Recent Posts

Tim Minchin On Conan O’Brien

Hilarious Australian comedian/musician Tim Minchin made his U.S. debut on Conan O’Brien last night, performing his classic Inflatable You. (A less censored version is at that link.) You may recall the last Minchin song I posted, the insanely catchy Pope Song.

Read More »

FLORIDA: Gov. Rick Scott Proposes Radical School Voucher Program

Florida Gov. Rick “Medicare Fraud” Scott is proposing a radical school voucher program that would pay parents 85% of the cost of their child’s public education. Parents can then use that money to move their children into private and religious schools. In 2006, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that a similar proposal was unconstitutional. Critics argue that Scott’s plan would …

Read More »

Captain America Fights Teen Suicide

Marvel Comics has responded to the national discussion about teen suicide by issuing a free episode of Captain America in which a boy decides not to kill himself after watching the superhero fight villains. John Draper, director of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a network of crisis centers across the country, told The Associated Press that Marvel approached the organization …

Read More »

Ireland Recognizes Gay Marriages

Beginning today Ireland will recognize same-sex marriages and civil unions performed abroad. However those married in other countries will have their relationships “downgraded” to civil partnerships upon arrival in Ireland. Unions from 27 countries or states will be recognised; 17 of which currently give gay couples the right to marry. Couples will be automatically considered as civil partners and will …

Read More »