan’s nudity so worthy of this prominent headline? Is it because she is pretty? MSNBC includes this photo in case you need to see her to comprehend the story: 
Yeah, she’s pretty, but pretty women can be found in many places and most of those sightings are not newsworthy. Is all of this media attention occurring because Lohan is a woman who will be appearing naked? No, seeing a naked woman is cheap and easy (for instance, I’ve heard that one can Google “naked women” and find lots of photos and videos of naked women on the Internet. Caveat: In no way am I suggesting that all of the naked women you might find on the Internet are also pretty).
I think this media attention regarding Lohan is because a lot of people will be “getting what they covet” when they see Lindsay Lohan naked. I’m reminded of being in high school, where one of …
