Reason's review of a new book, Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, and the Making of History, by John Patrick Diggins makes a strong case that Reagan was no George W. Bush. The review was well-written and persuasive on several fronts. Diggins sets out to write an intellectual biography not just of…
Jane Fonda succeeded, using some rather unusual techniques. I've really enjoyed watching Colbert toy with his guests, but I've never before seen him fall so far out of character. BTW - It appears that Colbert's videos have been removed from sites like YouTube. Many of them are available at Colbert…
Check out Sony’s 1975 promo for Betamax. More specifically, this is a seven-minute vintage promotional video for the Sony Trinitron/Betamax console You probably know at least part of the Betamax story: Betamax, a superior video product, was beat out by VHS. I am sharing this video because it serves quite well as a…
You must view this Onion video on The Gap. Really well done. They've also released a "news" video on sarcasm.
This is the proposal by Dave Johnson of Huffpo: "If the COSTS of the occupation were actually being paid by the public-at-large -- instead of borrowing the money and making our kids pay it off -- it would end tomorrow." Here's the plan: 1) A huge-ass whopping tax on everyone…