Remember what I said about how I love and hate Drudge? This is a classic example: Heh. (Here’s the story he’s linking.) UPDATE: As is being pointed out in comments, this bit of hyperbole isn’t even accurate on its own terms. The so-called “nuclear option” is the elimination of the filibuster (at least for certain purposes, like judicial nominations), not… Read more »
It’s that time of year again: the 6th annual Living Room Times Oscar Pool is underway! (It was previously known as the BrendanLoy.com Oscar Pool, but the LRT “brand” is taking over all of my contests now. I’m looking at you, NIT Pool!) To enter the pool, just submit your Oscar predictions here. As always, contestants are urged to enter… Read more »
The UConn women’s basketball team routed #6 Notre Dame at the Joyce Center tonight, 76-51, earning their 69th straight victory — all of them by double-digit margins, even though the Huskies routinely play Top 10 teams — and finishing their second straight undefeated regular season. UConn will tie its own record for longest winning streak in women’s NCAA history (70)… Read more »
Turns out the guy in those Old Spice commericials used to play football for the Sun Devils. (Helmet tip: Ted Miller.)
Do you think Canadians are a little bit excited about aboot their big hockey win yesterday? If the moving scene of an entire stadium singing “O Canada” at the top of its collective lungs wasn’t enough to convince you, here’s a look at some of today’s newspaper front pages, via the Newseum: More after the jump.
NASA has released a pair of spectacular full-globe images of the Earth, updated versions of the famous “Blue Marble” shot from Apollo 17. These are “the most detailed true-color images of the entire Earth to date.” Awesome. (In the literal meaning of the word.) Eastern Hemisphere after the jump.
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Hawaii was lucky. As this awesome NOAA map shows, the main thrust of the energy in yesterday’s tsunami went almost “due” WNW from the epicenter of the Chile earthquake, at an angle of approximately 294 degrees, rather than 302 degrees — i.e., roughly halfway between WNW and NW — which would have taken it straight toward the islands. This helps… Read more »
For anyone who is watching the U.S.-Canada gold-medal hockey game, and wants to say something about aboot it, here’s an open thread for you. I’m not “liveblogging,” per se, though I may post an update or two, if I feel so inspired. GO AMURRRICA!!! BEAT CANADIA!!! UPDATE, 1:40 PM MDT: 1-0 Canada on a goal by Toews, 7:10 left in… Read more »
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