(Ben Sargent via GoComics.com) . If only. The NYTimes reports: The Senate gave overwhelming approval on Thursday to the training and arming of Syrian rebels, then fled the Capitol with the House for the fall campaign, sidestepping the debate over the extent of American military action until the lame-duck session of Congress later this year. …
Scotland Will Not (Yet) Be Free
"Scots have given it 110%," says @AlbertoNardelli pic.twitter.com/xpYsX8wfoB — James Ball (@jamesrbuk) September 18, 2014 It’s official, per the Guardian, as of about 1:30am EDT: Alex Salmond, Scotland’s first minister, is speaking now. He thanks Scotland for 1.6m votes for independence. There will be a majority for no, he says… Scotland has decided “at this …
Late Night Open Thread: Popular Enough Culture
If George R.R. Martin really wants to help Democrats, he could threaten to kill Tyrion if the GOP takes the Senate… http://t.co/56KvtpnBlx — Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) September 18, 2014 From the Vox article: On Wednesday night, the reelection campaign of Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) announced that it would hold a fundraising dinner with a local …
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This Year’s “Genius” MacArthur Fellows
We’re all gonna have our favorites — which in my case would include the cartoonist who’s “already changed the way we talk about film”. But part of the MacArthur Foundation’s genius is the pure Calvin & Hobbes “There’s treasure everywhere!” reading the awards provides…
Open Thread: Arcane Entertainments
Inside the world of longsword fighting http://t.co/UalA448kBa pic.twitter.com/GPzvj50Oq1 — The New York Times (@nytimes) September 16, 2014 Not actually connected, but possibly of interest, the NYTimes on “Dungeons, Dragons, & Documentaries“: For a certain sort of fan, the crowdfunding pitch was impossible to resist. Here was a chance, it announced, to support a documentary about …
Thursday Morning Open Thread: Scots Wha’ Hae
(Jim Morin via GoComics.com) . I have one of those generic Scottish names (although my grandparents’ roots were embedded in the thin soil of Connemara — we’ve been out of the clan succession since at least Cromwell). So of course I also have a potmetal clan badge and a length of tartan somewhere, both inherited …
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Once Again, This Is Good News for John McCain Roger Goodell
Another centipede shoe drops, per SBNation… Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was arrested on Wednesday on aggravated assault allegations, according to azcentral sports. According to a police spokesman, Dwyer was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault. An NFL spokesperson said the league is looking into the arrest and the Cardinals have deactivated Dwyer, according …
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