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The Internet, the coffee shop sans coffee where free-speech minded, democratic-loving members of the left and right go hot-tubbing on Sunday morning, is nothing to sneer at. OK, decidedly untrue, but in the interest of plot, let us suspend disbelief for a moment.

Writing recently in the NY Times Carpetbagger blog, host Melena Ryzik reminds us that the dirty cauldron of Hollywood business is still, well, dirty. For this Republicans surely rejoice; the rest concern yourselves with the red carpet faux paus of Ryan Seacrest.

Background from Bagger2.0:

On Wednesday, Mark Boal, the screenwriter and a producer of the movie [The Hurtlocker], was named in a lawsuit brought by Master Sgt. Jeffrey S. Sarver, whose Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit Mr. Boal embedded with in Baghdad in 2004 as part of an assignment for Playboy magazine.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, is based on six counts, including misappropriation of name and likeness, invasion of privacy, infliction of emotional distress, fraud and negligent misrepresentation. It seeks in excess of $75,000 for each count, along with costs, interest and legal fees. It charges that the movie amounted to “the exploitation of a real-life, honorable, courageous and long-serving member of our country’s armed forces, by greedy, multibillion-dollar ‘entertainment’ corporations.”

The best, and seemingly most appropriate response by many to this was:

Hey, Master Sgt. Jeffrey S. Sarver, here's something to add to your emotional distress: You're a simpering overgrown baby.

How's that for defamation. Sue me.--quin wag, claremont

Let's hope that federal court appointees who, unlike Hollywood stars, are anointed for life, were listening.

anti-craft goes mainstream

We were deep in the clutches of a week long absinthe binge when the Divine Hand of Brilliance touched us in an inappropriate place.

Thus begins the anticraft manifesto. It's a good place to start but seemingly ends in a vegan wrapped in bacon–which in all honestly isn't a bad start. But why stop there? Why not dip them in chocolate (72% cocoa!) afterwards.



One would have thought that bacon had reached its cultural, if not porcine, nadir with Bacon Explosion, a two pound, flame-grilled hunk of sausage wrapped in an equivalent weight of bacon. Pre-cooked weight 4 lbs; cooked weight 2.75 lbs: you can guess where the difference lies. The only thing less surprising than the viral nature of this singular flavor was the fact that it wasn't deep fried, which I hesitate to even mention because surely the next version will be just that to accompany your deep-fired turkey.

Once bacon, seemingly the only pork product that isn't white meat, moved into the pantheon of an Iron Chef secret ingredient we knew the trend was nearing an end. Bacon can be many things but never a secret ingredient.

Bacon shawl photo from monster crochet.

when animals go berserk

When you put a killer whale in a tank, clap, and dangle fresh food in front of them in exchange for tricks, then one shouldn't be surprised that one day they might get bored with the white man's view of nature as just another entertainment venue. However, one should be surprised to learn that Tilikum had his own Twitter account and that SeaWorld officials, in response to the orca's recent drown-the-trainer routine, went berserk and suspended the account.

The GOP F'n hates Valentine's Day

One of my spook friends turned me on to these GOP tricks. Valentine cards surely designed as much to build a database of e-dresses for spreading the hate as much as having a little fun at the expense of others.

Here's a story that you might have missed though. James O'Keefe, the anti-ACORN filmaker, who was largely responsible for the hate campaign during the last election cycle, was recently arrested (along with 3 co-conspirators) for trying to break into Senator's Mary Landriue's office. They face felony charges that could land them in prison for 10 years and draw a $25,000 fine.

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